Although it was not Li Xin's turn to play, he, Zhuo Yifan and other friends from the Asian United team, still appeared on the sidelines. But I didn't see a single player from the U.S. United.

The final round of matches between Europa United and World United began, with no changes to the starting line-up and previous matches:

European United:

Center: Robertas. Colimavis Hughes 209cm

Power forward: Augusto. Richie 202cm

Small forward: Alexander. Lucas 195cm

Shooting Guard: Toney. Urisic 193cm

Point Guard: Lazaros. Samaris, 187cm

World United:

Center: Juan. Barbatola. Alexis 208cm

Power Forward: Juan. Mascherano 205cm

Small forward: Nicholas. Romero 192cm

Shooting Guard: Leonardo. Raisa 187cm

Point Guard: Andrew. Mills 185cm

The two teams are about the same height, and the height of the interior is amazing, comparable to the height of a professional team.

In the opening, after a fierce scramble after the scrum, the World United team got the ball, and small forward Romero received a second pass from guard Mills and hit a three-point shot on his first shot, giving the European United a dismount.

But not to be outdone, center Colimavis Hughes slapped Romero's breakaway layup, and the ball was picked up by Samaris. Samaris broke through with the ball in the middle, shook off the defender's center of gravity with successive feints, took a step back, and hit a difficult shot near the three-point line.

The World United team grabbed three consecutive offensive rebounds in the frontcourt, but it was obviously not smooth in this section, and three consecutive shots were missed.

Europa United had a slight upper hand, and after two days of matches, the coordination had become more and more mature, and some of the more effective tactics had been able to organize an effective attack.

In the end, the rebound was still back in the hands of the European team, and after the skillful rotation of the frontcourt, Urisic broke through to the box with the ball in the middle, and singled Raisa with his back, relying on his height advantage to hit a step-back jumper. Raisa shook her head, there was no way. There is no advantage in height to defend such a back-to-back step-back jumper, which is basically unsolvable. The European team overtook and led 13-7.

With 2:30 left in the game, Jurisic made one of two free throws on a break with Lucas's pick-and-roll to give the Europa a 10-point lead at 22-12 and extend the lead to 10 points for the first time.

However, Mills, the average World United defender in the previous two games, has shown a strong breakthrough ability at the moment. First, he used strong upper body strength and speed to break through the inside line, and after being sandwiched by three people, he immediately divided the ball to the left baseline, and Raisa, who had been waiting for a long time, returned three points.

After that, Mills broke through again on his own and caused the opponent to foul, scoring 2+1 and quickly closing the gap before the end of the first quarter. Europa United still leads by four points at 25-21.

"Well done!" Raissa stepped forward and clapped Mills' hands, and the two heroes chased six points in a row for the World United team in the last minute.

At the start of the second quarter, the World United team decisively replaced the striker Martin Wing, who had performed well in the previous game. Silva, the Brazilian sharpshooter, scored seven points on his own, with a burst shot and a three-pointer.

With 6:09 left in the quarter, he received Raisa's transfer ball in the middle, made a decisive shot from a big step from beyond the three-point line, and after hitting another three-point shot, he became the best player in the World United team in this quarter, and the World United only fell behind 32-33.

But Lucas of the European United also immediately scored three points, and the European United opened up the gap again.

For the next period of time, the offensive firepower shifted to Samaris, who first shook off Mills' defense from the outside and shot a three-pointer, and then received a long pass from a teammate in the backcourt and scored a layup. In the end, he broke through with the ball, and singled Mills with his back to step back and hit a jumper, hitting again, and one person scored seven points in less than one minute, and the European team ended the first half of the game with a slight gap of 47-39.

"Well played, brothers!" At half-time, Lucas was pleased with his team-mates' performances.

"Keep going at that pace in the second half and the win will be ours!" Samaris said.

"Come on! Guys! Lucas encouraged his teammates.

"Good!" The players of the European United team stood in a circle, folded hands with each other and shouted in unison.

Brazilian sharpshooter Silva took a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the right side at the start of the third quarter, receiving a cross pass from a teammate and a defender in front of him.

"Shoot three points hard as soon as you start?!" Li Xin off the field wondered if this ball was too sloppy.

0.1 seconds later, there is a hollow sound. Li Xin's eyes widened and he was taken aback! It was the Brazilian's third three-pointer, after shooting 100 percent from three!

Shooting like this has long been accustomed to Silva. Silva recalls a little over two years ago, shortly after joining the varsity team: in a final four-game match against St. Louis High School, his team trailed by three points and had only 10 seconds left to attack. By junior high school, he was already known as an outstanding three-point shooter in the state and an MVP in junior high school interstate competitions.

