This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 151 Ranking Battle
8月23日，中国队以110-83，并不血刃的战胜了非洲劲旅塞内加尔，以3胜1负的战绩取暂列小组第二。

At the same time, the US team continued to advance triumphantly, beating Italy and winning 4 consecutive victories in the group stage.

Italy, which won Senegal and Slovenia, is 2-2 after losing to the United States.

Slovenia defeated Puerto Rico, won Senegal before, and lost to the United States and Italy, so it also has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

Senegal lost all four games and was out early.

After losing to Slovenia in the last game, Puerto Rico only got 1 win and 3 losses, and it is a bit dangerous to qualify. If they can win the final game of the group stage, then they can compete for small points if the records are tied.

The position of the Chinese team is very stable. Even if they lose the last group match with Slovenia, the Chinese team will get 3 wins and 2 losses. It has already secured the top four places in the group match and qualified ahead of schedule.

In order to get the right to qualify, Slovenia will definitely beat China in the last game. If they win, they may rush to the second place in the group. Once they lose to China, they need to see the outcome of the game between Italy and Puerto Rico. Italy won Puerto Rico Fortunately, with the help of Italy's east wind, Puerto Rico can still qualify.

If they lose, the three teams with the same 2 wins and 3 losses will need to take the top two teams to qualify.

Therefore, this game is for the Slovenian national team.

In essence, it is still a life and death battle.

As for the Chinese team, although they have won the right to qualify for the group stage, they also hope to compete for a better ranking.

If they can qualify as the second place in the group, then China will face the weaker No.3 in Group C.

For the Chinese team, which is vowing to break the No.1994 record created by the Chinese men's basketball team in the 8 Men's Basketball World Championships, this battle is also very important.

Historically, the battle between the Chinese team and Slovenia was a deadly battle, but in the end relying on Wang Shipeng's lore, the magic team finally qualified.

According to Zhou Lin's analysis, in this game, the chances of winning the Chinese team with his own variable will be higher.

Of course, this Slovenian team is actually not weak. They only lost 4 points in the loss to Italy. In the match against the US team, they lost 19 points just like the Chinese team.

This Slovenian team has four players who have played in the NBA this season.

They are Spurs guard Benno Udri, who was also one of the members of the 2005 Spurs championship, and after he left the Spurs to join the Kings in 2007, he scored in double figures for 4 consecutive years. He has been in the NBA for 12 years, and he is by no means an unknown person.

Nesterovic, who also played for the Spurs, was a player who logged into the NBA in the 98-99 season. He was also one of the homeless players in the NBA. It is a good performance and can be regarded as one of the mainstays of Slovenia.

Nets forward Nakba, Yao Ming’s former teammate was also the No. 15 pick in the same class, and in his rookie season, because he liked to play a game, he made friends with Yao Ming. Destroying his characteristics, he is an elite-level high fort with accurate shooting. Although he is thin, he has amazing jumping ability and often performs dunks. However, his overall style of play is still soft and he is often beaten by others on the defensive end. In the national team, Nakba is the scoring leader in many games. The state of this World Championship has declined slightly, but he is also the top three scorer in the country.

周林的队友山猫队的中锋普里莫兹.布雷泽克，此君正在山猫队打出了职业生涯的高光时刻上赛季以79场出战79场首发砍下场均12.4分5.6篮板（包括2.2个进攻篮板）的数据。

In the established history, it has to be admitted that the strength of the Chinese team is slightly inferior to that of Slovenia. If it were not for Yao Ming who supported the Chinese team most of the time and scored 36 points and 10 rebounds in the game, it would not have been possible. There may be a chance for Wang Shipeng's last god to descend to earth.

The Chinese team interviewed domestic reporters before the game, and they were determined to win the game and qualify for the second place in the group.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team changed the previous lineup.

Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming.

Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian were put on the bench again by Jonas.

And Slovenia's starting lineup is.

Jack Rakovic and Benno Udry partnered at the back, Sani Besilovic and Juros Sroka partnered at the front, and veteran Nesterovic was the starting five.

There are also two NBA players, Nakba and Primoz Brezek, on the bench.

The inside height of this team is not low. The 2.14m Strovic partnered with the 2.09m power forward Yuros Sloka, and the 2.13m Primoz Brezek was on the bench. One of the few teams whose inside height can match the Chinese team.

After the Chinese team got the ball, Wang Zhizhi played very resolutely. Although he failed to score in the first round, in the next round, he used a breakthrough to score the first two points of the Chinese team.

Yao Ming also quickly opened fire on the inside. Facing the hard defense of the opponent's center Nesterovic, he still turned around and made a shot.

