The King of the NBA

On September 5th, all the matches of the Men's Basketball World Cup group stage ended, and the teams that qualified for each group were also fully released. Each group consisted of four teams, forming the top 16.

Group A qualified Spain (first in the group, 5 wins and 0 losses), Brazil (second in the group, 4 wins and 1 loss), France (third in the group, 3 wins and 2 losses), Serbia (fourth in the group, 2 wins and 3 burden).

Group B qualifying teams are Greece (first in the group, 5 wins and 0 losses), China (second in the group, 4 wins and 1 loss), Argentina (third in the group, 3 wins and 2 losses), Croatia (fourth in the group, 2 wins and 3 burden).

Group C qualified the United States (first in the group, 5 wins and 0 losses), Turkey (second in the group, 3 wins and 2 losses), Dominica (third in the group, 2 wins and 3 losses), New Zealand (fourth in the group, 2 wins and 3 losses). burden).

Group D qualified Lithuania (first in the group, 4 wins and 1 loss), Slovenia (second in the group, 4 wins and 1 loss), Australia (third in the group, 3 wins and 2 losses), Mexico (fourth in the group, 2 wins and 3 burden).

According to the rules of the event, the next round will be a 16-to-8 match.

The 16-to-8 competition will adopt a cross-elimination method, that is, Group A crosses Group B, and Group C crosses Group D.

Taking Group A and Group B as an example, the 16-to-8 competition will be A1vsB4, A2vsB3, A3vsB2, A4vsB1, and the final winner will be cross-eliminated to determine the final team.

So next, the opponent of Huaxia men's basketball team will be the French team in A3.

September 7.

The Huaxia men's basketball team will play against the French team.

This game will be played in the early morning of China time, and in China, it is late at night, but many fans are still awake, sitting in front of the TV or computer, waiting to watch the game.

Liu Dan, Xu Mao and others also gathered in the fan club, drinking beer, watching TV, waiting for the game to start, so as to cheer for the Huaxia men's basketball team.

Zhao Haoran is not here, the school has something to do and can't leave, and can't ask for leave. There is no way to return to Yishi to be with Liu Dan, Xu Mao and others, so he can only stay in the school dormitory, staring at the computer with a group of buddies, cheering up .

In the fan club, apart from Liu Dan, Xu Mao and others, there are also many fans, middle-aged, young, dozens of them.

"Sixteen to eight games, one game is life and death. If you win, you will enter the top eight." Xu Mao said, his tone was a little nervous. After so many years, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team has won the World Championships (now the Men's Basketball World Cup). Only once entered the top eight and got eighth place, and it was more than 30 years ago.

This time, can they make the top eight?

Liu Dan and the others were also nervous. Although the game hadn't started yet, their hearts were already hanging in the air, full of anticipation and apprehension.

"Gulu." Liu Dan took a sip of beer and pretended to be calm: "It's okay, this time is different. This time we are the second in the group, and the French team is only the third in group A, so it is definitely not our opponent. "

"Yes, I will definitely be in the top eight."

"Sure."

Everyone seemed to have taken a reassurance, and said one after another.

This is different from watching Ning Yi play in the NBA before. This is the Men's Basketball World Cup and the China Men's Basketball Team. Everyone's heart is filled with a kind of patriotism. Although they can't play for the country as a player, everyone's heart Pray for the national team to win.

The same is true for Liu Dan, Xu Mao and others. They didn't talk much about Ning Yi, because this is not a game for a certain person, nor is it related to Ning Yi alone, but to the entire national team and the entire Huaxia Basketball.

At this time, three teenagers came in from the outside.

Seeing the three of them, Liu Dan frowned and called, "Monkey, come here."

The person who came was Zhao Haoran's cousin Houzi. Hearing Liu Dan's voice, Houzi put on a smiley face and trotted over quickly, laughing and shouting: "Brother Liu, Brother Xu"

"Okay, don't do this, I'm not a gangster." Liu Dan waved his hands and said impatiently, "Why are you here when you're not at school?"

Houzi is Zhao Haoran's cousin. Liu Dan and Xu Mao both know each other. This guy is only in the third year of high school this year. He just started school this September. He is not at school, but came here instead. Liu Dan saw it and had to ask.

"Brother Liu, don't tell my cousin." Monkey said quickly, pointing at the two teenagers who were about his age behind him, "This is Xiaoqiang, this is Erpang, my classmate. Brother Liu, we are secretly Those who ran out of school didn’t dare to go home, so they went to the Internet cafe, but there were no seats in the Internet cafe. We didn’t do anything bad, just to watch today’s game and cheer for our national team.”

"Hehe, you guys are quite patriotic." Liu Dan laughed.

Monkey, Xiaoqiang, and Erpang nodded again and again. Erpang was really a bit fat, with a round waist, a fat belly, a fleshy face, a pair of small eyes, and a serious face. Liu Dan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Liu Dan held back his laughter and shouted: "You guys are all right, did you climb over the wall? It's so late today, so I'll let you stay here. Stand up one by one and let me stand and watch. It's a punishment for you. Look When it's over, I'll take you back to school."

The three of them were full of bitterness, and the fat on Er Fatty's face trembled wildly. He said cautiously: "Brother, let's just stand and watch, but can you not send us back to school? We will go back by ourselves tomorrow morning, without bothering you."

"No trouble, I'm very familiar with your dean." After Liu Dan finished speaking, he ignored the three of them and chatted with Xu Mao and others by himself, waiting for the competition to start.

Houzi, Xiaoqiang, and Erpang stood on the side, like bodyguards, but Liu Dan spoke, and they dared not listen. Liu Dan is not Ning Yi, nor Zhao Haoran, this guy is just a dude, saying It doesn't sound like a "bastard", but it just happens to be able to calm people like monkeys.

Madrid, Spain.

It's still daytime here, Duan Xiaoran said while arranging his work equipment, "Bingbing, you can go with me, today is a 16-to-8 game, whether our Huaxia men's basketball team can make it to the top 8 depends on this game .”

"Forget it." Qin Xuanbing shook her head: "I just silently cheer for our Huaxia men's basketball team in my heart. There are too many people in the arena, and you have to work again, so I won't go."

Duan Xiaoran was helpless and continued to pack his things.

After the things were packed, Duan Xiaoran realized that Qin Xuanbing hadn't read a book and was looking at something with a SLR camera. She quietly went over to take a look. On the screen of the SLR camera was a tall man, but only his back was visible, and his face could not be seen. .

"Bingbing, who is this person?" Duan Xiaoran asked curiously.

Qin Xuanbing was taken aback, and quickly said: "It's not anyone, I just took pictures."

"Really?" Duan Xiaoran asked.

"Of course it's true." Qin Xuanbing calmed down and returned to her usual coolness, "It was just taken casually, I didn't even see the face, how could I know him?"

Duan Xiaoran was full of suspicion. She stared at Qin Xuanbing for a while, but she still couldn't see anything, so she gave up, shook hands with Qin Xuanbing, and said, "I'm leaving. If I'm hungry, I'll order food for myself."

"go Go."