On August 20, 2004, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in the fourth game of the group stage, and it is also the most important game in the group stage, after the group top seed American team lost two of the first three games, the United States team completely lost the opportunity to compete for the first place in the group, and as the remaining two strongest teams in the same group, the Chinese men's basketball team and the Lithuanian team, around the first place in the group to compete.

The history of the ancient period aside, the Lithuanian men's basketball team has been a European powerhouse since Lithuania became independent of the Soviet Union, in just over 10 years after Lithuania's independence, Lithuania has never missed an Olympic Games, under the leadership of Avidas Sabonis, Lithuania won the third place in the Olympic Games twice, although Avidas Sabonis has retired, but Lithuania's strength has not had much ups and downs, this time it is the European champion to get the Olympic quota, If it is not for the existence of the Chinese men's basketball team, the Lithuanian men's basketball team will definitely be the No. 2 seed in Group B.

Due to the existence of Avidas Sabonis, the Lithuanian men's basketball team has always been a top team with internal strength, but after Avidas Sabonis retired and could not find someone who could replace him, the Lithuanian men's basketball team took a unique path and changed its tactics that lasted for nearly 10 years.

With the change of the times, the NBA has also paid more and more attention to three-point tactics, especially Meng Xu's Pacers, who are among the best, after Larry Bird took charge of the Pacers, the Pacers have specially formulated three-point tactics, and whether it is the number of three-point shots or the number of hits, the Pacers have always remained at the forefront of the league, especially after Meng Xu joined the Pacers, in the two seasons when Meng Xu won the scoring title, the Pacers' three-point shots and three-point shots were the most in the league, There was even a time when the Pacers were jokingly referred to as the three-point team by some media.

But compared to Lithuania, the Pacers are obviously a small area, last season, for example, the Pacers averaged 19 three-point shots per game, The average number of shots per game is 7.5, both of which are the top three in the league, but in this Olympic Games, Lithuania averaged as many as 28 three-point shots per game and hit an average of 11 three-pointers per game.

So if you want to win Lithuania, then you must strengthen the defense of Lithuania's outside, so in this game against Lithuania, Wang Zhizhi, who has been starting as a big forward in the first three games, was pressed to the bench by head coach Jiang Quan, and he was replaced by Zhu Fangyu, who originally played small forward, and Meng Xu also returned to the position of small forward for the first time after playing three games of organizing guards, Jiang Quan hopes to use Meng Xu's assistance defense to make up for the weaknesses of the Chinese men's basketball team in the outside defense, because whether it is Li Nan or Zhu Fangyu, Their footsteps are a little slow, and they must be very disadvantaged when defending those small outside lines in Lithuania, so at this time, someone needs to help them defend at any time, and in the current Huaguo men's basketball team, only Meng Xu has this ability.

At the same time, Jiang Quan also hopes that after Meng Xu changed to play small forward, he can further release his offensive ability, in the Sydney Olympics, the reason why the Chinese men's basketball team was able to defeat Lithuania is because of Meng Xu's super scoring explosiveness, in that game, the Chinese men's basketball team, which was once inseparable from Lithuania, collapsed directly in front of the sudden three-point rain at the beginning of the fourth quarter of Lithuania, and then Meng Xu, who was in danger, after his debut, scored 21 points in a single quarter against the whole team of Lithuania. directly helped the Huaguo men's basketball team turn the tables, so in today's game, Jiang Quan hopes to release Meng Xu's scoring ability as much as possible while strengthening the outside defense of Lithuania.

"Hi Sharon, you had a good performance in that game against the USA, and hopefully you can have a good performance in this game." After all the starters on both sides came on the court, Meng Xu walked to the middle circle and greeted Shalenus Jascovis, who was standing there waiting for his teammates to jump the ball.

Meng Xu learned from Larry Bird that there was nothing to gain in the free market, and seeking a trade, other teams were lions, so in desperation, the Pacers had to set their sights on the international arena, wanting to find a few pieces of jade from international players like the Spurs, and turn around, the Pacers finally fell in love with Lithuania's Shahronus Jascovis, and just after the Pacers management and Sharonus Jascovis's agent began to contact, Shalenus J. Jascovise used his outstanding performance to send a qualified vote for the Pacers, and there is nothing better than the United States team to prove his strength, after Sharonus Jascovise proved his strength, the two sides have begun to negotiate the specific details of the contract, so from next season, Meng Xu and Shalenus Jascovisi are likely to be teammates.

