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Croatia was once part of Yugoslavia, and the Croatian men's basketball team also achieved good results when it was first established.

However, over the years, even the European Championships have not been able to figure it out, usually ranking seventh or eighth.

At the World Championships, the ranking was at 17th or 18th place.

It is for this reason that there was no Croatian team in the World Championships two years ago.

Nowadays, the Croatian team's biggest player, Kukoc, has also retired. In recent years, no young players have gone to play in the NBA. The strength of the Croatian team is evident.

It has to be said that the men's basketball team was lucky. In the quarterfinals, they picked what can be said to be the weakest opponent among the eight teams that qualified for the group stage.

Of course, the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.

On August 8, after the quarterfinals officially started, the men's basketball team also played it as a finals, and it showed its strength from the beginning of the game.

Duan scored 12 points early in the first quarter, helping the men's basketball team take an 27-point lead 19-8.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian both performed well, and the men's basketball team scored a huge score of 31 to 16 in a single quarter.

After the first half, the men's basketball team established a 23-point advantage, basically locking in the semi-finals.

In order to ensure that promotion to the semi-finals was guaranteed, the men's basketball team took the initiative to lower the pace of the game at the beginning of the third quarter and strengthened its defense and protection of rebounds.

However, instead of narrowing, the score difference widened further.

After the third quarter, the score on the court had reached 80 to 53, and the men's basketball team had established a 27-point lead.

In the previous three quarters, Croatia did not score more than 20 points in a single quarter. The men's basketball team now has a 27-point advantage, which is enough to show that tonight's game has been won in advance.

Originally, Yunus planned to let the substitutes play for a while in the fourth quarter, and then play the main team depending on the situation.

This is mainly to save the physical strength of the main players so that they can perform better in the next round of semi-finals.

However, seeing victory in sight, the leaders of the Basketball Management Center were more cautious.

They intervened forcefully, requiring Du En and Yao Ming to continue to play to consolidate their advantages and ensure that the men's basketball team can advance to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

In this regard, Du En also expressed his opinion. After the final discussion, Du En led the team on the field, allowing Yao Ming to have time to rest off the court.

Duen played for more than four minutes and once again helped the men's basketball team consolidate its advantage to more than 30 points. Yunas saw that there was still half a quarter left in the game and the Croatian team had no chance of winning, so he decided to replace Duen. .

Not long after, even Yi Jianlian was moved off the court to rest, but Yao Ming did not play again in the fourth quarter.

97 to 71, after the men's basketball team advanced to the semi-finals with a huge advantage of 26 points, most of the men's basketball team jumped up from their seats, hugged each other, cheered and celebrated.

Du En is not that excited. After all, he has won more than one NBA championship and has already gone through great storms.

Not to mention, Du En's goal was to win the medal.

With the current configuration of the men's basketball team, if it cannot advance to the semi-finals, it will only mean that Du En is not good at leading the team.

Facts have proved that Dunn not only has the ability to lead a team to win a championship in the NBA, but also has the ability to lead the men's basketball team to break through the quarterfinals.

However, next, Duane has to further prove what heights he can lead the men's basketball team to.

Breaking through the quarterfinals is only the first step, but one more round is needed to win the medal.

If he can win two games in a row, Duen will lead the men's basketball team to achieve the highest honor. To put it mildly, it will even be enough to leave a mark in history.

"Bah bang bang—" Du En clapped continuously, attracting everyone's attention.

Then he said loudly: "I know that after winning this game, everyone became very emotional.

At this moment, as a member of the men's basketball team, as a member of the team that has advanced to the Final Four, the feelings in our hearts are all mixed.

Whether it's excitement, excitement, pride, joy, hesitation... well, this emotion is really difficult to express in words.

However, I must tell everyone that we still need to hold back the anger in our hearts, and we cannot vent it out now.

If you laugh or cry now, then all your efforts over the years may be in vain because of your selfish behavior.

I once heard someone say, ‘Don’t underestimate the heart of a championship’, and I also heard, ‘The runner-up is the biggest loser’.

I must tell everyone that the game is not over yet. We can go further, but we must persist until the end.

Now everyone can laugh, but not laugh wildly, and celebrate, but not celebrate wildly.

We must regain our mentality before this game. We must continue to practice, continue to stay focused, and treat the next game calmly.

We can definitely play better, and we have every chance to avenge the Dream Team!

The game is not over and we have not lost!

I believe that after the last game of the Olympic Games, the leaders and people will arrange a celebration banquet for us.

