From today on is the king

Chapter 782 781. Group Second!

Milicic's skillful center forward and his physical fitness are really amazing in international competitions!They were all forced by Yao Ming to lift the anti-aircraft gun like the Statue of Liberty, and finally threw a goal with difficulty. This was the second goal of Serbia and Montenegro in half a quarter!
For the Chinese team, after scoring four points in a row at the beginning, Serbia and Montenegro were forced to defend with all their strength from the very beginning. Although they only allowed the Chinese team to score 9 points in half the quarter, they played half of the first quarter, and the Chinese team had a 9-4 lead by 5 points!

In the second half, the Chinese team continued to improve their confrontation. Guo Shiqiang, Liu Wei, and Zhang Jinsong all came up to maintain confrontation at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Battelle also took over from Yao Ming in the second half of the first quarter.

The characteristic of the Chinese is that when it comes to this kind of competition on the edge of a cliff, they will become extremely desperate.

The main reason is that Liu Mang, an NBA superstar, has been performing like a mad dog on the defensive end, and the others have followed suit. They started the mad dog defense collectively, so that when they played against Italy last time, they faced a naturalized team composed of a group of black Italians.

After the first quarter, Serbia and Montenegro only scored 10 points, while the Chinese team scored 16 points in a single quarter, taking a six-point lead.

After the first quarter, the head coach of Serbia and Montenegro felt that it was time for the mad dog-like NBA superstar to rest in the second quarter!Whether it's offense or defense, that guy is the most aggressive.

But when Milicic heard the head coach's statement, he was desperate...

This guy is a devil who can play 1 games in the NBA Finals without resting for [-] minute!
Besides this devil, Yao Ming was also like a big devil just now. When they had to block Moko from hitting the basket in advance, Yao Ming directly forcibly dunked him and Kostic one by one!
Milicic's mentality is a bit broken. The head coach of the Raptors coaxed him to let him improve slowly, but when he came to the national team, because Peja and Divac's country withdrew from the Yugoslavia Union, he is now the best player of the Serbia and Montenegro. Only him.

Strong on the outside and capable in the middle, wearing the title of the world's number one, but has long since lost the strength of the world's number one, and we are talking about Serbia and Montenegro.

As long as they are not allowed to use the three-pointers of Radmanovic, Popovich, Spacenovic, Rakocevic and others, and they are not allowed to shoot, the Chinese team will win more than half!
Because, the Chinese team has Yao Ming inside!Kostic and Milicic, the two interior twin towers that dominate many European countries, may have a slight advantage even against Argentina, but against Spain and China with Pau Gasol and Yao Ming, Milicic can only play floatingly, but he mainly plays inside.

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After the intermission, the second quarter was exactly as Milicic had imagined. Liu Mang continued to play, and Wang Zhizhi brought Li Nan, Zhang Jinsong, and Yao Ming who had reappeared.

In this section where he wanted to open up the score, Harris chose to use the more stable Li Nan. After all, Li Nan is at the peak of his 30s and is much more stable than Zhu Fangyu.

Serbia and Montenegro sent a combination of Popovich, Dores Bodiloga, Bogdan Drobinjako, Radmanovic and Milicic.

Krstic was replaced, and he was a disaster against Yao Ming. He originally used a combination of three insiders to deal with the tall lineup of the Chinese team, but he was completely suppressed.

So the Serbian and Montenegro team prepared to use an offensive lineup to deal with the Chinese team, trying to play a fast pace, but the Chinese team took the lead and now has enough advantages to control the rhythm of the field!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Serbia and Montenegro attacked. Popovich pushed forward and handed the ball to Milicic, who was pulled up to a high position.

Popovich rushed straight to the basket, made a perfect pick-and-roll pass, standard European style of play, and then... Popovich's flying layup was slapped by Yao Ming...

Yao Ming's height and defensive awareness are like the contemporary version of Sabonis. He came back from a short break and started to show off again!

Liu Mang just squeezed past Milicic and picked up the ball. Serbia and Montenegro quickly retreated to the defense. Liu Mang did not rush to make a fast break, but firmly held down the rhythm and landed.

