The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 240 A new round of war

Serbia and Montenegro beat France 67:54. Although the world rankings of the two countries are close, this year's France, Pietrus and star guard Tony Parker, known as France's sports car, have all gone to participate in this year's NBA draft and are currently in Chicago. Participating in open trial training, the French national youth team seemed a bit out of touch. Although it had the support of the team system, its personal strength was indeed insufficient. The big score loss to Serbia and Montenegro was also expected by many football commentators.

此外的首轮小组赛，斯洛文尼亚85:81小胜加拿大，巴西85:76轻取叙利亚，埃及66:65险胜黎巴嫩，阿根廷99:65狂胜马达加斯加。

All the scores are basically the same as the predictions. The only surprise is the game between South Korea and Japan.

Korean basketball has developed rapidly in recent years. In the U97 World Championships in 22, they narrowly defeated the Dragon Kingdom, which had great players such as Yao Ming and Liu Yudong, 66:64. The Koreans once thought that they were about to stand on the top of Asia and face Japan. This kind of team that has been reduced to the second-rate in Asia is really ignored.

He had already made bold claims before the game that if he wanted to beat Japan by more than 30 points, he could wait until the game started...

Shigehiro Mori staged a scene of The Return of the King.

After being defeated by Sakuragi Hanamichi in the winter selection, my will was really depressed for a while, until I saw Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance at the Nike Summit and saw him hit that buzzer-beater...

Mori Shigehiro suddenly felt relieved. He had defeated his opponent and was still working hard and improving. Could he really be a puddle of mud and never recover?

His height has been growing rapidly. He seems to have reached 204 centimeters when he entered the National Youth League. In the past two months of the National Youth League, he has grown by a full 2 ​​centimeters, and his weight has soared to 110 kilograms. He is a pure strength type. The insider, and even Sakuragi, who had returned from the Nike Summit after greatly improving, was already a little overwhelmed in terms of strength when he tried to challenge him. He could only limit it with Payton's true supersonic shadowless hand, but It's basically just a - situation. After all, Sakuragi's offense is really terrible.

Facing South Korea's 205 centimeters and 98 kilograms inside line, Shigehiro Mori showed his true abuse to the fullest.

全场18投15中，砍下全队第二高的35分，其中包括10投5中的罚球……加上21个篮板的大号两双数据。

Sakuragi Hanamichi made 6 of 4 shots, scored 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 of 1 free throws, and a near-double-double. Together with Mori Shigehiro, he completely dominated the inside line on both offense and defense.

Although the data is not eye-catching, 11 of the 8 rebounds were offensive rebounds. This extremely emotional guy is obviously a killer in adversity to the knowledgeable eyes, and his performance in downwind games is generally like this. .

With the presence of point guards Makichi Shinichi, Fujima and Fukatsu Kazunari, Rukawa Kaede returned to the No. 3 position. After being invisible for the entire first half and only scoring 5 points, he transformed into a full-power Kaede in the second half. He made 3 of 11 9-pointers from the outside, 8 of 7 from the inside and mid-range, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored a game-high 49 points, which was also the highest personal score in the first round! Helped Japan beat South Korea 119:75.

The Korean national youth team was stunned, the Korean media was in an uproar, and the whole country was scolded.

No one can lose to Japan! This fucking team is just a garbage team that is qualified to participate in the World Championships because of its status as the host. How can it qualify to win the first empire in the universe? What's more, South Korea was defeated so miserably!

The captain of the South Korean team, Park Bochi, threw the captain's armband directly after the game. In front of the reporter's camera, he believed that the referee's penalty was unfair. Japan got 31 free throws in the game, while South Korea only got 14. The result was mentioned by the reporters at the scene. Wasn't it because there were too many fouls? And you lost by 44 points, Park Buchi almost broke the defense on the spot...

At the same time, the local fans in Japan were completely excited.

How long has it been since they beat South Korea in an international competition? Not to mention such a hearty victory!

NHK's ratings once skyrocketed and exceeded the 30% mark. Names such as Hanamichi Sakuragi, Kaede Rukawa, and Hiroshi Mori have become close to household names in Japan.

Many Japanese football commentators have expressed the hope that this year's Japanese national youth team will have the opportunity to reach the quarterfinals of the World Championships and achieve a historical breakthrough in Japanese basketball.

