The semi-finals were the first match between the United States and Serbia, which was almost predictable, with Serbia being the biggest dark horse of the World Championships, but it didn't stop there.

Like the 2006 Olympics in Japan, the Dream Team has been defeated repeatedly, and it is impossible to repeat it.

However, the two teams in this match suffered similar encounters at the 2006 World Championships in Japan, and the table was the same mess.

As the world champion in 2002, the Serbian and Montenegro men's basketball team was swept away by the Spanish men's basketball team in 16-8, and did not even qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which originated from the stupid infighting at the 2005 European Championships.

In the 2005 European Championships, which was regarded as the favorite to win the championship, the Serbian and Montenegro men's basketball team, which has many famous players, did not even make it to the quarterfinals, the worst record since 1967.

Not only did there be a scandal between the players who fought in the dressing room after the loss, but coach Obradovich even said angrily when he left: "The national team is like a madhouse, and if I continue to do it, I will become a psychotic." ”

However, in 2009, after the new coach Ivkovic cleared the tumors of all sizes, the Serbian men's basketball team, which was rebuilt on the basis of young talents, took on a new look, and the team went all the way to the finals, but after the final battle, they always lost to the Spanish men's basketball team "from the universe" and ranked second.

Although compared to the previous luxury division, the new Serbian men's basketball team looks less star-studded; But compared with the previous farce team that was constantly infighting and even teammates pulled out punches to each other, is the new Serbian men's basketball team a little more harmonious?

As it turns out, the best basketball in the world is still born in only two places, the United States or the Pan-Yugoslav Belt.

The Dream Team has lost in international tournaments, but as long as they get serious, it's easy to win. The Serbian team lost even worse that year, but that was due to their infighting, even if they did not choose those famous superstars in Europe and only used a group of newcomers, they could still make it all the way to the semi-finals.

The basketball potential of this country is limitless!

In the group stage, Serbia were drawn in Group A, which is the standard group of death, with Argentina, Germany, Serbia and Australia all having good qualities.

However, in front of the Serbian youth army, these teams ended up in a rout, and along the way, the youth army was full of fighting spirit and murderous spirit, and its soldiers pointed out, which made the opponents fearful.

Originally, it was predicted before the game that the four most popular teams in this World Championships were: the United States team, the Chinese team, the Spanish team, and the host Turkish team.

How hot is the Serbian team? When they played against the Dream Team, they even attracted NBA scouts, and the Chinese team also came to watch because there was a game later, and Chamberlain saw scouts from at least twenty teams come to the scene.

Of course, the scouts are not only going to see the performances of Serbia's rising stars, but also the Lithuanian team that will play the Chinese team next, and the new stars will also shine.

On the battlefield of the semi-finals, it is not the United States and China that attract the most attention, but for scouts, they focus on Serbia, which is dominated by a group of 88 and 87-year-olds, and Lithuania on the other.

The whole Lithuanian team is post-80s, which is also quite young.

And this group of young talents are scattered in the major giants in Europe, and their talents are all coveted by NBA scouts from all walks of life.

Kostic has put down roots with the Thunder, and Bjelica has used this year's draft as a springboard to make his debut in the NBA next season.

As for the Serbian team, Teodosic is the most talked-about one, and before this World Championship, he has been noticed by many NBA teams, the Rockets have offered Teodosic, and the Heat and La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid are also salivating over Teodosic.

However, this guy who won the MVP of the European Youth Championship in 07, was among the best teams in the European Championship in 09, and won the MVP in the UEFA Champions League in 2010, known as the No. 1 point guard in Europe, is only 23 years old this year, and his value skyrocketed overnight after beating the defending champion Spain.

Marco Kaiserje, 22 years old, Serbia's No. 3 scorer, his information has been included in the NBA draft website, facing Argentina's 5 three-pointers scared the defending champions, 35 shots in 21 three-point efficiency, throughout the World Championships, although the number of shots is not the most, the shooting percentage can only be ranked second, but the shooting percentage and the number of shots are among the top, can be called the World Championship three-point king, and the inside and outside line all-in-one, dunk and three-point line level is as high.

Milenko Tepić, born in 1987 like Teodosic, has played four European Youth Championships alongside Teodosic, winning gold medals in all of them, which shows that his strength and talent should not be underestimated.

