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Chapter 91 "Three Points of Rain"

"The Chinese men's basketball team once again encountered their old rival Lithuania in this Olympic Games. Many fans should be familiar with this name, but they may not know any outstanding players in the current team.

We can see from the record in the group stage that Lithuania finished fourth in the group with 2 wins, 3 losses and 7 points. It has never won against the 3 teams ranked ahead of it.

He lost 23 points against Argentina, 8 points against France, and only lost 5 points against the Dream Ten team.

Dayao, what is the current personnel composition in Lithuania? "After the match between Spain and Brazil, it was known that China would meet Lithuania Yu Jia asked Yao Ming.

"You may be familiar with Lithuania. We also lost badly in 08." Yao Ming started with a self-mockery, "Now Lithuania is in the transition from old to new, and now the core is slowly shifting to the small forward Kleiza, and the old people like Jaskovicius, Carnetis and Kokonas are still on the outside.

The outside line has always been Lithuania's strong point. Their shooting is accurate and their cooperation is very good.This year their young insider Valanciunas was the fifth pick in the NBA draft last year. He didn't make it to the NBA last year because of the lockout. He only went this year. He is considered a rookie just like Chen Xiao. "Yao Ming thought for a while and talked about Lithuania's main players.

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After the group stage, the match list will be released immediately.

London Olympic Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Match:

Upper half:
August 8th at 9:5 U.S. Men’s Basketball VS Brazil Men’s Basketball
August 8th 9:3 Russian Men's Basketball Team VS Argentine Men's Basketball Team

Lower half:
August 8th 8:23 French men's basketball team VS Spanish men's basketball team

At 8:8 on August 21, Chinese men's basketball team VS Lithuanian men's basketball team

The Chinese men's basketball team will be the first to play against the traditional Lithuanian men's basketball team.

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"Spain is so strong, so accurate in control? You can win as much as you can win against Brazil." In the training class, the men's basketball players were also discussing the just-released matchup list.

"Win Brazil, avoid the bad country immediately, and win just right, lift Russia to the upper half, and come to the lower half by yourself. Good trick."

"Don't worry about Spain. Last time we played against Lithuania, this time they are still on the outside. The big Z on the inside has retired and added a No. 5 show." Wang Shipeng, who participated in the 08 Olympic Games, felt sorry.

In the face of a strong enemy, there is no need to fight in a crippled formation like the previous one.

Both Da Zhi and Ah Lian can play normally, even if they are still a little uncomfortable, they will not allow themselves to miss this opportunity as a breakthrough battle.If you lose, there is plenty of time to rest.

As the core, Chen Xiao is ready to play for 40 minutes.To quote Sir Charles, "Don't fuck me up, there's more time to rest after death."

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August 8th, capital time, is a very auspicious time for the Chinese. The opening time of the last Olympic Games, I hope it will bring good luck to the Chinese men's basketball team.

"CCTV, CCTV.

Audience friends, you are welcome to watch the No.8 Summer Olympic Games in London at 9 o'clock on the evening of the 30th, the quarter-final match between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Lithuanian men's basketball team.

This time it was Yao Ming and I who brought the live commentary.In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team has 2 big and 3 small lineups. The center is still Chen Xiao, the power forward is Yi Jianlian who has returned from injury, the small forward is Zhu Fangyu because of Sun Yue's injury, and the backcourt is Wang Shipeng and Liu Wei. "

When Yu Jia introduced the lineup to the audience, Chen Xiao had successfully grabbed the basketball in the air, and the Chinese team attacked.

The first ball must be handed to the most confident person. Chen Xiao caught Varan on the left side of the basket and received a pass from Liu Wei with his right hand.

At this time, all four of the Chinese team are in danger of shooting, and Chen Xiao can comfortably work in the low position.

Facing Varan, who had the physique of a center forward but hadn't yet hung on his flesh, Chen Xiao looked for a confrontation as usual, put the ball with his right hand, and slammed back.

Facing the oncoming force, Varan, who was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of weight, strength, and confrontation, took a step back unconsciously.

"Is this guy so powerful?" After all, with Chen Xiao's weight hanging on his huge body, he won't look swollen, and he won't look like a mountain or dew. People who haven't really matched up will always be affected by the vision and underestimate.

There was a little emptiness behind him, Chen Xiao did not hesitate, he jumped with his left foot on one foot, and seized the opportunity to hook his right hand.

The extremely high shooting point made Varan feel that he was close in front of his eyes and far away in the sky.

The moment the ball left his fingers, Chen Xiao realized that it felt a bit awkward, so he made a decisive decision and immediately chose to move towards the basket. Sure enough, he hit the front frame with a slightly weaker shot and bounced towards Valan Chen Xiao's side.

He strode to Varan's side, and at this moment the two were neck and neck.

While confronting, he stretched out his arms and took off the basketball first. The moment he took it off, he leaned together, and the second attack under the basket succeeded, setting the first record for the Chinese team.

After returning to the defense quickly for halftime, and giving Liu Wei a short high-five while passing the ball, Chen Xiao already had some understanding of Varan in rookie form.

Strength and confrontation are okay as a rookie, but they are not enough before hard training. Speed ​​and agility are not bad at 2 meters, but they are just average.

What supports his high pick is a standard center body, good inside skills and good touch.

This made Chen Xiao look forward to the opponents who came to melee inside. After all, there is a back and forth on the defensive training and hand-to-hand combat. This is the way for a big center to open up.

That's it?Chen Xiao followed Varan and ran up the pick-and-roll. As a result, Varan was unreliable in the pick-and-roll. After a short stand, he pulled his leg and went down, but the result was inexplicably blocked. Chen Xiao was slightly delayed. When he returned to the basket, Kleiza directly shot a three-pointer.

After the three-point shot, he swung his hands back and hit the three-pointer in a chic way.

Md, you're pretty good at pretending.Chen Xiao, who was picking up the ball from the basket, heard Zhu Fangyu, who was facing Kleiza, curse in a low voice.

Indeed, Chen Xiao agreed in his heart, this gesture of shaking hands is really handsome.

"Brother Zhu, you need your firepower this time, shoot hard, I'll give you a chance."

Chen Xiao did what he said, and blocked the open space for Zhu Fangyu in the next round. After a tacit pass, Zhu Fangyu received the ball, paused and pulled it out, and made his iconic three-pointer.

After all, the fans have already counted Chen Xiao's inside offensive points. It depends on whether he can open the outside line. If he can't open it, it will be difficult to rely on the inside line alone.

The opening offense seemed to be the epitome of the entire first quarter. On one side, Chen Xiao made an inside shot, and on the other side, he responded with a three-pointer when he came back, without delay.

The first one to stand out today is not Yi Jianlian, who has returned from injury, but "three-point rain". Last season, he still averaged 16.9 points per game in the CBA. Zhu Fangyu, who won the MVP, made 4 of 2 three-pointers in the first quarter, helping the Chinese team lead Lithuania by 19 points at 15:4.

(End of this chapter)