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Compared with the other eight teams, Serbia is undoubtedly the easiest team for men's basketball.

After all, the leader of the Serbian team is Jokic, a teammate of Duane who worked with him for many years in the Chicago Bulls!

Durant knows exactly how to attack and defend against Jokic!

After all, teammates are together day and night and have a deep understanding of each other's technical strengths and weaknesses.

Although, a player like Jokic who has super star potential cannot be completely defended.

However, being able to reduce Jokic's influence in the game through reasonable tactical targeting and joint restrictions by all the men's basketball players will undoubtedly be beneficial for the men's basketball team to advance to the next semi-finals.

Not to mention, in order to address Jokic's weaknesses of slow pace and poor defense, the men's basketball team can also use small and fast new generation guards to score more points under the basket.

Time flies and it is September 9th. The winning team tonight will have the chance to win the bronze medal of this Men's Basketball World Cup.

Therefore, for both teams that need this honor, this is a game where success is the only option and failure is not.

With a whistle, the game officially begins.

During the jump ball, Jokic helped Serbia get the first attack, but Serbia's first three-pointer from outside the penalty area failed to hit.

After the men's basketball team protected the rebounds, they immediately launched a counterattack.

Duane followed up to the basket, dunked the ball into the basket despite Belicia's defense.

At this time, Jokic, who was returning to defense, rushed to the basket.

Duane came down from the basket, took a look at Jokic and immediately returned to defense.

Now that we are rivals, there is naturally no time for pleasantries.

Similarly, Jokic was not polite to Durant.

After half court, he sets a screen outside the three-point line, then moves down to prepare to attack the basket.

Every player on the Serbian team can shoot three-pointers, so there is a lot of offensive space, so Jokic doesn't have to catch the ball from the outside and shoot three-pointers like he did in the NBA.

But on the other hand, Jokic's role after the pick-and-roll is more about going down to the basket. The offensive purpose is clearer, and the men's basketball team is easier to defend against.

Of course, knowing how Jokic will play is one thing, but when it comes to actually facing Jokic and wanting to limit him, the men's basketball team doesn't know what to do.

Jokic is a big center after all. He can shoot high after receiving the ball under the basket. Few people on the men's basketball team can defend him one-on-one.

Not to mention, Jokic can not only finish, but also shoot.

Once the men's basketball team's inside players all focused their attention on Jokic, Belicia, who followed up to the basket, got the opportunity to make a layup.

If the inside is too crowded, Jokic can pass the ball to the outside with his passing vision.

It just so happens that Serbia's outside players are very confident in their open three-point shots, with a hit rate of over 40%.

In terms of true scoring rate, a more reasonable defensive approach would be to let Jokic score two points at the basket rather than let Jokic pass the ball and let the Serbian outside players shoot open three-pointers.

So, when the game started tonight, even though the men's basketball team had prepared for two days and knew how to defend Jokic, they failed to achieve the expected results on the court.

After the first half, Jokic had scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

At first glance, these data don't look impressive.

But what if Jokic continues to maintain this competitive state for the whole game? Wouldn't Jokic have scored 25+10+5?

It has to be said that Jokic had such a performance in the first half, and the men's basketball team had to pay attention to some situations!
In this year's Men's Basketball World Cup, in addition to Jokic, Serbia had six other players score more than 6 points in a single game.

Five of these players averaged more than 5 points per game!
In other words, if Jokic plays normally, Jokic's five main teammates can contribute at least 50 points.

Including other substitutes, they have to contribute at least another ten or twenty points.

Jokic, who was firing on all cylinders tonight, was aiming for 20+ or ​​30+.

If the men's basketball team cannot limit Jokic and cannot limit the performance of other Serbian players, then they will probably stop in the quarterfinals of this Men's Basketball World Cup.

Naturally, Dunn and others could not accept such a result.

So, under the pressure of the game and enjoying the loud cheers from the fans, the men's basketball players performed well one after another.

Duane also didn't expect that his teammates, who had not shot well in the first half, suddenly seemed to have divine help in the second half and made three-pointers like rain.

When the men's basketball team started shooting three-pointers, the Serbian team had to adjust its defensive strategy and strengthen its perimeter defense.

Seeing this, Duane no longer wasted his energy on holding the ball and running to the basket, but instead went straight to the low post to ask for the ball.

Today's new generation of men's basketball has no shortage of guards who can pass the ball to Duane, so Duane is still a big offensive threat when he is based under the basket.

The Serbian team tried to limit Duane's chance of receiving the ball, but the men's basketball team had already gained momentum and in the third quarter they showed their touch and confidence by making three-pointers one after another.

Serbia's outside line retreated to the inside and double-teamed Duane, while Duane's teammates shot with full force from outside the three-point line, continuing their offensive momentum of raining three-pointers.

There are two cups of poison in front of the Serbian team. It depends on what choice the Serbian team will make.

The final result was just as Dunn expected, the Serbian team could only let Dunn play alone.

This is just like the men's basketball team cannot defend Jokic, but can only limit Jokic's attack on the basket by single defense. In comparison, it is more acceptable for the star player to score in singles.

But the problem is that the stars’ singles are reliable at critical moments.

Duane did not disappoint in his singles performance. Although the Serbian team's inside players are all strong, they are not fast on their feet and are much less agile than Duane.

Compared to his peak period, Dunn's leg strength has only weakened a little, and his physical strength is a little worse.

Low-post singles require strength, agility, shooting ability, and finishing ability at the basket, all of which are not bad.

It is precisely because of this that no one on the Serbian team could defend against Durant. Even Jokic, who was familiar with Durant's playing style, could not do anything about Durant.