Waiting for Yao Ming to settle down, Liu Mang lobbed the ball to Yao Ming for a singles match against Milicic!
Wang Zhizhi is not comparable to the threat of Moko, Du Feng and others. He is the Lakers' first insider substitute for Malone and O'Neal.

Yao Ming has been with Liu Mang for a long time, and he has learned badly. He just got a cap and was playing high. After receiving a pass from Liu Mang, he leaned back and leaned back. It seems that he is not very energetic!Turning his head and bowing his head, he asked, "Hey, are you ready?"

"Ah?" Milicic just raised his head and made a suspicious voice... "Oh..."

Milicic felt as if he had been hit by O'Neal. To him, there was no difference between Yao Ming and O'Neal. Milicic was knocked into the air, and couldn't help making a moaning sound...

Yao Ming smashed the ball into the basket through Milicic, pushed his left elbow aggressively, and Milicic sat down on the ground.

Yao Ming turned around and pointed to the sky towards Liu Mang, who had retreated. His signature celebration was simple and domineering!

Milicic sat on the ground, wanting to cry so much, he was bullied all by himself!

"I'm only 19 years old..."

In Milicic's heart, he felt the same as that of someone Liu three years ago...

In the second quarter, Yao Ming first forced Milicic and dunked two times, playing just like O'Neal. In the FIBA ​​game, after Yao Ming had a teammate who could give him accurate passes, he became O'Neal.

Yao Ming’s Olympic Games is the most comfortable time since he joined the national team in 1999. There are few such opportunities in the NBA. There are very few opportunities where he can catch the ball comfortably and directly force dunks. Even Francis did not make him feel this way. The last time he experienced this feeling was half a year ago during the All-Star Weekend, when he received several passes from Kobe and Nash.

After Yao Ming played two shots, he kept Radmanovic and Milicic under the basket, and then Liu Mang and Wang Zhizhi started to cooperate.

Liu Mang and Wang Zhizhi blocked Popovich in a pick-and-roll, and Liu Mang rushed inside. Yao Ming separated Milicic for the first time in the pick-and-roll. Liu Mang dunked Radmanovic, but Radmanovic didn't dare to go up to block.

In the next attack, Liu Mang and Wang Zhizhi still had a pick-and-roll. Popovich went around and chased Liu Mang. Wang Zhizhi ran for a while and the sense of rhythm came.

The advantage of the pick-and-roll offense compared to standing and fixed-point shooting is that you can find the rhythm during the process and move the ball. However, Li Nan has become the most comfortable shot. Those who defend him are forced to defend Liu Mang or Wang Zhizhi from the top arc.

22 to 13 in a single quarter!

The Chinese team scored 22 points in the second quarter and 38 points in the half!Serbia and Montenegro only scored 23 points at halftime!
The Serbian and Montenegro team, which is strong on the outside and strong in the middle, has lost its fighting spirit!

In fact, before the start of the Olympic Games, many people said that Serbia and Montenegro were not worthy of inheriting Yugoslavia's world No. [-] position, but after all, there are still so many strong players in the NBA and Europe, and the Chinese team did not have much confidence in defeating Serbia and Montenegro.

But now, Liu Mang and Yao Ming took turns to show off their power, Wang Zhizhi, Li Nan, Mo Ke and others as surprise soldiers, coupled with the defensive end, led by 15 points at halftime!
The morale of the Chinese team has been completely improved, and the Serbian and Montenegro team has gradually accepted the fact that they "do not deserve to be number one in the world"...

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89 to 67, the Chinese team defeated Serbia and Montenegro by 22 points, with 3 wins and 2 losses in the group stage!Created the Chinese team's winning record in the group stage!
Liu Mang scored 29 points and 7 assists, and Yao Ming scored 26 points and 18 rebounds. These are basically the regular statistics of the two of them in the Olympics. Yao Ming has a stronger passer than Liu Wei who "passes Yao Ming the most".