The two sides battled to 6-6.

Back to Slovenia, facing Yao Ming's defense, Nesterovic's offense was also very determined, but facing Yao Ming's pressure, he missed consecutive shots, but Yuros Sloka aggressively grabbed offensive rebounds consecutively The ball, the second offense succeeded in a row, or it was to create a foul by the Chinese team under the basket and hit the free throw line.

It can be said that the Slovenian team, which is fighting to the death, is more tenacious than the Chinese team, and the preparations it makes seem to be more adequate.

The team's point guard, 1.76m Jack Rakovic, also started to work on the outside. After receiving an offensive rebound from the inside, he showed his power outside the three-point line and hit a 3-pointer.

With him stealing Liu Wei again, the fast break caused the latter's foul.

Going to the free throw line and hitting two free throws, with 3 minutes and 15 seconds left in the first quarter, Slovenia led the Chinese team by 19 points 11-8.

And more than half a quarter of the game has lost 6 offensive rebounds.

Coach Jonas frowned and hurriedly called a timeout. He was very dissatisfied with the team's backcourt rebound protection in the interior.

After the timeout, Zhang Qingpeng, Zhou Lin, and Yi Jianlian replaced Liu Wei, Zhu Fangyu, and Wang Zhizhi.

The Chinese team once again strengthened their inside rebounding ability. Under the premise that the offensive end has not been fully opened for the time being, rebounding and defense have become the top priorities.

Appearing again, the Chinese team still failed to find a touch on the offensive end. Zhang Qingpeng, known as Zhang Sancrazy, failed to go crazy in front of the Slovenian defender. He missed a two-pointer and a three-pointer, but Yi Jianlian had So, while grabbing the team's first offensive rebound, he also broke the scoring drought with a strong inside attack.

It was also time for Zhou Lin to take advantage of the rhythm and score two points in front of his new teammate Primoz Brezek.

The debut of Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian made the rebounding and offense of the Chinese team start to improve.

19-22, at the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team entered the second quarter behind by 3 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Slovenian team headed by Primoz Brezek and Juros Sloka was still very active in fighting. In front of Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi, they kept relying on their stronger bodies. Space the basket and finally grab the offensive rebound.

Besilovic, who played in the Italian league, fired from outside the three-point line again, continuing to continue the firepower for Slovenia. Benno Udri, also with his skillful hands, continuously delivered shells to outside players, Juros Sloka As a tall insider, he also kept wandering outside. As long as Yi Jianlian was a little dazed, he would fire, and his hit rate was not low. In the early part of the second quarter, he was 3 of 2 and helped Slovenia open the score.

Old You started to get anxious, scratching his head, and let Yao Ming appear on stage again.

When Yao Ming came back, the Chinese team was 37-25, already behind by double digits.

As the mainstay of the team, Yao Ming is still stable. After facing Primoz-Brazek directly under the basket, he made a hook first and then missed a shot. After the second attack, he succeeded in dunking and caused a foul.

His consecutive scoring also made the Slovenian coach shake his head. Who can stop this kind of monster who is skilled and good.

Even under the attack of the opponent's two high towers, Yao Ming was able to forcibly hit a turnaround jumper, leading the Chinese team to set off a wave of 10-2 offense.

Thanks to Yao Ming's strong inside control, the Chinese team's quiet outside touch finally opened up. First, Liu Wei received Zhou Lin's transfer ball and hit his first three-pointer. Wang Zhizhi's off-ball screen hit a three-pointer from the corner sweet spot on one side.

Although the Slovenian coach called a timeout and continued to transfer people, it still couldn't stop the offensive momentum of the Chinese team in the middle of the second quarter.

Du Feng, who is the No. [-] or [-] swingman, also appeared at the end of the second quarter. Du Feng has the characteristics of a microwave oven. He first hit the bottom corner for two points, and then made an air cut layup to add two points. And assist Zhou Lin to score fast breaks, in addition to the attributes of microwave ovens, it has the characteristics of panacea.

Before halftime, the Chinese team set off a strong counterattack momentum and scored 28-22 in a single quarter.

At the end of the half, it also led the Slovenian team with a weak 47 points 44-3.

Of course, Lao You was not satisfied with many players in the team. In the second half, Zhou Lin and Du Feng replaced Zhu Fangyu and Wang Zhizhi in the starting positions.

Neither Wang Zhizhi nor Yi Jianlian can guard against the speed of the opponent's pitcher at position [-].

Lao You is this kind of coach, no matter which player he is, he will give him a chance to try.

