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Chapter 757 Diamond Cup
On August 2004, 8, in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and Montenegro, the second Diamond Cup intercontinental basketball match was about to start in this once red city.

The Diamond Cup Intercontinental Basketball Competition is an intercontinental basketball competition that began in 2000. The participating teams are basically champion teams from all continents. However, due to their influence, the US team has never participated in the competition. Ended in Hong Kong in 2000.

A total of six teams participated in the Diamond Cup competition, Serbia and Montenegro, which won the 2003 World Championships. Champion China, Oceania champion Australia and non-championship Angola.

The competition system of the Diamond Cup is quite peculiar. It is divided into two groups. Each team will fight against the opponents in the group. The first, second and third places will be determined in the group. After that, the first two groups will compete for the championship and the second place Three or four, the third competes for five or six.

The Chinese team was assigned to a group with host Serbia and Montenegro and the Australian team.

On the first match day on August 8, the Chinese team will play against the host Serbia and Montenegro, while the other group will be Argentina and Angola.

For his first opponent, the other players in the Chinese team are not very familiar with it, but Liu Han is very familiar with several players in the Serbia and Montenegro team. Among the Serbia and Montenegro team players is the sharpshooter Peja Stoja who is effective for the Kings Kovic, and forward Ramanovic who played for the Sonics.

Serbia and Montenegro's ability to win the World Championships in 2003 is enough to show their strength. They are a traditional European team, advocating team attack and shrinking defense. The rotation of players in the game is very fast, and the outside firepower is strong. The strongest opponent of the Chinese team in this Diamond Cup competition.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team for this game is center Yao Min, power forward Wang Zhizhi, small forward Zhu Fangyu, shooting guard Li Nan, and point guard Liu Han. This lineup tends to be balanced, with cores both inside and outside.

After the start of the game, the hosts took the lead. Liu Han went to defend Peja, who was the most threatening of Serbia and Montenegro, but the opponent took advantage of this point to show their power on the outside. Manovic scored two three-pointers to the outside of the Chinese team at the beginning of the game. The defense sounded the alarm.

The players of the Chinese team seemed a little timid after the start of the game. They were led by the nose of the Serbia and Montenegro team's rotation.

But then Liu Han took the initiative to stand up and lead the team to attack. Yao Min and Liu Han cooperated tacitly. Serbia and Montenegro had no temper in the pick-and-roll tactics. Facing Yao Min, the strong insider, the Serbia and Montenegro team did not do well. Defensive measures, and they still have to worry about Liu Han's existence. Now no one in the world basketball world dares to let Liu Han take a calm shot.

After that, the Chinese team invested energy in defense, and the opponents rotated quickly. Liu Han instructed the opponent to switch to the zone defense. This still restricted the opponent's performance to a certain extent. The inside line of the team is actually blue-collar, and the basic skills are very rough.

After defending the Serbian and Montenegro team's attack, the situation was gradually controlled by the Chinese team.

The Chinese team with Liu Han and without Liu Han are completely different concepts. Liu Han can not only play unsolvable pick-and-rolls with Yao Min, but also play for outside shooters such as Wang Zhizhi and Zhu Fangyu.

At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led the hosts by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the two teams replaced substitute players, and now the Chinese team had a loophole. Although Li Rui had made large-scale adjustments and training to address the team's shortcomings, the freezing of three feet did not happen overnight. Some of the Chinese team The players still showed a lot of flaws. Their moving speed and defensive awareness were completely behind the opponent. Serbia and Montenegro played a small climax at the beginning of the second quarter, not only tying the score but also surpassing the Chinese team by four points. The team scored only two points in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter.

Before the substitute players of the Chinese team were almost beaten down, Li Rui decisively replaced Yao Min and Liu Han. The Chinese team stabilized the situation by relying on the singles of Yao Min and Liu Han. At the end of the second quarter, the two teams tied at 49. .

At the beginning of the third quarter, Liu Han continued to force his opponents and caused damage. Although the Serbian and Montenegro team's shrinking defense made their inside defense quite tight, Liu Han still used his personal ability to completely defeat the opponent.

In addition to Liu Han's performance in the third quarter, even the other players of the Chinese team also made gains. The young "Liandi" showed his excellent physical talent, while Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng also showed their three sub-projection ability.

With Liu Han attracting double-teams, the players of the Chinese team have a lot of opportunities in the game.

In the third quarter, the Chinese team scored high. They scored 10 points in 34 minutes. This is rarely seen in FIBA ​​games. After all, zone defense is never restricted in FIBA ​​games.

At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team led Serbia and Montenegro by 10 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Serbia and Montenegro team took advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese team Liu Han to take a break to score frequently on the outside. Peja even scored three points in a row, and they closed the point difference to 4 points.

However, when Liu Han returned to the game, the situation returned to the control of the Chinese team. Yao Min beat Serbia and Montenegro's center forward just after halfway through the fourth quarter, and the opponent caught Yao Min early. Four fouls.

最终依靠刘汉24分13助攻以及姚敏21分13篮板的表现，中国队在塞黑的主场以92比85战胜了对手。

The Chinese team's victory over the hosts did not cause much sensation. After all, the Chinese team with Liu Han is not considered a weak team in the world basketball world.

On August 8, the Chinese team played another game against the Australian team. The Australian team is considered the weakest team in this year's Diamond Cup. Only the 2-year-old center Bogut in their team has a certain reputation , and Bogut is just a good center in the NCAA now.

Facing such an opponent, Li Rui boldly started to train. Liu Han did not start the game. Yao Min was also replaced after less than 5 minutes of starting. He gave the opponent's proud center Bogu He got a good one, and Bogut was beaten by Yao Min in a row, and he paid two personal fouls in 5 minutes.

Yao Min and Liu Han didn't play any more games after that. The other players of the Chinese team usually took the Australian team by chopping melons and chopping vegetables. The opponent's fierce defense hindered their own performance, and they suffered a lot from too many fouls.

97 to 71, the Australian team played by the Chinese team has no temper.

(End of this chapter)