Frankly speaking, just like the situation in Dragon Kingdom, this was something that Japanese fans did not dare to think about before the game, but now...

In the first round of the knockout round, we will face opponents from Group A, ranging from the second to the sixth in the world, and then to the Dragon Kingdom, which defeated the second in the world. Of course, none of them are easy to deal with.

But France's crotch-stretching performance in the match against Serbia and Montenegro, coupled with Japan's rout over South Korea, really gave Japanese fans hope.

With the current state of France, it is impossible for both the Dragon Country and Spain to win. So as long as Japan can qualify as the first in Group B, it might really be possible to reach the quarterfinals.

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After the first round, some people were happy and some were sad.

In Group A, Serbia and Montenegro are temporarily ranked first in the group with a goal difference advantage, Group B is Japan, Group C is first in the United States, and Group D is first in Argentina.

Dragon Kingdom CCTV5 also temporarily changed the broadcast schedule and will broadcast the U2 Men's Basketball World Championship Dragon Kingdom VS Serbia and Montenegro match live at 30:19 pm the next day.

June 6, 20:2 pm.

The arena was bustling with people, the live broadcast was full of emotion, and thanks to several broadcasts and mentions on the sports news last night, many people in the Long Country knew that the National Youth League had produced a genius who was no worse than Yao Ming. Everyone knows about today’s live broadcast.

In addition to the die-hard fans who had been paying attention for a long time, many people sat in front of the TV curiously.

Everyone loves basketball in a different way.

Maybe some people do it because of a comic they read in their youth, some people do it because of the hormones flying on the school field, or some people do it because their friends drag them to play together.

But in the Dragon Kingdom, there are more fans who are crazy about basketball because of a certain game.

For example, from Lin Dong's era, many people are because of Wang Shipeng's decisive victory over Slovenia in the 06 World Championships, because Du Feng defeated Serbia and Montenegro in the 04 Olympics, because Yi Jianlian defeated Germany in the 08 Olympics, etc...

At that moment, it seemed that winning was not just a game, but also the voice of a nation to the world. For a nation that is still not confident enough, such a voice is too important.

Before the start of the game, the commentator kept introducing the strength and world ranking of the Serbian and Montenegrin men's basketball team, and then constantly compared the Dragon Country's current youth ranking in the FIBA, which is 16th in the world, creating a disparity in strength. It feels like many viewers feel that this game is probably unwinnable, but when the game starts... Frankly speaking, this Serbian and Montenegrin team can be regarded as a master.

Star center Darko Milicic and star defender Alexander Pavlovich were both teammates of Lin Dong when he was on the Nike Summit International Team. They have also competed against the best players in the United States, even if they were not in the league. If you win one on one, you can at least not lose too much in confrontation.

Before the game, Serbia and Montenegro were also unanimously optimistic. They believed that their strength was higher than that of Spain, and may be on par with Longguo, which has Lin Dong.

But after the game started, the situation turned out to be almost one-sided.

The main reason is that Lin Dong knows the two aces of Serbia and Montenegro too well... and he understands the traditional playing style of Serbia and Montenegro better.

Whether before or after the disintegration of Serbia and Montenegro in 06, it has always been a European basketball powerhouse, winning the European Championship and the World Championship.

Serbia, which Lin Dong faced in his previous life, was the main successor country after the disintegration of Serbia and Montenegro. Its style of play is consistent with the team system of basketball.

Under Lin Dong's suggestion, Jiang guided the team and used the 131 zone defense.

This defensive formation can strengthen the defense of the front, the penalty area and both sides. It is helpful to separate the connection between the front, rear, left and right of the offensive players, causing difficulty in passing the ball between the offensive players. It is also helpful to prevent the front, penalty area and both sides of the ball. Shooting, grabbing rebounds and launching fast breaks are one of the tactics most suitable for dealing with the European team basketball system.

Director Jiang also knows Serbia and Montenegro well, and he is very aware of the restraint of this tactic, but in the past, the Dragon Kingdom was not qualified and did not dare to fight like this.

Firstly, it is the player's execution problem, and secondly, the 131 zone defense also has several fatal weaknesses, two 50-70 degree angle zones, as well as the bottom line and two court corners, which is very difficult for Serbia and Montenegro who are good at the outside. Easily caught loopholes.