The most important thing is that Li Nan scored in double figures for the first time in this Olympic Games, scoring 13 points, and scored 3 3-pointers and an empty layup in a single game. The veteran played his role in this crucial battle!
As a surprise player, Moko scored a three-pointer and an air-cut layup. Wang Zhizhi scored 10 points in his normal performance, and there were other sporadic three-pointers. The role players scored 34 points!
Of course, not only Li Nan, Wang Zhizhi, and Mo Ke, but the defense of others is also the key. The biggest feature of the Chinese team is that before a certain player joins the national team, no one will dominate the ball and not let go, and not many people care about statistics. This is the tradition of the Chinese team.

But not this time, this time, the Chinese team defended Serbia and Montenegro with only 67 points!
And relying on Liu Mang and Yao Ming scoring 55 points, the others scored 34 points, beating Serbia and Montenegro by 22 points!Advance to the quarterfinals with your head held high!

After the game was won, Liu Mang's eyes were a little moist when he saw his teammates cheering together so excitedly after winning the game, as well as thousands of Chinese fans cheering on the sidelines.

Just get 3 victories at once, so excited?
Yes, Liu Mang was also a little excited, but he didn't go up to celebrate with his teammates, because he was the backbone. Even when he lost to Argentina and Italy, he still had to maintain his arrogance. He had to maintain the attitude that the loss was not because he was just a poor teammate. He had to have that kind of confidence.

Only this kind of arrogant attitude can make the teammates feel that Liu Mang, the NBA's double MVP, is behind him, just like now.

"Ace, don't you want to celebrate together?" Li Nan ran over to find Liu Mang.

"Cut," Liu Mang turned around, not letting Li Nan see his eyes, he felt his eyes moisten, "Isn't it just entering the knockout round, what's the big deal."

"Haha, Ace, for you, the most glorious moment is probably winning the NBA's double MVP, but for us, being able to enter the finals as the top two in the group is the most glorious moment!" Li Nan laughed.

"You've watched too many cartoons, really, I can't see that you're still watching cartoons at such an age... Wait, Brother Nan, what are you talking about?" Liu Mang suddenly realized something was wrong, and turned his head and asked in horror.

"What's wrong? I said we feel very honored now?" Li Nan was frightened by Liu Mang's frightened expression.

"No, the previous sentence!" Liu Mang asked anxiously, grabbing Li Nan's shoulder.

Li Nan was a little puzzled: "The first sentence? Wait, I said that our group entered the finals second."

"The group is second? Aren't we third?" Liu Mang felt like he was going crazy!
"Spain lost to Argentina. We have the same record as Spain. We averaged 17 points per game, leading all teams and beating Spain. We must be second! Look at the big screen, Ace."

Liu Mang followed Li Nan's words and looked at the big screen above the stadium.

Just half an hour before the start of the Chinese team's game, Spain was playing against Argentina. Liu Mang never thought that Spain would lose to Argentina, but unexpectedly, he really lost!

Now in Group A, Argentina ranks first with 4 wins and 1 loss, while China ranks first with 3 wins and 2 losses. Spain, Italy, and China have defeated each other with 3 wins and 2 losses. The team ranked first in Group A with an average net difference of 17 points climbed to second place in the group!
Spain third and Italy fourth.

B组方面，立陶宛4胜1负排在第一，波多黎各3胜2负靠着赢了美国和希腊排在第二，美国队3胜2负靠击败了希腊队排在第三，希腊队3胜2负排在第四。

"Fuck! Something's going to happen!"

Liu Mang remembered that the United States should be the bottom one in Group B finals!I didn't expect the Greek team to be so weak, so I went to the technical station to ask. It turned out that the Greek team fell from second to fourth because they lost to Australia!

The first match of the final circle will start on August 8th. The match between the first in Group A and the fourth in Group B and the second in Group B and the third in Group A will start on this day to determine the two semi-finals.

The 27th is the semi-final match. Both games will be played on the 27th. Before the final on the 28th, the two losing teams of the semi-final will decide the bronze medal before the start of the final. After that, there will be a gold medal battle to determine the 2004 Olympic men's basketball champion, which is the world's number one.

Liu Mang looked at the schedule on the big screen. It was an arrangement that had been decided long ago. It only needed 12 participating teams to complete the competition, determine the ranking, and take their seats.

Seeing the English name and national flag of my country, I am playing against USA... August 8th...

Quarterfinals!Hit America!Liu Mang feels cold!
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Update at 30pm on the [-]th

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