I’m Really Playing Basketball

On September 10, 2018, Tokyo, Japan, at 19:00 in the evening, before the start of the match between the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team and the United States Men’s Basketball Team, the Tokyo Dome was already full.

And before the game started, the Japanese fans in the audience were cheering and shouting crazily for the American team.

Let's put it this way, except for a few Chinese fans, the entire arena seemed to be occupied by fans of the American team.

Even Jordan and the players of the US team did not expect such a scene.

After all, even in the World Cup or World Championships held in the United States, there are not so many fans supporting them.

In the 2002 World Championships in the United States, the United States played against its opponents. In many games, the number of fans in the United States was not as large as that of its opponents.

After all, American fans don't care about the World Championships, and not many people came to watch it. However, fans from other countries in the United States care about their national teams so much that they can be described as a gathering of followers.

For example, Yugoslavia and the Chinese team.

Especially the Chinese team, every game is almost full.

Therefore, Joe, as the president of the NBA, was very happy to see this incredible scene of Japanese fans at the scene.

He didn't think too much about the feud between Japan and the Chinese team, nor did he think about Chen Xiao's popularity in the Japanese team.

He attributed all this to the fact that the NBA is well run, so there are a large number of fans of NBA stars in Japan.

Although in this World Championship, except for a few players such as Rose, the performance of these superstar players on the US team was very poor. Even a few players such as Lillard, Devin Booker and Westbrook can be called It is the performance of a war criminal.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many war criminals on the US team in the match against Spain, the US team would not have met the Chinese team so early.

However, a bad game will not make Jordan lose confidence in them. After all, everyone has good and bad times.

And if you look at the fans around them, they can get the support of so many fans in Japan, obviously because their previous performance was outstanding and lasting enough.

Therefore, in this game, facing the three major players Lillard, Westbrook and Devin Booker in the previous game, Jordan even still trusted Lillard out of his trust in the three of them and let Lillard play in this game. starting shooting guard.

The starting lineup for the US team in this game is also Cousins, Horford, DeRozan, Lillard and Rose.

To be honest, in terms of strength on paper, such a lineup can even compete for a championship level in the NBA.

He absolutely does not believe that such a strong lineup will be eliminated in the quarterfinals in FIBA. The US team is extremely competitive in the NBA. Jordan absolutely does not believe that it will be weaker than other teams in FIBA, even if they meet The strongest Chinese team, the American team is not without its strength!

It's just obvious that there is no problem for Boss Qiao to have such great confidence, but even the American media is not optimistic that the American team can do this.

In the second stage of the group stage, the American team met Spain and was beaten by Spain. What could the American team do to defeat the Chinese team, which was stronger than Spain?

Let's put it this way, in this World Cup, the US team's inside line was blown away by Spain's Gasol brothers and Ibaka's inside line.

And even in 2016, when the Spanish brothers and Ibaka's insiders faced the Chinese team, they suffered a little loss.

In FIBA, Mrs. Cousins ​​is short, Lopez is not tall enough and is not fast enough, and Horford is also not tall enough.

Let's put it this way, in FIBA, as a center, you must first have enough height.

None of the three insiders on the US team met the standard.

If the inside is not good, let’s talk about the outside. Facing the tighter FIBA ​​court and the FIBA ​​basketball rules with larger defensive actions, star players who have enjoyed a large number of star whistles in the NBA have come to the FIBA ​​arena. The players are not even as good as NBA role players.

Just take the game between Spain and the United States, Lillard was simply hammered by Rubio.

Attack, can't attack.

Defend, can't defend.

Suddenly, but also suddenly unable to move.

In the whole game, he made 2 of 12 shots and only scored 6 points.

Lillard is actually just a microcosm of the defenders on the US team.

Lillard, Devin Booker, Westbrook, James Harden…

One by one, these star guards who had high hopes from Jordan were not accustomed to the environment in FIBA.

In the last game against Spain, apart from Rose, the three most reliable outside players of the US team were actually DeAndre Jordan and Tatum. Can you believe this?

To be honest, no one can believe it, not even Jordan himself.

So he didn't start Tatum in this game and still believed in Lillard.

He felt the last game was an accident.

It's just obvious that in the position of basketball head coach, Joe, whose success mainly relies on his own IQ and personality, will indeed be uncomfortable when encountering such a predicament and will be at a loss when he lacks technical and tactical abilities.

There's nothing we can do about this. Didn't Popovich do the same thing two years ago?

So after the game between the US team and the Chinese team started, when the US team's offense was blocked by the Chinese team's defense at the beginning, Boss Qiao was really panicked.

In this game, Chen Xiao started with Gao Bo, Ah Lian and Zhou Qi in the starting lineup.