So now, we must not be complacent, and we must not stop at the top four.

As long as we win one game, we can win a medal, honor our ancestors, and become the pride of the people of the country.

Win two games and go down in history. Even if you retire after playing in the Olympics, you can rest on your laurels for the rest of your life! "

People are easily satisfied!

This was the case at the World Championships two years ago. Breaking through the quarterfinals was considered a success.

After advancing to the quarterfinals, the men's basketball team began to celebrate. The players were no longer nervous, and their subsequent competitive state was affected. In the end, it was all Du En who worked hard alone.

In order to prevent the same mistakes from happening again, Du En must stand up and speak out at this time and straighten things out.

When Yao Ming and others heard what Du En said, they didn't quite understand it at first, but then they gradually stopped smiling.

Even the leaders of the Basketball Management Center nodded in agreement with Du En's instructions.

To be honest, in the first three quarters of the group stage, they were evenly matched with the Mengba team, and even had a slight advantage. They also defeated the World Championship champion Spanish team. This really proves that the men's basketball team has two skills.

In addition, in the quarterfinals that just ended, the men's basketball team beat the Croatian team by 26 points. You must know that the Croatian team is still the third team in Group A.

This is enough to show that the strength of this men's basketball team is extraordinary.

"Du En is right, the battle is not over yet, comrades please work harder..."

The men's basketball team was the first to play in the quarterfinals. Soon after the men's basketball team finished the interview, they were actively paying attention to the next three games.

Not long after, Lithuania defeated the Greek team 88-76, successfully advanced to the semi-finals, and became the opponent of the men's basketball team in the semi-finals.

As for the two teams participating in the other semi-final, they are the Dream Team and the Spanish Team.

This is not bad news for the men's basketball team.

Even if they lose to the Lithuanian team, they still have a chance to compete with the Spanish team for the bronze medal. Defeating the Spanish team in the group stage undoubtedly gives the men's basketball players more confidence and experience to win.

Of course, the next semi-finals are the top priority. Beating the Lithuanian team guarantees a silver medal. If the male basketball players feel better, they may have a chance to overturn the Dream Team and reach the top in one step.

Time flies by, and August 8nd arrives in a blink of an eye.

The Lithuanian team sent Sarunas Jaskovicius, Rimantas Kauknas, Ramnas Sisikauskas, Ksistov Lafrinovic , Robertas Jaftokas' starting lineup.

Although only point guard Jaskovicius and center Jaft Tokas are NBA players, there is also Sisikauskas, known as Pippen's number one small forward in Europe. This configuration can be called luxurious.

However, like the Spanish team, the Lithuanian team's outside height cannot match Duan's height and cannot affect Duan's shooting.

Whether the men's basketball team can win tonight depends entirely on whether Duan can once again produce 40+ points in a single game, and whether the men's basketball team can defend well and protect the rebounds.

The game started soon. Tonight, Yi Jianlian failed to use his physical advantages to help the men's basketball team win the ball.

But the problem was not big. After the game started, Jaskovicius singled out Liu Wei and missed a three-pointer from the outside.

Yi Jianlian protected the rebound, and the men's basketball team counterattacked.

Duen took the lead and rushed to the frontcourt, but was tactically fouled by the Lithuanian team. Fortunately, Duen made a shooting action in advance.

The referee was one of his own and still gave Duan three free throw opportunities.

As Duan made three free throws, he took the lead and helped the men's basketball team lead the Lithuanian team 3-0.

However, the Lithuanian team also adopted the Spanish team's style of play. Whether it was successful or not, it relied on defensive counterattacks and fast breaks to consume the men's basketball team's physical strength.

In addition, the physical confrontation of the Lithuanian team is stronger than that of the Spanish team, and the male basketball players consume a lot of physical energy.

In order to win the medal, Yao Ming also gritted his teeth and started working hard in advance.

The Lithuanian team was not as good as the Spanish team inside. In more than 6 minutes of playing time in the first quarter, Yao Ming made 6 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block. His performance was remarkable.

It was also because Du En and Yao Ming played very well. When the score reached 16-9, the Lithuanian team was the first to request a timeout.

Yao Ming was a little unable to play anymore, so he took advantage of the timeout to rest.

After the timeout, Duen and his substitutes continued to compete with the Lithuanian team for defense and speed.

There were more than three minutes left in the first quarter, and the men's basketball team maintained a certain lead.