"Hi, hi, hello!" Sharonus Jascovisi obviously didn't expect that Meng Xu came over to greet him, so Jascovisi responded to Meng Xu with a little stumbling after being a little stunned, Shalenus Jascovisi at this moment is not at all like the cold-blooded killer who stabbed the American team in the last game.

"Behave well." With a slight smile, Meng Xu slowly took a few steps back, turning his gaze to Yao Ming, who was preparing to jump the ball.

"I will!" Looking at Meng Xu's figure, Sharonus Jascovisi clenched his fists and said secretly. The Indiana Pacers were in contact with his agent, Shalenus Jascovis, already knew, so when Meng Xu came over to greet him, Shalenus Jascovisi was apprehensive. At the last Olympic Games, Shalenus Jascovisi had already fought with Meng Xu, and Meng Xu, who did not have his current status at that time, had already made Shalenus Jascovisi feel terror, and now under the trend of NBA globalization, and the NBA's god-making movement, as well as Nike's unsparing global promotion, Meng Xu's momentum on the European continent is not inferior to Michael Jordan, so in terms of momentum, Shalenus Jascovisi is naturally much shorter than Meng Xu. ，

With the whistle of the referee on duty, this key game related to the first place in Group B officially began, representing the two sides of the jump ball are Yao Ming of the Chinese men's basketball team, and Dalius Lavrinovic of the Lithuanian men's basketball team, although in the NBA due to the lack of bounce and explosiveness, Yao Ming often loses to those who are shorter than himself when he jumps the ball, but in international competitions, in the face of these traditional inside lines with the same average bounce and explosiveness, Yao Ming's advantage in height is still obvious, this time, Yao Ming defeated Darius Laverinovic very easily and won the ball for the Chinese men's basketball team.

After Meng Xu went back to play small forward, the Huaguo men's basketball team today replaced Meng Xu with Yao Ming's teammate in the Shanghai men's basketball team, the current CBA No. 1 organization guard Liu Wei, Liu Wei's ability is not up to the NBA standard, but Liu Wei is the only guard in the Huaguo men's basketball team who can dribble the ball through the half court when the opponent is pressing, so let Liu Wei control the ball, Jiang Quan is still very relieved, but it is limited to ball control, Liu Wei will still hand over the basketball to Meng Xu after advancing the ball into the halfcourt, Because no matter how you look at it, Meng Xu is more like an organizational defender than Liu Wei.

After getting the ball outside the left three-point line, the Lithuanian team's Ramnas Siskauskas posted it, although he is known as the first small forward in Europe, but Ramnas Siskauskas is still a certain gap from those first-class small forwards in the NBA, especially in defense, perhaps because the international game is more dependent on joint defense, Ramnas Siskuskas's single defense ability can only barely reach the average level of the NBA, so Meng Xu just shook it lightly and added a feint, He shook off Ramnas Siskauskas and turned in front of him.

Although there was already a vacancy, Meng Xu did not come by himself in this ball, but threw it directly to Yao Ming, who was already in place under the cable basket, after receiving the ball, Yao Ming first turned his back to the top, and then a small hook hand that was half turned, two points were scored, Darius Laverinovic was also more than 2.10 meters tall, but an inside line with average bouncing ability like him was not enough to see in front of Yao Ming.

Offensive and defensive switching, it's time for Shalenus Jascovisi to perform, maybe he wants to show his strength in front of Meng Xu, Shalenus Jascovis, who played point guard today, after dribbling through the half court, dangled left and right in front of Liu Wei, and then raised his hand to make a three-point shot.

"Huh!" With a bang, the basketball thrown by Sharonus Jascovises hollowed into the net, and after the shot was hit, Shalenus Jascovises also deliberately glanced in the direction of Meng Xu, a proud elementary school student.

"Yes, you dare to provoke me, you have the guts!" Seeing Sharonus Jascovisi looking at him with his chin raised, Meng Xu smiled at him, and those who are familiar with Meng Xu know that there is only one situation where Meng Xu will laugh after the opponent has scored, and that is when Meng Xu is ready to return a goal.

However, Sharonus Jascovis, who is not familiar with Meng Xu, doesn't think so, in Sharonus Jascovis's opinion, Meng Xu is smiling at himself, it is very likely that he is encouraging himself, so Sharonus Jascovisi is now more and more fond of Meng Xu.

