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"Dunn actively prepared for the Men's Basketball World Cup. He became more courageous as he fought and helped the men's basketball team win three warm-up games!"

"Disappointing! Duan is in poor condition and only made 42 of 5 three-pointers in the four warm-up games!"

"Du En's condition is improving, but there is not much time left for Du En!"

"Can Duan regain his shooting touch in time? This has become the key to the men's basketball team's final performance in the Men's Basketball World Cup in Spain!"

After Duan returned to the men's basketball team, it was less than a month before the start of the Men's Basketball World Cup group stage.

During this period, the men's basketball team had friendly discussions with four participating teams in the Men's Basketball World Cup.

Under Duane's leadership, the men's basketball team won three of its warm-up games.

Although the opponent's strength is not that good, it doesn't hurt that the men's basketball team can win and build some confidence in winning before the Men's Basketball World Cup starts.

It is worth mentioning that after testing these four games, it is obvious that Du En's competitive state is getting better and better.

Not only is Duan's physical condition recovering rapidly, he has also made some progress in shooting.

Although his shooting percentage of 42-for-5 was quite low, Duane was able to hit three-pointers again, which is not a bad thing after all.

As time goes by, Duan's condition is definitely getting better day by day.

As long as the men's basketball team can successfully delay the promotion to the group stage, we may be able to see Duan regain his shooting ability and break out in the knockout rounds.

After all, in order to ensure scoring efficiency at this stage, Du En always plays under the basket.

Because it is true that he has not recovered his shooting ability, after two warm-up games, there has been a situation where Duen got the ball from outside the three-point line. Instead of being double-teamed, his opponent directly let him go, allowing Duen to shoot.

This situation has both advantages and disadvantages for the men's basketball team and Duane.

Once opponents accept the impression that Duen is no longer good at shooting, then Duen may use open three-pointers to help the men's basketball team quickly open up the score.

But if Duen fails to re-train the three-point shot, he will be easily defended and flanked when he is in the low position.

Once this happens, Duan will be like O'Neal at his peak. His strength is useless if he can't get the ball.

In addition, there is no three-second zone in the International League. It is obviously not that easy for Duan to rely on his physical talent to score at the basket.

Therefore, if the men's basketball team wants to achieve results, Duan must get the basket back.

The problem is, time is too tight.

On August 8, the first day of the Men's Basketball World Cup, the men's basketball team ushered in the first game of the group stage - the opponent was the Croatian men's basketball team, which is also in Group B.

It is worth mentioning that among this Croatian men's basketball team, there is also an NBA teammate that Duan has never met - Bojan Bogdanovic.

As early as a month ago, Bo Yang completed his rookie contract signing with the Bulls, which means that he will officially land in the NBA in the new season.

Although Bo Yang has the ability to play in the NBA, he has not been a starter, perhaps because of his lack of experience.

However, the Croatian men's basketball team does not lack a shooting point like Bojan. After the game started, the outside firepower was obviously stronger than that of the men's basketball team.

Fortunately, Du En still has a considerable physical advantage when playing inside.

The Croatian men's basketball insiders are Stanko Balaci and Damjan Rudez. The former was a second-round pick but has not officially entered the NBA. The latter is an undrafted player and is not known for his physical fitness.

Even though the two of them were squatting in the paint area, Duen started with a low post and relied on his footsteps and game experience to complete attacks at the basket again and again.

Of course, although the level of the men's basketball team has not been great in recent years, Yi Jianlian is not injured yet, and Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue and others can still play a dozen games.

In the first half, although the overall level of outside shooting of the men's basketball team was not as good as that of the Croatian men's basketball team, it was not far behind.

Duan helped the men's basketball team establish some advantages by attacking in the low post and rushing for rebounds.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 48-37, and the men's basketball team had an 11-point lead.

However, the men's basketball team has always had physical problems. In the second half, especially the fourth quarter, it is easy to have loopholes on the defensive end and no gains on the offensive end.

