The edge of basketball is compelling

Chapter 858 858 Breaking Out in a Cold Sweat!It's really cold!

On September 9, the first round of the top 6 of the Chinese team ushered in a match against the Russian team.

Due to the record advantage of the Chinese team against Poland, the pressure on them in this game is not very great.

The Russian team is the exact opposite.

With 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, they can only advance if they win the Chinese team and Poland completely.

Therefore, for Russia, this game is a battle of life and death!
Before the game, Director Gong took Zhou Si to study tactics together.

Although it seems to the outside world that their record in this game is not very stressful, but considering the upcoming schedule, Director Gong doesn't want to lose a game, and his goal is to win all games and advance to the quarterfinals!

At the door of the house, pushing it all the way down is naturally the most fragrant!

Zhou Si also had the same opinion.

Although Russia lost to Argentina in the group stage, their strength should not be underestimated.

Great team, ball movement, tough defense make them a powerhouse.

Both Zhou Si and Director Gong are full of confidence in themselves, but the lion fights the rabbit with all their strength, they don't want to capsize in the gutter.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the game between the two sides officially started.

Before the game, Director Gong expressed his respect for the Russian team and the importance of this game in an interview.

The appetite of the fans is also lifted.

They want to see how long Russia can hold out.

On the sidelines, Dayao communicated with Kirilenko, nicknamed 'AK47', the chairman of the Russian Basketball Federation.

NBA basketball tycoon and former Nets rebounder Prokhorov also came to the scene.

All Chinese fans were relieved after the game started.

Relying on Zhou Si's rain of three-pointers, the Chinese team directly played a 9-2 start.

Ke Fan: "Ah, another unpretentious and boring winning night."

Facts have proved that the Chinese team can stand the milk completely, even if the Russian team started to regain their form later, they failed to narrow the score.

After the first quarter, the Chinese team led 23 to 13 by 10 points.

In the second quarter, under the command of Zhou Si, the Chinese team still played steadily and steadily. The combination of internal and external forces firmly took the initiative. In the middle of the second quarter, the Chinese team once achieved a 20-point lead. Afterwards, there was "tactical guidance" from Gong Guidance, and at the end of halftime At that time, Russia narrowed the difference to 16 points;
In the second half, Russia continued to make fouls on the inside to close the point difference to 11 points. After that, the two teams engaged in a tug-of-war, and the point difference remained at around 15 points;
At the beginning of the final quarter, Zhou Si made three consecutive ultra-long three-pointers, completely killing the hope of Russia's reversal.

87:64.

The Chinese team beat Russia by 23 points.

The Chinese team won four consecutive victories and became the second team after Serbia to qualify ahead of schedule!
What followed was a duel between Poland and Argentina.

At the beginning of the game, Argentina fully mobilized the mobility of the inside line, used the pick-and-roll to score frequently, and led 17-12 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Poland was still passive, and Argentina slowly widened the gap with the help of all-round scores.

In the third quarter, the two sides experienced ups and downs together. In the first half, Argentina had opened up the point difference to more than 20 points, but their offense in the second half was a bit random and made many mistakes, which directly led to Poland's counterattack, but the latter It was still difficult to close the points difference, and in the end Argentina easily won 87-67.

So far, Argentina has also secured a place in the quarter-finals!
The final match was between Spain and Italy.

Spain ended the iron fight with a sudden outbreak in the last quarter, beating Italy 67 to 60 and securing the last eight seats.

On the first day of the rematch, all four teams won four consecutive victories and secured four places in the top eight. The situation is very clear.

But the fans still have expectations, because the next title fight will be more interesting, and two of the four teams will break the undefeated gold medal.

On September 9, the war started again.

First of all, the fans are very interested in the US men's basketball team against the Greek team.

NBA stars against the NBA's rising star Antetokounmpo, this battle can be described as star-studded.

Although the US team did not win the group stage so easily, they still broke out with a record of three victories.

Antetokounmpo on the Greek team was also in trouble, but he seemed to break free in the third game of the group stage, and his performance in this game was also expected.

In the first quarter, Antetokounmpo scored 7 points in a row and played against the United States, but Greece only played a good half of the quarter on the offensive end. After that, they lost their outside touch and were directly opened by the American team. .

But they are also helpless.

The overall strength is not as good, and they really have no chance of winning if they don't bet on three points.

In the second quarter, Greece continued to feel poor, scoring only 8 points and the point difference was directly opened up. The United States established an 14-point advantage in one fell swoop in the second quarter by 18 points to end the first half.

In the second half, under the guidance of Popovich, the United States continued its excellent defense and did not give Greece any chance to start. They kept controlling the advantage of more than 20 points for most of the second half and maintained it until the end.

In the end, the United States beat Greece 76 to 53 to win the game, won all four games, and advanced ahead of schedule.

In the second game, the French team played against Lithuania.

France currently has 3 victories, while Lithuania has 2 wins and 1 loss.

Originally, the media predicted that the French team would directly engulf Lithuania with its fierce outside firepower, but the scene was completely beyond their expectations.

In the opening stage, the Lithuanian team showed a very tough defense and overall offense. The two teams drew many times!
But then France still showed the strength of their Gallic Roosters, taking advantage of Lithuania's mistakes to take the lead, and 'French Pippen' Batum helped France extend its lead to double digits.

In the second quarter, Lithuania relied on overall defense and three-pointers to narrow the gap. Valanciunas scored consecutive points in the interior, and France also frequently staged dunks. In the first half, France led Lithuania 50-40.

In the second half, France continued to show its strong outside firepower, and the rain of three-pointers widened the gap!
But Lithuania played steadily under the coach's formation and chased points by making fouls and free throws.

In the final quarter, the Lithuanian team finally got their chance. Taking advantage of the French offensive loss, Lithuania directly played a wave of 15-3 climax and overtook the score.

The French players on the field and the French fans off the field were really shocked.

Fortunately, Fournier and De Colo stood up at the last moment. With their key points, the French team still ushered in a 78-game winning streak with a 75-4 victory over Lithuania.

The third match was between the Czech Republic and Brazil.

If France is in a cold sweat, Brazil is really cold!
The Czech Republic, which had 2 wins and 1 loss before, will lose hope of promotion if they suffer a loss in this game. Therefore, the Czech Republic played very aggressively after the opening game, relying on the performance of inside and mid-range to seize the opportunity, and Brazil relied on the performance of veterans to catch up.

In the second quarter, the Czech Republic played a wave of internal and external blooming to open the score. In the first half, the Czech Republic led Brazil 45 to 32.

In the second half, the Czech Republic's offense still played smoothly and continued to expand its lead. Although Brazil once launched a counterattack, the Czech Republic once again consolidated its advantage through inside offense.

In the final quarter, Brazil was also unable to narrow the point difference. In the end, the Czech Republic beat Brazil 93 to 71. After this campaign, the records of both teams came to 3 wins and 1 loss.

The last to go was Australia and the Dominican Republic.

After a fierce battle, Australia relied on the stable output of 'Mishen' Mills to defeat the tenacious Dominican team 82 to 76, and secured the seventh seat and the top eight seats!

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(End of this chapter)