But this kind of goodwill didn't last even 30 seconds, it was shattered, when it was the turn of the Huaguo men's basketball team to attack, Meng Xu took over the ball from Liu Wei in the middle circle, and Charonus Jascovises didn't know why his brain was hot, so he ran to defend Meng Xu, originally in the eyes of Shalenus Jascovis, this may be a very "friendly" exchange, an opportunity for the two to understand each other's strength, and increase their feelings, but Meng Xu was very unceremonious, took a step forward, and made a three-point shot.

“MMP！” Shalenus Jascovis, who was unprepared, turned his head to look, and the place where Meng Xu shot was at least more than two meters away from the three-point line, what is this? This is the disregard of the red fruit! Shame on the red fruit! And the most damn thing is that Meng Xu's seemingly very casual ultra-long-distance three-point shot actually hit!

"Meng Xu, three-point shot? I'll go, do you really dare to vote? Such a distance, huh? Enter. Entered? Actually went into such a long distance? ”

Meng Xu's three-point shot looked very shocking this time, whether it was the fans at the scene or the audience in front of the TV, they were all shocked by Meng Xu's ultra-long-distance three-point shot. But Meng Xu knows very well that this is just an ordinary shot, the three-point line of international basketball itself is one meter shorter than that of the NBA, and in addition to Meng Xu's three-point shooting in the NBA, it is often half a meter or one meter outside the three-point line, so the ultra-long-distance three-point line of two meters outside the three-point line just now, if measured by the NBA's venue, is actually the same thing, but today's game uses the rules of the International Basketball Association, so it seems that Meng Xu's shooting just now is particularly shocking.

After being hit back by Meng Xu with an ultra-long-distance three-pointer, Sharonus Jascovis, who was a little frustrated in self-confidence, did not use action to fight back against Meng Xu in the next round, but passed the basketball out, although Shalenus Jascovisi often plays some high-scoring games, but in his bones Sharonus Jascovisi is still a very team player, so under normal circumstances, Shalenus Jascovisi will not continue to hold the ball alone.

After a series of passes, the Lithuanian team shot this time it was Sistorf Laverinovic, the younger brother of center Darius Laverinovic, although Sistor Laverinovic's position on the court is a power forward, but this guy is a non-mainstream power forward, he doesn't go to the basket at all on the offensive end, and always stays one meter away from the paint area, and this shot is also outside the three-point line.

Tall 2.09 meters, he also likes to float in the middle and long distance shooting, this is another Nowitzki-style inside, maybe this is the current style of Lithuanian basketball, just from the posture of the shot, the feel of this big guy is still quite soft, and this three-point shot, Sistov Laverinovich also hit unexpectedly.

"Xiao Zhu, pay attention to your marking!" The national team and the club are different, even if these people are convincing Meng Xu, Meng Xu can't be like the Pacers, except for a few old guys with a good face, he can yell at anyone, but Jiang Quan, as the head coach, doesn't have so many scruples, Meng Xu just frowned at Zhu Fangyu's dislocation just now, but Jiang Quan on the sidelines shouted at Zhu Fangyu.

"Not next time." Regardless of whether the head coach on the sidelines could hear it, Zhu Fangyu, who was criticized by Jiang Quan, still expressed his position as soon as possible.

"Again?" This time defending, Sharonus Jascovisi was much more honest and did not rush up to defend Meng Xu, but although Sharonus Jascovisi was still some distance away from Meng Xu, Sharonus Jascovisi was still quietly paying attention to Meng Xu's every move, and Meng Xu's attack with the ball this time also made Sharonus Jascovisi complain, because Meng Xu's way of shooting this time was exactly the same as just now, although the defense of Meng Xu became Ramnas Siskauskas, who was not much different in height, but Meng Xu still shot again at the position where he shot just now, and Meng Xu scored this goal again.

"Is Meng Xu planning to single-handedly take on the entire Lithuanian team?" As the game progressed, Sun Weiping in the CCAV studio hall also half-jokingly began to complain about Meng Xu, because in the more than 2 points just now, except for Yao Ming who shot once at the beginning of the game, the rest of the Huaguo men's basketball team's several offenses, the final shots were all completed by Meng Xu, as long as the Lithuanian side dared to shoot three points, Meng Xu would definitely return one when he turned around.