Although he is only a freshman in high school, he has already provoked the team's offensive responsibility. Naturally, the coach handed him the responsibility for the final shot, and St. Louis High School apparently expected him to finish the last, sending the best defensive player close to Silva. Despite his best efforts, Silva threw the ball, but the ball grazed the basket and was just a little bit close. They also lost the game because of it. You know, they were aiming for the All-State championship this year, and they ended up falling in the semifinals.

It hit him hard and put a lot of pressure on him, and since then he has set himself a goal of shooting 150 hard three-pointers a day with a defender standing in front of him, and this training has been going on for two years, and he has made almost 100,000 such shots. As long as it doesn't touch his body, such a shot is already familiar.

In the final of the São Paulo State League, which ended just two months ago, he hit a three-point shot at the last minute to lead the team to win the championship and become the team's number one contributor. It was also thanks to his status as a champion that Silva was able to represent Brazil at the NBA Summer Camp.

"It seems that all the players in the summer camp are basketball masters! After that, I was able to play against the stronger American team, which was both nervous and exciting! The impulsive flame in Li Xin's heart burned again.

In less than 10 minutes of play, he has already scored 13 points.

Silva was the secret weapon of the World United, and at the same time announced the start of the second half of the World United's counter-attack.

A successful defense in the backcourt caused the opponent to violate the offense in 24 seconds. The World United had another chance to attack, as Puerto Rican Clemente, who came on as a second-half substitute for Mills, was brilliant on the ball against Samaris' defence. He defiantly stretched out his index finger and hooked it with his opponent, meaning to say, "Come on, come and defend me!" ”。

Samaris, who was impassive on the surface, stepped forward and held close, and after Clement dribbled the ball three times in a row with a cross-step under his hip, he suddenly stretched out his right hand forward and dribbled the ball very far in front of his body, but only took a small step with his right foot. The opponent's center of gravity immediately tilted to the right, and then quickly withdrew his right hand, because his footsteps were only a small step, and the center of gravity easily returned. He dribbled the ball in his right hand directly to his left hand, took a big step with his left foot, and he was already nearly two meters away from Samaris. Shot directly outside the three-point line, Urisic on the side quickly stepped forward to make up for the defense, jumped high, but could not stop the shot, could only watch the ball fly towards the basket, and he also lost because he pounced too hard, and pressed towards Clement.

The referee held up three hands to indicate a valid three-point shot when the whistle blew and Jurisic was fouled.

"Huh!" With a bang, the ball hollowed into the net, and a foul was caused outside the three-point line, which was so exciting!

Clement's shooting fundamentals were very solid, and he made free throws steadily. Shortly after the start of the second half, the World United team chased seven points in a row. Narrow the gap to just 5 points.

"!" European United power forward Rich took the penalty ball and slammed it to the ground, and after the ball bounced, he was impartial and was looking at the back of his teammate Romero.

"Chew!" With a bang, the referee whistled again, signaling a technical foul!

"What?!"

Richie paid the price for his impulsiveness, and although he spread his hands to show his innocence, the action was a definite violation of his opponent's body, and there was a clear deliberate attitude, and a technical foul was very reasonable.

Clement stepped up to the free throw line again and got a free throw, this time for five points. The World United team played 8:0 and chased the score to a 47:47 tie in one fell swoop.

"Come on, try to defend this ball!" Clement, who had just scored 4 points, applauded his teammates vigorously!

Lucas broke through sharply and split the ball into the hands of Richie on the left. Richie made up for it, hitting two points with ease and a beautiful burst of points. Regardless of whether the opponent started or not, Lucas still kept a cool head and used reasonable technical and tactical cooperation to try to suppress the opponent's scoring momentum.

After that, the two teams fell into a stalemate, and midway through the quarter, Samaris hit a three-pointer to put the European team up 60-59 again. World United's Raissa hit two free throws, and Romero scored three points with free throws, and the World League regained the lead.

At 60-64, the third quarter ended, and the World United went into the final quarter with a four-point advantage.

Rich grabbed a teammate's towel off the bench and slammed it to the ground, clearly unhappy with his performance in the third quarter.

Lucas stepped forward and patted Richie's arm and said, "Don't take it personally, just take the advantage back in the fourth quarter." ”

Rich looked at Lucas, who continued: "In the third quarter, we had too many unnecessary fouls and turnovers to give the opponent a chance, and we still had the advantage in terms of strength. Wait a little longer for me and Urisic, and we'll use mid-range shots to improve our offensive shooting percentage and quickly get back to the score. At the same time, pay attention to the control of the rebound, pay attention to your fouls, and don't shoot easily. ”

"Okay, no problem!" Rich nodded in approval of Lucas's tactical advice, picked up the towel again, looked much better, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and went to the bench to ask for a drink. (To be continued.) )