This is the three-inside starting lineup that the Chinese team has not seen for a long time.

On the FIBA ​​stage, if you have three inside players with good mobility, and they are tall and can shoot, there is nothing wrong with putting them all in the starting lineup.

The disadvantage of athletic ability will be infinitely reduced in FIBA ​​because the court is smaller.

On the contrary, taller height and more accurate shooting will be amplified.

Facing such an American team that lacks height, Arab Lian, Gao Bo and Zhou Qi did not take turns taking shots, which was a disservice to the American team.

Pick and roll, shoot, pick and roll, shoot again, pick and roll again, shoot again.

The Chinese team had no other tricks. They used the same style of play and tactics as Spain in the last game, and once again destroyed the American team to the point where there was no scum left.

90 to 80, the Chinese team finally defeated the American team in this powerful dialogue and advanced to the semi-finals.

The American team fell into the ranking battle.

And what’s very interesting is that in the qualifying match on September 12th, the American team met the French team right away. Then, embarrassingly, the American team, which had lost its morale, faced the French team and was kicked out by the French team. .

Gobert of the French team performed very well in the playoffs last season and dominated the game again.

The French team beat the American team by 11 points in this game.

Even won one point more than the Chinese team.

So much so that after the game, Gobert, who originally looked down on American players, roared at the sky arrogantly and domineeringly, as if he was a king who ruled the entire world.

By the way, Rose, the head player of the US team, did not play because he strained his hamstring because he fought too hard in the match with the Chinese team.

It can only be said that in this World Cup, Rose was worried about the US team.

Even with this effort, the American team only finished seventh.

However, if you take into account the group of undercover agents used by the US team in this World Cup, even the American media cannot bear to give Ross.

Because the entire US team shot only 36% from the field in this Olympics, and Rose had the highest field goal percentage, averaging 48% from the field.

In addition, Rose's scoring average of 22 points per game is also the highest.

If it weren't for Rose, the U.S. team might have been even worse in this World Cup.

After the U.S. team only finished seventh in the World Cup and lost three games in a row, the semifinals of the World Championships between China and Serbia began on September 13.

In this game, the Serbian team led by Milicic and Jokic will be one of the biggest opponents of the Chinese team.

Milicic and Jokic are both big centers. Although the Chinese team also has three insiders, to be honest, if these three insiders of the Chinese team go to the basket to confront Milicic and Jokic, they will definitely suffer.

After all, the body shape is there.

Therefore, before the game, Chen Xiao asked the players to practice more shooting and three-point shooting. In this game, the Chinese team focused on outside shooting.

The shooting percentage of the three on the outside will be the key to bringing out Jokic and Milicic.

In fact, the key to the match between the Chinese team and Serbia is the Chinese team's shooting percentage.

If the touch is not good and the hit rate is not high, the Chinese team has a high probability of losing. If the hit rate is high, then the Chinese team has a high probability of winning.

Generally speaking, the Chinese team has a greater chance of winning.

After all, whether it is A Lian or Gao Bo, both of them are extremely stable shooting players.

There is rarely a time when the crotch is stretched when the hit rate is high.

But Zhou Qi can be a ghost sometimes.

But with double insurance, even if Zhou Qi attacks the ghost, the impact will not be that big.

As long as two of the three players are normal, the Chinese team will have an advantage.

In the end, this game was a bit unexpected for Chen Xiao. Zhou Qi, who he originally thought might be a ghost, actually shot very well in this game.

On the contrary, the team leader UAE did not play so well in this game.

But if you think about it a little, you can understand that in this game, the UAE played as a center.

Because the physical confrontation between Gao Bo and Zhou Qi is not even qualified for confrontation in front of Jokic or Milicic, the UAE needs to support someone, whether it is Milicic or Jokic on the bench, it is very It's not easy, both offense and defense have to be tough.

Milicic and Jokic are different from Spain's center Gasol. These two can really play from the back, but Gasol is actually only average in the back.

Therefore, in the 2016 Olympics, the United Arab Emirates was able to beat both Gasol brothers without suffering a loss.

However, in this game against Serbia, Serbia's uninterrupted center attack for 40 minutes nearly knocked him out of shape.

The strongest thing about Serbia is that Jokic and Milicic take turns playing. At least one of them is on the court in the whole game.

Ordinary people really can't stand it.

The Arab League has really worked hard to support these two big centers on the defensive end.

So much so that even the international commentators lamented after the game: "If it weren't for Yi's outstanding performance, Serbia would have advanced to this game!"

In this game, the United Arab Emirates made 4 of 12, scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. The statistics were not that outstanding, but the performance was amazing.

Of course, if Zhou Qi does not perform well in this game, the Chinese team will also lose.

All we can say is that Serbia is really strong.

