NBA: Two hands can’t carry championship rings

The Greek team that the Chinese team faced was very strong. They personally blocked the American Dream Team 7 from the finals at the World Championships in Japan two years ago.

Papalukas is a point guard who is 2 meters tall and weighs 98 kilograms. He is the team's leading defender and one of the most dominant defenders in Europe.

He started his career in 1995 and reached his peak in recent years. He won the MVP of the European League and was ranked among the 50 biggest stars of the European League in 2008.

Papalukas can play point guard, shooting guard and small forward on both offense and defense. He is a"pass-first" organizer, or a unique and agile pure point guard.

With a height of 200 centimeters, he has good vision on the court and can pass the ball to allow his teammates to score easily.

Although he is no longer young, many NBA teams still covet him. It was earlier reported that the Lakers were interested in bringing him in.

It can be said that he is an enhanced version of Sun Yue, a player of the Chinese national team.

Brosis is the main inside man of the Greek team. He can play center or power forward. His registered height is 2.12 meters, but he may actually look taller. He is physically strong and has a pair of long arms, which helps him in the basket. Has strong rebounding ability.

Spanoulis is a name that both Chinese and American fans still remember.

He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 50th overall pick in the second round of 2004, and was later traded to the Houston Rockets. In the 2006-2007 season, he was teammates with Yao Ming on the Rockets.

In the 2006 World Championships, it was the incomprehensible performance of him and his teammate"Little Shark" that made the Dream Team 7 fail.

Although Spann was not very successful with the Rockets, he was definitely a terrifying scoring machine under FIBA rules. He is good at breaking through, and his quickness combined with his excellent dribbling makes defenders elusive. His defense is good, and at least he doesn't have to worry about being blown into pieces in the international arena.

Sotsonidis, a center who is 208 centimeters tall and weighs 170 kilograms, is nicknamed"Little Shark".

After being selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 34th overall pick in the second round of 2003, he has been criticized by coaches and NBA scouts for being too fat.

But in the semi-finals against Meng Qi, he took advantage of his tonnage and became famous in one battle.

There are many players in the rotation of the Greek team who have been selected by the NBA. Their biggest players are not as good as the Chinese team, but the depth of their lineup is not comparable to the Chinese team.

The Chinese team really wanted to win, and the Greek team also didn't want to fall to fourth place without any help.

The game started at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Since both teams have determined their qualifications and want to gain more points from each other, the two teams have invested a lot on the offensive end and their defense is relatively lax.

The Chinese team started by playing Yao Ming, and they successfully played several games in a row.

Xiaosha's tonnage is simply not enough in front of peak Yao Ming.

Spann and Papa's double outside combination played well.

Liu Wei will be blown away no matter who he faces, Papa has a clear advantage in height, and Spann is a master of rhythm.

Soon the Chinese team replaced Sun Yue, who faced Papalukas with the same style, and Yue Yi was in charge of Spanoulis.

Greece's outside line was temporarily restricted, but after Yao Ming came off the court, the Greek team opened up again.

They have many good inside players. Except for Xiao Sha, the other players are as tall as Yi Di and Dazhi, and Xiao Sha particularly likes to play tall, light inside players.

The two teams fought an offensive battle on the court, and at halftime, the scores of both sides exceeded 50 points.

At 53:51, the Greek team entered the second half with a two-point lead.

If the game ends here, the Chinese team can still be ranked third if they lose, and Greece can only be ranked fourth due to the point difference. If Spain mostly defeats Angola in the next game at Wukesong Arena, They were able to move up to second place in the group with a point difference advantage.

Two dogs fight, play off.

The Chinese team wanted to win and keep second place, while the Greek team wanted to win with a big score and move up to third place. Such a score in the first half was not the result that either team wanted.

In fact, the Chinese team still has a way out. If they cannot win in the end and lose by a small margin, they can have no choice but to accept it.

But the Greek team did not engage in a defensive battle with China at all. Most of their energy was devoted to the offensive end. China did not hesitate and just attacked each other. Anyway, the point difference was alternating in the lead. It depends on who can't withstand the leak first. Out of breath.

At the end of the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams was still not open. At this time, the mentality of the players of the two teams had changed.

The Greek team won the game and could only be ranked fourth. Winning or losing was no longer so important to them.

But winning or losing is very important to the Chinese team. If they win, they will have a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, firmly suppressing Spain, which currently only has 2 wins and 2 losses.

Even if Spain won 100 points in the next game against Angola, they could only get 8 points with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, while the Chinese team had 9 points with 4 wins and 1 loss.

Whether it is a point difference advantage or a battle advantage, it is all a cloud in front of the actual points.

With 23 seconds left in the game, the score between the two teams was 100:101, and the Chinese team was still one point behind.

The Chinese fans are very nervous, and the players are also very nervous.

Greece did not forget to open the score in the final stage. In fact, they had already given a chance. Their defensive intensity was far from the fierce defense in the decisive stage.

But the Chinese team failed to grasp it and missed several good shots.

Is it possible to expect the Greek team to directly defend with their eyes?

Yao Ming and Yue Yi cooperated in the pick-and-roll at the high post. In a perfect pick-and-roll, Yue Yi successfully reached the basket. Yue Yi also had a certain degree of confidence in his own layup. Papalukas who was following the defense was thrown away, and the small player inside The shark pounced, but looking at his posture, he didn't have the determination to defend the ball.

Yue Yi accelerates and is very likely to hit a layup or cause a foul on Xiaosha.

But Yao Ming followed up and there was no defender in front of him for a while.

Yue Yi passed the ball to Yao Ming, and the Greek inside was not that determined to make up for it. After receiving the ball, Yao Ming strode forward and made a two-handed slam dunk, scoring two points.

102:101, the Chinese team took the lead, with only 6.5 seconds left in the game.

The Wukesong Arena was in a state of excitement. This was a winning goal. victory is in sight.

The Spanish players in the stands shook their heads in disappointment. The Gasol brothers forgot to look at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This result is very unfavorable to the Spanish team.

After Yao Ming scored, he pumped his fist to vent his emotions and immediately shouted to his teammates:"Defend, defend, the game is not over."

Before the cheers of the fans in the arena stopped, Spanoulis of the Greek team received the ball. Already running towards the frontcourt.