Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 260 Our goal this time is to win the championship! 【For subscription】

On August 8, the Men's Basketball World Championship was held in Indianapolis, USA.

Indianapolis is the largest city and capital of Indiana, and the fourth largest state capital in the United States.

It is very close to Chicago, only 240 kilometers.

But the fans here don't like the Bulls because they have their own team, and it's the Indiana Pacers who have a deep hatred with the Bulls.

And this time the spiritual leader of the American men's basketball team is the Pacers star, Reggie Miller!

The World Championships is divided into four groups ABCD, each group has 4 teams, a total of 16 countries will participate in the competition, each team will have three games in each group, winning two points, a loss one point, three games After the game, the top three in the group advance and are divided into Group E and Group F again. The points from the first round will not be carried over to the next round.

The same points are counted as small points.

Eliminated teams compete for the 13-16 ranking.

In the next round, there will be two groups of 6 teams in each group, and each team will have five games in each group. It is still two points for a win and one point for a loss.

After the five games, the top four in each group will advance to the next round.

Eliminated teams compete for the 9-12 ranking.

The eight teams that advance are the quarterfinals of the World Championships.

The top eight teams use the method of cross-play between Groups E and F. The first group of points in Group E plays the fourth in Group F, the second in Group E and the third in Group F, and the third in Group E and the second in Group F. , Group E points fourth and Group F points first.

A game is decided to win or lose. If you win, you will advance to the semi-finals, and if you lose, you will go to the 5-8th place.

Among them, the winners of the first in Group E and the fourth in Group F, the third in Group E and the second in Group F will become opponents after advancing to the semi-finals.

The other two teams became rivals.

The winning side advances to the final.

The loser is in the semifinals.

Probably the schedule is like this, because the game time starts from the opening ceremony on the 30th and ends on September 9th. Under such a tight time, the team that reaches the finals is equivalent to playing 9 games, one a day. The rhythm is a great test for the body and stamina.

Group A is: Spain, Yugoslavia, Angola and Canada.

Everyone speculated that Angola was eliminated this time, because compared to other teams, Angola did not have the slightest advantage.

Group B is: Brazil, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Lebanon.

To be honest, in this grouping, this group is the weakest. Each team regards the opponent as its own prey, but it does not know that it is also the prey in the eyes of other teams.

Group C is: USA, Germany, China and Algeria.

There is nothing to say, the Algerian coach is already crying in the toilet.

Group D is: Argentina, New Zealand, Russia and Venezuela.

This group is also not controversial. The Venezuelan beauty pageant is okay, and it may be almost fun to play.

The only basketball player who can take a shot may be the aging Karl Herrera, but even Karl Herrera has been out of the NBA for two years.

Even in his years in the NBA, he was just a fringe player averaging 5 points and 5 rebounds per game.

Fortunately, he followed the Rockets and got two championship rings.

The game started immediately, and officials from FIBA ​​and the Championship Organizing Committee, as well as representatives and coaches of the teams participating in the World Championships, attended the celebration ceremony.

Cheerleaders and bands from the local high school improvised during the ceremony.

Reporters, tourists and team members who came to the ceremony voluntarily watched performances, walked around or chatted with friends in the square. The whole ceremony presented a relaxed and lively scene.

The honorary governor and mayor of Indiana and officials from FIBA ​​took the stage and gave brief speeches.

The ceremony also invited four distinguished guests in the world basketball history.

They are: Quinn Buckner, who won a national championship for Indiana University and then made his name to the NBA; Oscar Smith, a famous Brazilian star and world championship and Olympic scoring record holder; Indiana-born NBA legend Oscar Robinson; and Indiana Former Pacers head coach and NBA legend Larry Bird.

The host is former NBA star and current CBS and ESPN television consultant Karak Crouch.

After a lot of hard work, the game finally officially started.

China's first game is against Germany.

China's three opponents in the group stage are Germany, Algeria and the United States.

From a physical point of view, China does not have to win every game, as long as the final points are higher than Algeria, especially the game with the United States, it is useless to win.

Just the group stage.

However, in the first game against Germany, we should still strive for it. We must first win two points to make a bottom line.

In the previous life, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to their opponents by a large margin of 76-88 and lost the first game of the World Championships.