Nowadays, Du En's physical strength cannot guarantee that he can play an entire high-intensity and high-quality game. It was also because the situation in this game was still grim. As soon as the third quarter started, Duan was on full fire.

Regardless of whether there is still physical strength to play in the fourth quarter, it is always necessary to ensure that more leads are established in the third quarter.

As for the Croatian men's basketball team, after the first half, they also figured out the strength of the men's basketball team - they mainly relied on Duan and Yi Jianlian to score.

Duen's low post is the most important part of the men's basketball offensive system. Once the Croatian men's basketball team flanks Duen in the low post, Yi Jianlian may cut to the basket from the other side.

Just because Duane has a bad shooting touch doesn't mean he doesn't have a good passing touch either.

Of course, even if the quality of the pass drops, Yi Jianlian is not a smooth hand, so he will still have no problem catching the ball during air cuts.

After halftime, the Croatian men's basketball coaching staff figured out that they could not flank Duen, but they also had to cut off Duen's contact with other teammates.

Then, it is necessary to double attack the outside ball holder of the men's basketball team in advance and cut off the passing route with Duan.

After the third quarter officially started, the Croatian men's basketball team attacked Guo Ailun, which directly caused Guo Ailun to make a mistake and successfully converted.

Du En realized something was wrong and took the initiative to run to the top of the arc to get the ball.

Perhaps the Croatian men's basketball team got the news before the game that Duen could not shoot now. Instead of sending someone to lead the defense, they took the initiative to set up a second and third zone defense to strengthen the protection of the penalty area.

Duen can hold the ball and go to the basket, but if he doesn't pass it out, he will take the initiative to get into the trap set by the opponent.

Faced with this situation, Duen could only act as a live doctor, trying to break through and score the ball, and see if other teammates on the outside were able to handle the situation.

After all, Zhu Fangyu is still a veteran team member and can still be relied on.

Within three minutes of the start of the third quarter, Duan received two assists.

Although the point difference did not widen quickly, this also made the Croatian men's basketball team anxious.

Judging from the strength of the teams in Group B, the men's basketball team is undoubtedly the weakest team.

The Croatian men's basketball team is not as strong as Group B and is neither up nor down.

Once the Croatian men's basketball team loses tonight, it also means that they are likely to lose the possibility of advancing to the knockout rounds.

Therefore, the outcome of this game tonight is very important to them. Of course it's also important for the men's basketball team.

As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

The men's basketball team is in the lead, not exactly sitting on the Diaoyutai, but it won't panic either.

The Croatian men's basketball team can only rely on three-pointers to chase points. The result is that the shots are too hasty, the feel is not good, and the iron is hit frequently.

The men's basketball team relies on protecting rebounds, slowing down the pace of the game, and taking the initiative of the game into its own hands.

At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 66 to 51. The men's basketball team had established a 15-point lead, and it could be said that victory was in sight.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Du En did not come on the court immediately. The men's basketball team let Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue lead the team, strengthened defense and slowed down the tempo, slowly running out of time.

However, the Croatian men's basketball team slowly found some touch and managed to score two three-pointers.

Duen had to return to the court early and create better scoring opportunities for other teammates through his own low-post offensive threat.

It is worth mentioning that Duen's passing and control ability, which has obviously deteriorated, is much stronger than that of his own defender.

After Du En came on the court, the men's basketball team no longer made some low-level mistakes, and it was also able to ensure that the ball could be passed to Yi Jianlian's hands, allowing him to launch an attack in the low post.

After Yi Jianlian was exhausted and his scoring efficiency dropped, Duan stepped forward to force a breakthrough and cause damage. Although his free throw percentage was only 50% to 60%, it at least helped the men's basketball team complete the scoring.

Time passed quickly, and the game time in the fourth quarter was finally exhausted.

81 to 74. Although the men's basketball team did not play well enough in the fourth quarter, it still won the final victory by slowing down the pace of the game and stalling for time.

After winning this game, the men's basketball team is much more likely to advance to the knockout rounds. (End of chapter)