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Chapter 758 Diamond Cup
After two victories in the group stage, the Chinese team secured the top spot in the group. Although the second game against the Australian team was very easy, the Chinese team's victory over Serbia and Montenegro still caused a lot of repercussions in the country. Compared with the slow pace of the Chinese team's previous games, at least the Chinese team seems to be running now. In the 2000 Olympics, the Chinese team's top four results mainly depended on Liu Han's performance.

After the two group matches, the Chinese team had a day off. Li Rui boldly gave the Chinese team players a vacation and asked them to go to Belgrade for fun. This was very different from the past. He was very dissatisfied with this decision. He thought it was unorganized and undisciplined, free and undisciplined, and prone to problems.

"Then let them go to prison in the hotel? This is a group of living people, with curiosity and temper. They are not a group of prisoners or a group of animals. You can't just think about feeding them. You have to consider cattle as well." Where to eat and eat happily."

Li Rui's somewhat vulgar metaphor left the national team leader speechless. He could only threaten that he would report his reckless behavior to the domestic basketball association.

Li Rui's decision to take a vacation made the players of the national team very happy. Although Belgrade had long since lost its former glory after the war, the exotic atmosphere still attracted the attention of these young people in China.

Liu Han took the players of the national team to visit some famous local attractions. The scenery of the Danube and the Sava River made people linger and forget to return. Belgrade is located at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava River.

The players of the national team did not expect that Liu Han could speak good Russian. Although the official languages ​​of Serbia and Montenegro are Serbian and Montenegrin, there are also many people who can speak Russian, so the national team has a lot of communication skills during the game. There is no problem. The locals are very friendly when they see a group of yellow people. After all, Yugoslavia and China have always had a good relationship in history.

After a day's rest, the Chinese team ushered in their opponents in the final. The Argentine team won the first place in their group after defeating Lithuania and Angola in a row (in reality, the Lithuanian team won the first place in the group, and they eventually lost to China in the final. The host team Serbia and Montenegro, but it has been modified here considering the follow-up plot).

The strength of the Argentine team is obvious to all. Most of the players in their team have played for European giants and NBA teams. Manu Ginobili of the Spurs and Delfino of the Pistons are all very good players , but Delfino has not been taken seriously in the Pistons. Compared with their football traditions, although Argentina's basketball has not won many honors, it has to be said that the Pampas grassland is rich in courage, wisdom and warriors.

The game started in the early morning of August 8th, BJ time.

The style of the Argentine team has both the team of European teams and the individual singles of American teams.

The Chinese team also encountered trouble from the very beginning. The Argentine team did not have an advantage inside but their breakthrough ability was very powerful. Although Liu Han stared at Ginobili, Delfino and Nocioni on the outside of Argentina were both Frequent breakthroughs with the ball caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese team's defense. The players of the Chinese team were overwhelmed by the opponent in terms of turning speed, and were often broken by the opponent in one step.

Liu Han had to cover up frequently to protect the basket. After all, there is only one Yao Min. If Yao Min is beaten, the Chinese team will definitely not play well in the next game.

After Liu Han filled the position, Ginobili began to threaten the Chinese team's defense with three-pointers. Although he is not a three-point shooter in the traditional sense, he is still very good in terms of stability. Otherwise, he would not be able to become the Spurs The team's super sixth man.

The Chinese team couldn't defend against the opponent's attack, so they could only find ways to ensure efficiency in their own attack. Fortunately, Yao Min felt hot today, and the opponent's center, Oberto, had no way to defend Yao Min.

In the outside attack, the Argentine team also has nothing to do with Liu Han. Liu Han didn't go to the basket at all in this game, either he forced a three-point shot against the defender, or he shot after a pick-and-roll with Yao Min or Wang Zhizhi. .

The two teams played inextricably at the beginning, and the offensive efficiency of both teams was very good.

At the end of the first quarter, the two teams scored 27 to 25, with Argentina leading by two points.

The Chinese team also had an old problem in the second quarter. Compared with the starting lineup, the performance of the Chinese team's substitute lineup was worrying. Not only could it not prevent the opponent's attack, but it also made frequent mistakes on the court. The zone defense is useless, and the young "Liandi" at the power forward position is frequently teased by the Argentine power forward Luis Scola.

This long-haired Argentine player is very characteristic. His jumping and strength are not the best, but his feet move very quickly. At the same time, his basic skills are also very solid. "He flew directly into the sky, but he easily hit the board and scored after Brother Lian landed.

In the second quarter, the Argentine team expanded the point difference to 8 points. When Liu Han and Yao Min played at home, the Argentine team had already led by more than 10 points. It was Liu Han's continuous strong attack that narrowed the point difference to 8 points before the end of the second quarter. Divided.

In the third quarter, Yao Min continued his fiery touch. In the previous two quarters, he scored 7 points on 7-for-18 shooting, and the other four points came from free throws.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Yao Min scored consecutive mid-range shots, which disrupted the Argentine team's defense. Then Liu Han took over the game, giving Ginobili and Nocioni a big risk in the defense, and in the offense. In the middle, Liu Han singled out the entire defense line of the Argentine team. In the case that everyone in the Chinese team was misfired except Yao Min, Liu Han and Yao Min carried the entire team together.

Compared with four years ago, although Liu Han is still playing quite personally, it is not as difficult as before. At least Yao Min can share a lot of pressure for him.

At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team narrowed the point difference to two points. Argentina's offense is not vegetarian, and their players' fighting will is stronger than that of the Chinese team players.

In the fourth quarter, the two teams started a decisive battle. Wang Zhizhi, who performed poorly in the first three quarters, suddenly opened fire in the fourth quarter. Scola had bullied the young "Liandi" before, and against Wang Zhizhi, he was also shown off by Wang Zhizhi One, Wang Zhizhi shook Scola to the ground with continuous footsteps, and the few spectators in the stadium also exclaimed, such footsteps are indeed rare.

The two teams were still tied at 1 in the last minute of the battle, and in the last minute, Liu Han showed the other side what a king star in the NBA is. With consecutive unreasonable three-pointers in the offense and lightning-fast steals in the defense, Liu Han In the last minute gave the Argentine team a fatal blow.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Argentine team 103 to 95 to win the Diamond Cup.

(End of this chapter)