This game often sees the thin Yao Ming dribble and break through.

226cm small forward?

Due to a premature foul, Yao Ming played only 18 minutes in this game, 8 of 5 from the field, 63%, 7 of 6 free throws, 86%, scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 time Turnover, 4 fouls.

Battelle scored the highest 23 points for the Chinese team, made 4 of 3 three-pointers, and had 7 rebounds and 4 fouls. The other two players in the Chinese team who scored in double digits were Hu Weidong and Li Nan, with 14 points and 13 points respectively. [-] points.

Hu Weidong scored 14 points on two-pointers, 2-2 on 2-pointers, and 3 on 13-pointers.

Before the race, Gong Xiaobin said frankly that it was difficult to guard against the driver. Sure enough, it was the same breakthrough, but Lao Hu was already old.

The power forward position that year was China's pain.Gong Xiaobin played 21 minutes, 0/4, 2 backcourt rebound and 11 fouls, Du Feng 0 minutes, 3/2, scored a point by free throw, 6 fouls, Liu Yudong 0 minutes, 3/[-].

The three power forwards add up to 1 point, 2 rebounds, and 4 fouls, while Nowitzki alone scored 30 points and 5 rebounds.

At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team was 48 points behind the opponent 72 to 24. The two major centers of the Chinese team, Yao Ming and Bartell, both fouled 4 times.

Completely paralyzed power forward position, so let the bus guard the driver, but the speed of the bus?

Lots of fouls, but he didn't give up

In the fourth quarter, the Chinese team played a small climax of 13 to 1 as soon as they came up, and the score was rewritten to 5 to 61 with more than 73 minutes left in the game. There is still a glimmer of hope for the Chinese team.However, the Chinese team has not been able to control the situation well since then, and the score gap has been widened again.

The Chinese team finally failed to narrow the gap of more than 10 points and lost to the opponent 76-88.

In this game, the Chinese team had only 4 assists, one each for Guoba, Dabin, Laohu, and Daba.

However, this time the Chinese team is different.

With the addition of Wang Zhizhi and Lu Yu to the Chinese team, Wang Zhizhi can carry Dirk Nowitzki for a long time in the power forward position. The two are teammates in the Mavericks, and each is very familiar with each other. Wang Zhizhi is familiar with Dirk Nowitzki's various aspects. This kind of singles action, Nowitzki is familiar with Wang Zhizhi's footsteps, how he plays depends entirely on the state of the scene.

But the German team only has Dirk Nowitzki, and the Chinese team has Yao Ming and Lu Yu.

Yao Ming guarded the inside, so Nowitzki did not dare to easily enter the basket.

In the bench time, Battelle performed well, constantly crushing the opponent's offense in the interior, and even brought the bench lineup without losing points in the rotation stage.

The main lineup fired inside and out, blossomed more, and led the German team by 12 points in three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the German team set off a counterattack, but the waves were not big, and the Chinese team was directly held down.

At the end of the final game, the Chinese men's basketball team won the game 97-86.

陆余拿到17分9次助攻，姚明20分2次助攻9个篮板，王治郅12分11个篮板。

Don't look at Wang Zhizhi's low score, but he smashed Dirk Nowitzki with rebounds. Nowitzki scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. The data looks good, but the hit rate is touching.

The other members of the Chinese team also performed well, especially the young player Yi Jianlian, who was eye-catching. In his short playing time, his American-style violent aesthetics made fans watching the broadcast game hooked.

Of course, the most talked about goal by Lu Yu on Dirk Nowitzki's head.

News of the Chinese gentleman Lu Yu detaining a German chariot appeared in the headlines of the day.

Another group of games in Group C, the United States won Algeria by 50 points!
110 is better than 60
After the game, Pierce said with a smile: "The opponent was very tenacious and persisted until the end of the game. I admire such an opponent!"

Stubborn ass.

Exactly like a high school student.

Is Algeria really that weak?

Or is it because the US team is too strong?

Everyone has such questions in their hearts, only Lu Yu knows that Algeria is really so weak.

But this answer, after the match between the Chinese team and Algeria the next day, everyone knew the answer.

The Chinese team defeated Algeria 113-62.

Win the opponent by 51 points!
One more point than yesterday's Team USA.