In three consecutive rounds, Duane scored all of them, directly forcing the Serbian team to call a timeout. After the timeout, the Serbian team still couldn't do anything to Duane.

After all, Duane is not afraid of double-teaming. He can shoot hard and pass the ball.

After three quarters, the men's basketball team led by 68 points, 64 to 4.

In the past, the men’s basketball team ran out of energy in the fourth quarter and could not maintain a lead of just 4 points.

But things are different now. The men's basketball team relies on reasonable arrangements of the starting lineup and the substitutions brought on through dead balls. They can use speed to make transition attacks in a short period of time, and some can even perform dunks.

In short, physical strength is no longer an important factor in the men's basketball team's losses.

Unless there is a real gap in strength, the men's basketball team now has the possibility of turning defeat into victory in the fourth quarter.

Not to mention that we entered the fourth quarter with a lead tonight.

Of course, there are different ways of playing when you are behind and there are different ways of playing when you are ahead.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the men's basketball team took the initiative to slow down the pace of the game.

Doing so, on the one hand, saves the physical strength of Dunn and others, and on the other hand, consumes as much game time as possible, and through the leading advantage, gradually puts pressure on the Serbian team, forcing them to make more mistakes because of their eagerness to catch up.

The Serbian team played very experiencedly. They were not in a hurry to catch up by shooting three-pointers from the outside. Instead, they showed a leisurely attitude just like the men's basketball team and played steadily by relying on positional warfare.

However, Jokic scored two points efficiently at the basket, which did not quench his thirst.

Looking back, the men's basketball team also has Duane to respond to.

Sometimes when Duane failed to score, the men's basketball team would try to grab the offensive rebound.

Once you get it, continue to compress the time and then look for another opportunity to attack.

Overall, Dunn attacked more times in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter, but the physical energy he consumed was not as much as in the third quarter, so he did not feel tired.

Of course, the other teammates of the men's basketball team are not here to win easily.

Everyone knows that if they want to win the game tonight, it will not work if they rely on Duane alone to score in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, everyone is trying to find ways and opportunities and risking their lives.

With thunderous cheers from the audience, the effect was pretty good. With 30 seconds left in the game, the men's basketball team was still leading by 2 points.

However, in the last 17 seconds, Serbia's point guard Vasilije Micic made a fatal three-pointer, helping Serbia to overtake the score.

Fortunately, the men's basketball team solved the sideline ball problem, and the ATO tactics after the timeout were successful, and they made a steal layup under the basket in just two seconds.

However, leading by one point but giving up 1 seconds and the ball for active attack to the Serbian team was not a success from a strategic perspective.

However, compared to using up all the offensive time and betting on the buzzer-beating shot to win the game, temporarily leading by one point is not a bad thing.

How can there be so many buzzer beaters in basketball games? Even in the NBA, where the quality of players is the highest, the hit rate of most superstars in key shots fluctuates around 30%.

Normally, in the final moments, the outcome of the game depends on defense and fighting spirit!

Although the men's basketball team handed the gun to the Serbian team, it also depends on whether the other side has a big-hearted player who can successfully fire the shot and hit the bull's eye.

If you are killed, you can only accept your fate.

If the ball had been scored and there was still time, the men's basketball team would have had a chance to take a gamble and make a comeback.

It's OK, no big problem.

Serbia's ATO tactics failed to work, and as time wore on, they could only rely on shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic to shoot from mid-range.

Bogdan Bogdanovic has good ball-handling skills and is also pretty good from mid-range. He must be quite capable to be the draft template for Doncic.

However, after playing for more than 30 minutes, I was exhausted and felt a little weak for a while.

This crucial shot was a little short and only hit the front of the basket.

In a flash, the basketball bounced out of the hoop and there was chaos under the basket. Jokic couldn't help but push people, but there was nothing he could do.

Yi Jianlian positioned himself early and jumped, then pushed the ball out with great force.

Because all the players on the court were pushing towards the basket, there was no one outside the three-point line for a while, and no one could catch up with the basketball that had passed half court.

By the time everyone turned around to chase, the basketball had already rolled out of the sideline.

Fortunately for the men's basketball team, it was a backcourt ball and there were only 1.3 seconds left in the game.

The Serbian team had only one chance to catch the ball and shoot. The men's basketball team played man-to-man defense, determined not to miss any opportunities under the basket, and tried their best to disrupt the pass.

The Serbian team no longer had any timeouts, so there was no time to discuss an ATO tactic.

As the 5-second serve time approached, they were forced to make a choice between passing the ball to one of Bogdan Bogdanovic and Vasilije Micic, allowing them to make a buzzer-beater within 1.3 seconds.

Vasilije Mizic had just made a near-game-winning three-pointer not long ago, and this time his teammates chose to believe in him.

It's a pity that the ball was passed a little too far and I didn't hold it firmly when I received it.

By the time he adjusted himself and was ready to raise his hand to shoot, the double-team and block from the men's basketball team had already arrived in front of him.

Vasilije Mizic tried to draw a foul in a hurry, but before he could shoot the ball, the beeping buzzer filled the entire stadium.

In a panic, Vasilije Mizic realized it belatedly and threw the ball away, but he also knew that he had missed the opportunity to make the buzzer-beater.

Now all he could do was subconsciously look at the referee next to him and then at the technical table.

The referee did not blow the whistle and waited for the technical desk to confirm the situation and announce the result of the game. In the end, there was no mistake. 89 to 88, the men's basketball team narrowly defeated Serbia by 1 point and officially advanced to the semi-finals of this Men's Basketball World Cup!
In this way, the men's basketball team only needs one victory to win a medal. (End of this chapter)