pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 367 An Unexpected Showdown

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In the end, the Miami Heat still won the game against the Shougang team. Mu Chenfeng played his best performance since entering the NBA. He made 18 of 13 shots and scored 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. He stabilized the situation when the Shougang team was approaching the score many times.

He seems to be the most reliable player in this Miami Heat team.

The Shougang team did not start foreign aid in this game, but played the whole game with the all-China class. Although the result was a bit regrettable, the process was very satisfactory. The Shougang team in the all-China class played with full tenacity.

The five Chinese were able to play such a wonderful game. This battle stunned the foreigners.

During the game, Liu Tianyu contributed a wonderful hot pot block, slapping the Heat center's hook directly to the stands, and successfully booked the "best goal".

Mu Chenfeng and Liu Tianyu lived up to expectations and completed the duel. Mu Chenfeng scored 28 points vs. Liu Tianyu 25 points, an equal performance.

"Next time, we will definitely win." Liu Tianyu said when Mu Chenfeng covered his hands.

This time, Mu Chenfeng really saw the strength of the CBA team, and it was an all-China class. The toughness and determination shown by these players far exceeded Mu Chenfeng's expectations. They played the game with a "conquering" mentality, and they went all out in every attack and every defense.

"Perhaps Liu Tianyu is right. The gap between the CBA and the NBA is getting closer." Mu Chenfeng said looking at the backs of the Shougang players after the game.

"It's not the gap between the CBA and the NBA, but the gap between Chinese basketball and American basketball." Su Mengyao corrected, "If the best players from the two countries were assembled to play a game, what would the result be?"

"The possibility of winning is almost zero." Mu Chenfeng said calmly, "At least it is like this now."

The gap is only clear to those who really understand. The players of the Shougang team do not understand the level of the NBA. The NBA is far more terrifying than they imagined. It will take some time to surpass the NBA.

The Miami Heat have won two consecutive victories in the summer league. With the top-ranked teams losing games, the Heat temporarily ranked first in Group A by virtue of their point difference. The Shougang team, which lost three consecutive games, was at the bottom of the group.

The good news is that the Shougang team lost to the three most powerful opponents in Group A, and the remaining three opponents are not strong, and they have every chance to win.

The Hongyuan team in Group B has won two games and ranked second in the group. The situation is very good. They only need to win two of the next three games to lock in the top two in the group and advance to the semi-finals.

Previously, the best result of the Chinese team in the summer league was also the third place in the group, and they had never qualified. If Shougang or Hongyuan qualify, then they will also create a new history.

NBA teams have always been running in very quickly. After three games, the Miami Summer League team has cultivated a certain tacit understanding, and the tactical play has become more and more smooth. In the next three group games, the Heat won a wave of three consecutive victories. Counting the previous two victories, the Heat locked the first place in Group A with a "five consecutive victories". They won a total of 165 points in six games, averaging 27.5 points per game, more than No.2. 10 points.

The Shougang team also won three consecutive victories in the following games. Although they could only rank third in the group and missed the chance to appear, they still successfully completed the task of "winning three games" assigned by the Basketball Association.

In Group B, the Chicago Bulls ranked first in the group with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses. Hongyuan only won one game in the next three games, but still ranked second in the group with a margin of 2 points.

This is the first time since the NBA established the Summer League that a CBA team and a European team have entered the semifinals at the same time, and it is also the first time that there are "only" two NBA teams in the semifinals.

This situation is enough to show that the world basketball is narrowing the gap with the NBA bit by bit.

In the semi-finals, the Heat and AC Milan played first. This is the second meeting between the two teams in this league. The first game ended with the Heat's loss.

At the beginning of the game, as the audience predicted, the Heat played a perfect start of 10:2. Mu Chenfeng also completed his first alley-oop since he joined the NBA, but then the game took a turn for the worse. AC Milan played an epic defense, which kept the Heat scoreless in 3 minutes. AC Milan relied on a stable offensive and defensive transition to catch up with the score.

In the second quarter, it completely turned into Mu Chenfeng's solo performance. He made 17 crazy shots in a single quarter, hit 13 goals, and scored 30 points. He broke the summer league scoring record in a single quarter. In this quarter, the Heat only took 18 shots in total.

In the second half, the game gradually lost its suspense. After three quarters, the Heat led their opponents by 17 points. At the end of the quarter, AC Milan showed great resilience, launched a counterattack, and played a wave of 14:3 offensive climax. But at the last moment, Mu Chenfeng controlled the ball to stabilize the situation, won the victory for Miami, and got the first ticket to the summer league finals.

The match between the Chicago Bulls and the Hongyuan team attracted the attention of many viewers. After all, it was a Chinese team. The broadcaster specially gave the Hongyuan team a lot of shots. As the "CBA's last hope", the Bulls' main player Kyle Terry failed to participate because of a cold. Under the leadership of the team's core Yi Junle, the Hongyuan team realized a counterattack against the NBA team.

The final will be between the Miami Heat and the CBA Hongyuan team, and the champion of the summer league will also be born at that time.

Before the start of the league, no one would have thought that these two teams would meet in the final. The audience generally believed that Chicago should be standing opposite the Heat. Therefore, this final matchup was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Is the Heat defending the glory of the NBA?Or will CBA Hongyuan go all out and win the first summer league title belonging to the CBA?
The duel between NBA rookie Wang Mu Chenfeng and CBA scorer Wang Yi Junle is highly anticipated.

(End of this chapter)