However, for the Lithuanian team's last goal in the first quarter, Sisikauskas was worthy of the nickname Pippen in Europe. When he took over the blame, under Duan's strict defense, he actually made a shot at the last moment of the attack time. A three-pointer at the buzzer.

Sisikauskas made a key three-pointer to chase the point difference to 5 points. There were only the last 4 seconds left for the men's basketball team's final attack, and Duan also wanted to try to shoot a response.

However, Duan was flanked without the ball, and the men's basketball team failed to take advantage of this four-second opportunity. Time ran out before the ball passed half the court.

The game quickly entered the second quarter. Because of the fast pace of the game, the Lithuanian team once again started a full-court press on the defensive end. The men's basketball team had some problems in dribbling the ball through the half court.

Yunus had to replace Sun Yue, Chen Jianghua, and then Liu Wei to control the ball in dribbling.

Although the men's basketball team still gained some advantages under the leadership of Duan's 11 points in a single quarter, the ball control pressure in the second half will face serious problems.

In the past two years, some domestic players have been sent to the NBA to improve, but they have only strengthened the wings, and the fundamental problem of dribbling through the half court has not been properly solved.

Yunus admires Chen Jianghua, but Chen Jianghua's performance tonight was a disaster.

He is very energetic and very fast, but he easily loses the ball when there is a confrontation.

In just over four minutes of playing time, he made two mistakes and was turned into a counterattack, which made Yunus afraid to send Chen Jianghua on the court in the second half.

As a result, in the third quarter, Duan had to provide support in the backcourt and share some dribbling work.

Fortunately, Wang Zhizhi stepped up in the third quarter, either making layups or shooting in the paint. He made 4 of 3 shots and scored 6 points.

Although the score is not much, it is crucial.

Wang Zhizhi's outstanding performance helped Yao Ming reduce the offensive pressure on the inside.

Yao Ming also seized the single offensive opportunity created by Wang Zhizhi in more than 5 minutes of the third quarter. He made 4 of 2 shots and 3 of 2 free throws, and also scored 6 points.

At the same time, Du En also scored 9 points through a combination of sudden shots.

The men's basketball team relied on Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi's inside scoring advantage, as well as Du En's singles advantage on the outside, to firmly grasp the initiative in the game and once extended the lead to 16 points.

However, in the fourth quarter, the men's basketball outside shooter's touch was affected by physical problems.

Duan was flanked by the ball and failed to convert it into the score he deserved.

Du En ran in the low post to replace Yao Ming and others to score, and because no one could pass the ball to Du En, the men's basketball team once had a scoring drought.

As a last resort, Du En can only hold the ball on the outside, and then use the pick-and-roll to kill the inside, or score by himself, or feed Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

The Lithuanian team realized the problem and immediately played zone defense to shrink the basket.

Duen's passing route was interrupted and after making a mistake, he decisively changed to a mid-range jumper to finish.

The Lithuanian team knew that the men's basketball team relied on Duen to attack alone, so they constantly asked Sisikauskas, the team's strongest offensive player, to wear down Duen in singles.

As the point difference narrowed, Du En did not dare not to defend and could only bite the bullet.

It has to be said that both offense and defense depend on Du En, which makes it more difficult for Du En to hit the back.

Fortunately, the Lithuanian team bet on Sisikauskas, and Sisikauskas was also affected by Duan's defense, and his touch dropped seriously.

After missing consecutive shots, Sisikauskas broke through the paint and helped Lithuania score.

But tonight, even if Yao Ming is exhausted on the court, he will not be able to rest at the last moment.

And because of his full willpower, Yao Ming did not slow down when returning to defense.

All I can say is that everyone has potential.

Yao Ming can play 40 minutes in the NBA, so naturally he can't persevere in the Olympics.

Relying on Yao Ming to guard the inside and protect the rebounds, the men's basketball team held on to the last two most critical minutes.

Of course, Li Nan's key three-pointer and Duen's foul and two free throws were also very important.

In the end, when the game time ran out, the score on the court was fixed at 97-94.

The Lithuanian team missed the semi-finals by 3 points. The men's basketball team took this opportunity to advance to the finals and achieve the task of winning medals ahead of schedule.

However, more than an hour after the men's basketball team advanced to the finals, the Dream Team also defeated the Spanish team to join the men's basketball team in the finals.

Although the men's basketball team, under the leadership of Du En, has not given up the idea of ​​winning the gold medal, as the Dream Eight team advances, it is difficult for the men's basketball team not to feel the pressure. (End of chapter)