However, on the other hand, Chen Xiao's physical "psychological massage" for Zhou Qi in the NBA was effective, and Zhou Qi's current mentality is still good.

If it were Zhou Qi before he entered the NBA, this kid would definitely collapse in this game, and there would be no suspense.

In any case, after a difficult victory over Serbia, the Chinese team will take a day off and then face Spain in the final on September 15.

Playing against Spain and playing against Serbia are completely different styles.

In terms of style, the current Spanish and Chinese teams are actually very similar.

The core of both teams is their own three insiders.

The outside role players of both teams are high-quality outside players who have shined in the NBA.

Both teams played a combination of inside and outside.

The two teams meet almost every time in the World Series.

In the Olympic Games two years ago, the Chinese team defeated Spain.

And this time the two teams meet again in the World Cup, Spain will definitely want revenge.

Of course, Spain also knows that revenge will not be easy for them. Not only does the Chinese team have a United Arab Emirates who makes comments every time they see them, but the other two insiders Zhou Qi and Gao Bo are also very threatening.

Historically, the strongest game of the UAE's career was against Spain in the Olympics, with one manpower against the three major insiders, the Gasol brothers and Ibaka.

In this time and space, the strongest games in the UAE's career were all against Spain.

When he was the younger brother next to Chen Xiao and Yao Ming, he was not afraid of Spain.

Now that he is the boss, he is not afraid of Spain either.

Although Spain's inside line was strong, none of the three big inside lines at the time, whether they were the Gasol brothers or Ibaka, had such strong post-up ability.

This will make the Arab League less expensive on defense and allow them to concentrate on offense.

As for UAE, which focuses all its energy on the offensive end, the name of the number one power forward in the history of FIBA ​​is definitely not in vain. He can make three-pointers, mid-range shots, breakthroughs, and can also play with his feet under the basket.

One-on-one, UAE is now invincible in FIBA.

And this is one of the reasons why Spain lost to the Chinese team in 2016. Spain could not punish the Chinese team's insiders on the offensive end. The Chinese team's insiders generally shot well and were taller than them and blocked shots. Also strong.

In the end, Spain was at a disadvantage as they struggled to shoot the ball.

In this game, the situation was similar. The two teams played quite anxiously, but in the end, the Chinese team defeated Spain 92-88, and finally won the World Cup again after eight years.

At the same time, this World Cup is also the first World Cup for the Chinese team since the restructuring of the World Championships.

After winning this World Cup, Chen Xiao also completed the Olympic and World Cup Grand Slam as head coach.

And Chen Xiao also became the only person in basketball history to complete the player, coach Olympics and World Cup Grand Slam.

So as soon as the game ended, FIBA's official website posted the title of the first player in history, with a picture of Chen Xiao leading the UAE and the Chinese team to hold up the World Cup.

In addition to Chen Xiao winning the career coaching Grand Slam, the MVP of this World Cup was also awarded to the UAE.

This also allowed the UAE to complete a Grand Slam of personal honors in the FIBA ​​arena.

MVP of the Asian Championships, MVP of the World Cup, MVP of the Olympic Games.

Grand Slam of personal honors, 3 World Championships (World Cup) championships, 4 Olympic championships, 2 Diamond Cup championships, and 9 World Series championships in his career.

Although in the NBA, the UAE has no championship.

But in FIBA, the UAE is only one away from ten world championships.

With only one world championship left, the UAE can achieve a perfect achievement!

Chen Xiao is constantly making history, and in fact, Arab League is also constantly making history.

After winning the World Cup, the UAE set its goal to compete in the Tokyo Olympics two years later.

"Two years later, here we are going to win this damn championship!"

Ah Lian was very excited.

Other players in the Chinese team are also excited for the UAE.

Ten World Series champions in his career!

To be honest, Chen Xiao is really happy for the UAE. There is no doubt that this is a historic record and opportunity.

For this unique opportunity that may never come again in the future, Ah Lian said...

He is willing to fight to the death on the court!

Chen Xiao didn't answer, but he was very happy in his heart.

Players who are ambitious are the strongest.

A team with dreams is the most beautiful.

The current atmosphere of the Chinese men’s basketball team…

Breathtakingly beautiful!

"Xiao Chen, this is all your fault. You have created an incredible team for us!"

After the award presentation, Chairman Yao of the Chinese Basketball Association hugged Chen Xiao with emotion, his eyes were red.

"Except for me, there is also you. This is not my era, this is the era that belongs to all of us."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Chairman Yao was moved and nodded like garlic.

Yes, this is a great era for all of us!

This era started with Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao took all of them forward and forward together, continuing this great history for them, from players to coaches, from one victory to another.

"This era belongs to us, and this history is created by you!"