The King of the NBA

"The game was played really well, and we have been playing against Croatia. The strength of our Huaxia men's basketball team has really become much stronger. I feel that this time there is hope for the group to qualify."

"Advance from the group? You are not pursuing too much. I heard that coach Gong Luming said that the goal this time is to enter the top eight. Failure to enter the top eight is called failure."

"real or fake?"

"I checked. In the history of the World Championships, our Huaxia men's basketball team seems to have only entered the top eight once?"

"Hiss! It's not easy to be in the top eight."

I don't know where the news came from, anyway, the news of Gong Luming's "goal to enter the top eight" spread like wildfire, causing Huaxia fans to exclaim.

You know, the Huaxia men's basketball team has only entered the top eight in the World Championships once, and it has entered the top eight in the Olympics three times. Of course, the reason why there are more Olympic Games is also related to the competition system. As long as the Olympic Games qualify, they will enter the top eight, because there are only two groups, A and B. However, the World Championships, now called the Basketball World Cup, are divided into 4 groups. The only way to qualify is to enter the top sixteen, and one round of knockout rounds is required to reach the top eight.

So speaking of it, entering the top eight in the Basketball World Cup is even more difficult than it is in the Olympics.

Now that Gong Luming wants the team to enter the top eight, this has to surprise people. Even though the Huaxia men's basketball team now has Ning Yi joining, Ning Yi is only a rookie in the NBA. His strength is comparable to that of Yao Ming at his peak. I'm afraid it will be half a point later. Can the Huaxia men's basketball team really not enter the top eight?

Many people are skeptical about this.

However, when they saw the first game of the group stage, many people changed their attitudes. The Huaxia men's basketball team played really well and kept suppressing Croatia, making the opponent's several counterattacks all in vain.

With such a Huaxia men's basketball team, it seems that it is not a problem to qualify for the group, so it seems that it is not impossible to hit the top eight!

Madrid, Spain.

All members of the Huaxia men's basketball team are also full of confidence in qualifying for the group.

But soon the Huaxia men's basketball team encountered a formidable opponent, and it was also one of the most difficult teams in Group B-the Greek team.

The schedule of the group stage is very tight. On August 30, the Huaxia men's basketball team will face Croatia. On September 1, the Huaxia men's basketball team will welcome their second opponent, the Greek team.

The match took place at 2:00 a.m. China time. Many fans in China stayed up late to watch the match. Some stayed at home to watch the live TV broadcast, and some simply stayed in the Internet cafe all night, playing games while waiting for the start of the match.

In people's anticipation, the game finally started.

The strength of the Greek team this year is not bad. Although there are not many NBA players, their strength must not be underestimated. The outside world agrees that among the 6 teams in Group B this time, the two strongest teams are the Greek team and Argentina The Croatian team ranked third, but to the surprise of the outside world, Croatia lost to China in the first match of the group stage.

Therefore, the outside world is also very concerned about the battle between the Huaxia team and the Greek team. Many people want to see if the Huaxia men's basketball team can continue to counterattack and defeat the Greek team.

At two o'clock in the morning, China time, the game started.

At the beginning of the game, the Huaxia men's basketball team played very well. Under Ning Yi's tandem, the team's offense was very smooth. The team carried the momentum of defeating Croatia in the previous game. The players were in good condition and felt hot. The balls were scored.

But then the Greek team stepped up their defense. At the same time, they opened up their outside shots and hit two consecutive three-pointers, setting off a strong counterattack.

On the field, Ning Yi scored the ball, Guo Ailun missed a three-pointer, the opponent got the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack. After the ball reached the frontcourt, he did not rush to play, but passed the ball, very patient and well-organized.

This is something that the Huaxia men's basketball team can't match. The opponent's cooperation is very tacit, the tactics are clear, how the ball moves, how people run, everything is very smooth, as if flowing.

"Shua!"

After passing the ball several times, there was a loophole in the defense line of the Huaxia men's basketball team. The opponent made a decisive shot and made a mid-range hit.

"The Greek team is indeed stronger than Croatia." Gong Luming frowned, feeling threatened, "The opponent's cooperation is very tacit, although there is no outstanding point, but the victory lies in the balance. There is a tacit understanding, which allows their tactics to be executed very well, and the tactical effect is almost brought to the extreme."

The five starters of the Greek team are not NBA players, but they are all over 24 years old. There is no outstanding person, but every position is very average, everyone can attack and can pass the ball well.

The addition of these five people is not as simple as one plus one.

"It's because every position is average, with no obvious advantages and no obvious disadvantages, so they can play the team basketball to the extreme." Gong Luming's face was serious, and he immediately called a timeout. When the players got off, he started Arrangement, "The opponent's team is very good offensively, and the defense is the same. This requires enough tacit understanding and balance in each position. We don't have this, so we can't play against the opponent like this."

"Ning Yi, Ah Lian." Gong Luming said: "Wait a minute depends on the individual abilities of the two of you. I need both of you to score points and use offensive attacks to defeat the opponent's defense and defeat the opponent's psychological defense."

Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian agreed in unison.

Soon, the pause is over.

The two sides returned to the court. Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian began to score points based on their personal abilities. However, the Greek team's defense was very tight. This is also an advantage of team basketball. The balanced offense and balanced defense prevented Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian from scoring. A ball requires a lot of effort.

For Yi Jianjian, the other party can restrain him a little bit.

But for Ning Yi, the Greek team has no good solution. Although they try their best to prevent Ning Yi, they really cannot. .

In this way, with the performance of Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian, Huaxia takes the lead here.

Seeing the Huaxia men's basketball team taking the lead, some fans became excited, thinking that the Huaxia men's basketball team had already gained the upper hand. However, coach Gong Luming is frowning. Now they are leading, but they rely on the personal strength of Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian. After all, this is not a long-term solution. The opponent is playing team basketball, and the advantage is strong sustainability. While playing personal basketball, the advantage is concentrated firepower, but the disadvantage is that it consumes too much for Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian.

"Once Ning Yi and Yi Jianlian consume too much physical energy, or their condition declines, the score will soon be overtaken by the opponent." Gong Luming looked at the players, "At this time, it would be great if someone else stood up gone."