But the problem is, with Lin Dong... the area he is responsible for defending is almost unreasonable and unsolvable. When his personal ability exceeds his opponent's by a whole level, the so-called weakness is no longer valid.

This has greatly reduced Serbia and Montenegro's offensive focus when facing the 131 zone defense, making it easier for other players in the Dragon Kingdom to fill their positions.

The big victory they just experienced obviously also boosted the players' confidence a lot. Today's Dragon Kingdom undoubtedly played more smoothly and smoothly than yesterday, making Serbia and Montenegro's offensive efficiency throughout the game look not as good as before. Spain, but on the defensive end, it faces the same dilemma as Spain: it cannot guard Lin Dong and cannot prevent him from passing the ball.

In the first half, Serbia chose a similar strategy to Spain on the defensive end, focusing on guarding and assisting Lin Dong, with two or three people double-teaming at any time.

But after the Dragon Kingdom started raining three-pointers, they had to change their strategy and instead restrict the Dragon Kingdom's outside perimeter. But when they let go of the defensive circle, Lin Dong turned into a deadly god of death.

Lin Dong scored 14 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals in the first half.

下半场的林东则是砍下36分，4助攻，6篮板、3抢断，以50分、15助攻、10篮板的大号三双数据，率领龙国98:81大胜塞黑。

The whole country was in jubilation, and the commentators in the live broadcast room were so excited that they choked up with emotion. After all, the Dragon Country men's basketball team had defeated Spain once in the 94 World Championships, but Serbia and Montenegro? The Dragon Kingdom men's basketball team has really never won, whether in the adult or youth group...

Maybe some people in the audience don't understand. Some people say, 'Serbia and Montenegro don't look very good.' Others say, 'Isn't our basketball always very strong? 'such as.

But there is no doubt that Lin Dong's name has spread all over the Dragon Country in one day, making everyone across the country know that there is a young genius who has suddenly risen in the Dragon Country basketball world.

You have to eat one meal at a time, and fame cannot be created by one or two famous mouthpieces in one or two games. It has to be forged with the corpses of countless enemies.

In the next two days of the group stage, Long Guo continued to advance vigorously. On the third day, they took a break. On the fourth day, they were in full strength and beat France, which was short of major generals, 112-78.

As the World Championships progresses, the rankings of each group and the performance of each country have been released one after another.

In addition to losing to the Dragon Kingdom in the first game, Spain beat France by 21 points in the second game. In the third game, it narrowly defeated Serbia and Montenegro with a slight advantage of 1 point, ranking second in Group A.

The U.S. team in Group C continued its invincible streak of beating Turkey in the first game for three consecutive days. On the second day, it beat Canada 115:70, and on the third day, it beat Slovenia 120:71.

LeBron became the only opponent in the entire World Championships who could challenge Lin Dong. After three games, he averaged 41 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists per game, almost averaging a triple-double. Although it can be seen that the American team There is a little bit of cooperation with him, but at least in terms of data, it is indeed enough to rival Lin Dong.

In terms of domestic media, the reports on this American team are relatively positive. The flopping incident at the Nike Summit was not specifically mentioned during the commentary.

It’s not that celebrities don’t know, but CCTV has always been positive and pays attention to international influence. It doesn’t mention this kind of gossip without actual evidence, so that most domestic viewers don’t know about it. The feud between Brown and Lin Dong.

But it's different on the other side of the ocean...

Even though the basketball community there is currently talking about the NBA 01 draft, the battle between LeBron and Lin Dong, with their respective performances in the World Championships, has finally set off a new round of Internet war in the United States.

　Let me add a small explanation. When I wrote about the World Championships before, because I couldn’t find the roster for the 01 U19 World Championships, I was lazy and just used the match list from last year’s World Championships to write. As a result, Serbia was conveniently included^ ^, Sorry, mistake. There was no term for Serbia in 01. It was called Serbia and Montenegro at that time. It was only after the disintegration of 06 that it was divided into Serbia and Montenegro. I remember mentioning it when I wrote it before, but I copied it easily... …The previous chapter has been corrected and is hereby stated.

　　In addition, I will try to restore 3 updates today

　　

　

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