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Chapter 276

Chapter 276

Defeating New Zealand and squeezing into the quarterfinals made the domestic fans rejoice, but they soon discovered a cruel fact. The opponents of the Chinese men's basketball team in the quarter-finals were too powerful, so powerful that it was impossible to defeat them.

As the second in Group C, China's opponent in the quarterfinals is the winner between the first in Group B and the fourth in Group A.Before the start of the game against New Zealand, the United States, the top player in Group B, had defeated Angola, the fourth place in Group A, 121 to 66, and became the opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the quarter-finals.For the Chinese team, this is indeed the most difficult test.

There are two key points in the history of the American men's basketball team. The first is 1992, when the United States recruited top NBA stars for the first time to form a team to compete in the World Series. They averaged 44 points per game and won the Barcelona Olympic men's basketball team. gold medal.The second is the 2002 Indiana World Championships. The US men's basketball team only won No.6. This is largely because too many top NBA stars refused to fight for the country. Poor record.

After learning from the painful experience, the United States has stepped up its recruitment of NBA stars. They also formed a very outstanding lineup for this year's Istanbul World Championships, including Xu Hao's Timberwolves teammate Love.In addition, there are many young but strong players on the player list, such as Rose, Westbrook and Durant, etc. They also have three veterans, Billups, Chandler and Odom, and the head coach It's Duke University's legendary coach Krzyzewski Sr.

The U.S. men's basketball team, which played with this lineup, had almost no top players in the group stage.Although they don't break hundreds in a single game like their predecessors, their dominance is almost the same.They beat Slovenia 99-77 in the first game, and then defeated Croatia 106-78. The only threat to the dream team was Brazil. They beat Tunisia and Iran 70-68 to top Group B.

In the 1/8 finals, the victim became the miraculously qualified Angola. They had no power to fight back in front of the United States, and suffered a massacre 66 to 121.After the strong elimination of Angola, the morale of the American men's basketball team is booming. They plan to rush to the final to win the championship, and the Chinese men's basketball team has become the next obstacle on their way forward.

Of course, the performance of the Chinese team in this World Championship has exceeded many people's expectations, but even the most optimistic fans will not believe that they can beat the United States in the quarterfinals.The two teams have played against each other 10 times in history, but from the 1982 World Championships to the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team has no wins, which has to make people feel desperate.

The smallest point difference between the two sides in the World Series came from the 2002 Indiana World Championships. The Chinese team led the United States by 12 points in the first quarter, but in the end the opponent still won 84 to 65. 19 points is the smallest difference between the Chinese and American men's basketball teams.

You must know that the 2002 Dream Team was the weakest since the US men's basketball team recruited NBA players to participate in international competitions. Despite this, China still failed to win the game from them.This time facing the young but impactful Dream Nine team, even if there are Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and Xu Hao on the team, no one dares to say that they can win the game.

However, the domestic media have said that it is already very good that the Chinese men's basketball team has reached this point. It is only because of bad luck that the Chinese men's basketball team can not continue to move forward. And make it to the semi-finals.Of course, when they released these remarks, they had forgotten that when the world championships were drawn, they boasted that the Chinese men's basketball team had won an excellent lottery this time. Well, even if they remembered, they would pretend to forget.

The players of the Chinese men's basketball team have also seen the news reports from China. Everyone is young and full of vigor. Except for a few veteran players such as Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi who are so calm that they completely ignore the voice of the media, others feel very uncomfortable with these reports. .Why do you think we are going to lose before the game starts?Who can tell until the last minute?

Of course, they also admit that the US men's basketball team is a very strong opponent, but how do you know how big the gap between the two sides is if you don't try it?According to their thinking, even if the United States wants to win, they have to tell them that they are not a soft persimmon.

Among the young players, Xu Hao is the calmest. He does not deny the strength of the opponent, but he also believes that the Chinese team is not invincible, at least they have an absolute advantage in the interior.In this World Championships, the real center of the US men's basketball team is only Chandler, and it is very easy for Yao Ming to gain the upper hand when facing Chandler.Even if Wang Zhizhi is placed in the rotation, he can still deal with Chandler through the basket. This is no problem.

Yi Jianlian has to face Love and Odom at the fourth position. Although it cannot be said that he has the same advantage in the matchup as Yao Ming, it is still very easy to exchange. Love and Odom are not the same. What a tough defensive player.

The pressure on the wings is relatively high. The US team has three players in the third position: Gay, Granger and Iguodala, as well as Durant, who has the height inside. Each has very distinctive characteristics. , able to fully respond to different situations.Especially Thunder star Durant. After three seasons of polishing, this lanky small forward has become the most terrifying scoring machine in the NBA. Xu Hao really didn't expect anyone on the team to cause him some trouble.

Of course, Xu Hao's back line is under the most pressure. He doesn't even know if he can compete with his opponent.Indeed, except for Billups, the defenders of the Dream Nine team are all young players who have only entered the league in recent years, but each of them is a supernova with both potential and strength. Rose, Westbrook, Curry, Gordon, this A few guards are enough for Xu Hao and the others to drink a pot.With Xu Hao's strength, there is no problem with one of them, but what about the others?

Xu Hao has already played against these players of the Dream Nine team in the NBA, and has a relatively in-depth understanding of them.However, the only other players in the Chinese men's basketball team are Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian who are also familiar with them. The others are almost smeared, let alone how to deal with them during the game. It is already very good not to be blown up.

Before the start of the game, Xu Hao, together with Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, would at most tell everyone about the characteristics of the Dream Nine players, and at the same time give Deng Huade a reference. It was up to them to decide how to play in the game.

(End of this chapter)