He really doesn't have any rigidity in employing people. Anyway, whoever plays well will win. Zhou Lin and Du Feng teamed up to score 11 points in the second quarter. They performed well and were appointed to start the second half.

Slovenia also noticed the shooting of Zhou Lin and Du Feng, and dispatched forwards with better defensive mobility.

At the beginning of the third quarter, both teams didn’t feel very good. Yao Ming’s two attempts to turn around and miss the jumper. Of course, this is also because the opponent’s defensive pressure really came up. There will be a second inside player to help defend immediately.

And when Yao Ming wanted to handle the ball, it was already impossible.

On the Slovenian side, the nibblers began to bite the score back. First, Udrih made a successful run and throw, and then the Spurs veteran Nesterovic, who assisted the inside, made a dunk.

In the early part of the third quarter, the score was turned to 59-55.

Yunus called a timeout again, and the Chinese team replaced Sun Yue again. Yunus undoubtedly valued Sun Yue's defense against the opponent's small guard.

However, Sun Yue did not make many achievements after playing. Slovenia's tactical arrangement is still very complete. After passing the ball seven times with five players, the Chinese team succeeded in passing and cutting in the first defensive round.

In the middle of the third quarter, Wang Zhizhi replaced Yao Ming and made another appearance. As a veteran, Wang Zhizhi showed his ability at critical moments. He first made a three-pointer from the outside, and then scored a running shot. He scored five consecutive points to help the team stabilize. Live the situation.

Zhou Lin appeared again at the end of the third quarter. Considering the soft nature of Nakba on the opposite side, coach Yunus specially arranged singles tactics for Zhou Lin.

And Zhou Lin did not live up to Lao You's expectations. At the end of the third quarter, he succeeded in two mid-range singles.

Even the head coach of Slovenia had no choice but to replace Nakba who had just replaced him.

Relying on these four points, Zhou Lin's score also reached 11 points.

As Zhou Lin, who represented the national team for the first time, he scored in double digits in the first five games of the World Championships.

Zhou Lin and Wang Zhizhi's continuous offensive firepower support gave Yao Ming enough time to breathe. At the end of the third quarter, Yao Ming, who had recovered some of his physical fitness, started the massacre mode again. Anti-basket, a technology that can be used inside, Yao Ming used it in front of Primoz Brezek. In the third quarter, Yao Ming scored 12 points in a single quarter, helping the team to 70 at the end of the third quarter. -62, leading by 8 points and entering the final quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team made another old mistake. When facing the press, there was a problem with the ability to handle the ball. Continuous personal mistakes, even including a sideline serve error, directly gave Slovenia three opportunities to counterattack. , the opponent also accepted these scores unceremoniously, a wave of 7-0, directly chasing the point difference to only one point.

Coach Jonas shall not call a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, the Chinese team played a little more methodically. When Liu Wei faced the opponent's small guard Jack Rakovic, relying on his height advantage of almost [-] centimeters, he also made a turnaround jumper with his ass sticking out.

Udri once again assisted Nakba who was running back inside and made a layup.

The scores of the two teams continued to be stalemate.

Both Zhou Lin and Yao Ming reappeared with 6 and a half minutes left in the game.

Du Feng replaced Wang Zhizhi to play the fourth position. As soon as Du Feng came on the stage, he had a microwave-like offensive feeling and scored two points first.

Yao Ming began to play a restraining role in the interior. He scored three consecutive points to Zhou Lin and Liu Wei, and Zhou Lin and Liu Wei each hit a jumper.

The Chinese team once again widened the point difference to 6 points, leading Slovenia 80-74.

A 3-pointer from Juros Sloka and a hook from Primoz Brezek put Slovenia only 1 points behind with 3 minutes left.

Wang Zhizhi made his debut again. When the inside team formed a pinch attack, Yao Ming's ball fell into Wang Zhizhi's hands. Wang Zhizhi made a breakthrough to attract the outside defense. Zhou Lin got an open chance and hit another two points.

The personal score of 16 points also created a new high for Zhou Lin's national team career.

Udrih missed a three-pointer, Yao Ming grabbed the rebound, and the opponent's center Nesterovic fouled immediately. His personal foul count also came to five times, and he was directly sent off. Yao Ming made two free throws.

The Chinese team led by 85 points 77-8.

The game lost its suspense.

In the end, the Chinese team won the fourth victory in the 85 World Championships with 80-2006, and also qualified as the second in Group D.

Italy's victory over Puerto Rico gave Slovenia a ride.

In Group D, the United States, China, Italy, and Slovenia entered the round of 1 with a score of 4-16.

　Breaking is even more impossible, although half of the face is still swollen badly...

　　
　
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