Lu Yu only played three quarters, clocked in after scoring 24 points, and the rest were all played by his teammates pressing their opponents.

In Lu Yu's previous life, the Chinese team also led the opponent by [-] points in the first three quarters.

Only in the fourth quarter was counterattacked by the opponent, and finally won only 14 points.

But this time, Lu Yu and his teammates led the opponent by [-] points in the first three quarters, and directly blinded the Algerian players. Not to mention counterattacks, they replaced the white flag on the bench and surrendered early.

The Chinese team has also replaced the substitutes, but these substitutes are Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, Liu Yudong, Gong Xiaobin, Battelle, Hu Weidong, Guo Shiqiang, except for the young Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian who played in the NCAA, which is not a big player in the CBA. .

If it weren't for the return of Lu Yu and Wang Zhizhi, many of them would be proper starters for the Chinese team.

In the end, the Chinese team won Algeria and took the lead in advancing to the next round.

The other game was between the U.S. and Germany.

Germany lost again.

Lost to Team USA by 17 points.

104 is better than 87
Germany is bound to win the next match against Algeria to advance.

However, looking at the performance of Algeria in the first two games, it should not be a problem for the German team to win them.

The focus of attention to the Group C game is focused on the Chinese team and the US team.

Even many local Chinese fans in the United States say that the Chinese team is stronger than the American team, because the American team only won Algeria by 50 points, while the Chinese team won Algeria by 51 points.

Who is the group leader?
The Chinese team is also in a tangle. They don’t know whether to give up the game tactically, reserve their physical strength for the second round, or fight against the US team. After all, it is the dream team, and everyone wants to play with the dream team. Do it with real swords and real guns.

If it was changed before, the Chinese team would definitely be beheaded and give up.

Because everyone knows it can't be beat.

But now, the players are all full of confidence, not only the players, but also the coaching staff feel that the Chinese team has the strength to challenge the US team.

To fight, or not to fight?

The fans naturally do not know the situation in the middle, and they are all looking forward to the Mars hitting the earth between China and the United States.

However, some basketball experts have given pertinent advice.

Such as Zhang Weiping.

When Zhang Weiping was broadcasting the match between China and Algeria, he said: "In the game against the U.S. team, you don't need to let the main team play for too long, you can let the bench lineup exercise a little more and keep your physical strength for the next round. After all, the opponent in the second round of the match. more powerful."

Xu Jicheng agrees with Zhang Weiping's point of view: "I also feel that there is no need to play seriously. If you win, you will not be able to win the championship. It is thankless to work hard. It is better to give up tactically, and wait until the team is confirmed to enter the quarterfinals, no matter how hard it is. Do it."

The voices of fans are very different from those of basketball experts.

There are also two voices in the Chinese team. The players and coach Wang Fei wanted to play, but the basketball association officials with the team asked the players to abandon the game.

For basketball officials, getting a good ranking is the most important thing.

A discussion meeting was held within the team to discuss whether to play or not to play in the next game.

The players obviously want to play.

Head coach Wang Fei was in a dilemma.

At this time, Lu Yu stood up and said, "Coach, I want to ask, what is our goal for this World Championship?"

Wang Fei was stunned.

Lu Yu didn't wait for him to answer, and continued: "If our goal is only the top eight, then we can not play tomorrow's game and keep our physical strength, but if our goal is not only the top eight, if our goal is the championship... …”

Wang Fei was completely stunned.

The players were also stunned.

They wanted to fight, but they never thought about championships.

"If our goal is the championship, then the U.S. team will become our opponent sooner or later, so why don't we just look at the opponent's real strength in the group stage, or look at our real strength?"

champion?
champion……

These three words kept echoing in Wang Fei's mind. Before that, no coach of the Chinese men's basketball team had ever dared to say that the Chinese men's basketball team wanted to win the world championship.

But this time?
He looked at Lu Yu, at Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, Battelle, and Yi Jianlian. This time the Chinese men's basketball team has so many players with NBA-level strength, perhaps the best chance of his career to be close to the world championship.

If you can't even think about it now, when will you wait?
"Okay, let's play Team USA!"

Wang Fei looked at the players with hope in his eyes, "Our goal this time is to win the championship!"

(End of this chapter)