He started playing professional basketball at the age of 15 in 02, was selected by the Serbian domestic powerhouse Partizan Belgrade in 05, won 10 cup championships with the team in 5 years, and switched to the Greek giants Panathinaikos in 09.

Vylickovic, Serbia's second-leading scorer, who failed to turn the tide yesterday and turned 24 next month, was named a Europa League star in 2009 after playing alongside Typic at Red Star Belgrade.

In the Lithuanian team, there are also a number of young players who keep NBA scouts on their heads.

For example, Poshughes, who leaped over Durant in order to defend a ball against Dream Nine, is impressive, and he has long been looked at by NBA scouts when he played for Duke University.

After Duke's graduation, he chose to return to Europe and joined the domestic powerhouse Sakilis, who became the team's Baltic Regional League champion, the runner-up on the Lithuanian domestic tour, and became Lithuania's third-leading scorer at the World Championships, shooting 46 three-pointers from three-point range. 4%, especially against the Dream Nine, who hit three three-pointers in a row, impressing NBA stars and scouts.

And the Lithuanian team's No. 2 scorer Karniertis, like Posius, was born in 86, and his dunking ability and physical elements made him win the double dunk king of the Baltic League and the Lithuanian League.

In 2007, in his second year in the professional league, he was already among the All-Star team of the Lithuanian League. In the just-concluded battle with Serbia, he scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and handed out 5 assists, and he is believed to have won the favor of many scouts.

It is unclear whether these six players, along with other young talents on their team, will eventually land in the NBA, but it is believed that after the World Championships, the phone calls from managers and scouts from the NBA and other European giants will ring in their ears.

Even though these people have never been able to make it to the NBA, their youth and talent have become the deepest fear of the American men's basketball team and the Dream Team on the world stage.

And in the first game of the semifinals, the Serbian team has already terrified the American team.

In the warm-up game, the Chinese team won Serbia without blood, and the reason why this is the case is because the inside line composed of Chamberlain and Yao Ming is the kind of opponent that Serbia is most afraid of in the thin penalty area.

The Dream Team is different, they are powerful on the outside, strong mobile warfare, and it just so happens that Serbia is also good at this.

Therefore, at the beginning, the Serbian team scored 4 points in a row, but the Dream team's counterattack then began, Durant scored 5 points in a row, West also hit a jump shot, and the United States team took a 7-6 lead by 1 point.

Teodosic hit a 3-pointer and Durant dunked to tie the game at nine. Rasic scored a layup, Iguodala and Odom took turns stealing on defense, and Durant scored 10 points to lead a 12-0 spurt that gave the U.S. a 10-point lead at 21-11 with 2:15 left in the first quarter.

Katherger hit one of two free throws and West scored on a layup to give the U.S. a 23-12 lead after the first quarter. Durant scored 12 points in the first quarter, West exploded for eight, and Serbia played poorly in the second half of the first quarter, apparently they were too young and inexperienced to be knocked out by the U.S. team's fast shots.

In the second quarter, the U.S. team started the game fiercely, hoping to finish the game and kill Serbia directly.

Durant started the second quarter with a layup, and the U.S. went on a 6-0 run to take a 29-14 lead.

Then, Serbia's counterattack began, Teodosic hit two 3-pointers, and he led his team to a 9-2 counterattack climax, at one point closing the gap to eight points.

Odom then hit a jumper, West hit both free throws, and Karniertis was blocked by West, which boosted the morale of the U.S. team.

Curry came off the bench and showed off his might with a three-pointer as he and Durant combined for nine points to give the U.S. a 17-point lead at 42-25. Although Kostic hit both free throws, Lithuania trailed 27-42 after halftime.

At the start of the third quarter, Kostic hit a 3-pointer, West responded with a 3-pointer, and Velickovic scored four straight points to close the gap to 11 points.

After Iguodala hit both free throws, Gordon had a fast-break opportunity, but his dunk was blocked by Velitzkovic, and Rasic hit a 3-pointer to close the gap to 10 points again.

Curry scored a layup and West hit a 3-pointer as the U.S. scored nine straight points to give them a 19-point lead at 59-40 with three minutes left in the quarter.

Originally, the American team thought that they could stop Serbia in this way, but the latter game had just begun.

The Serbian coaching staff said one thing to the players very coldly: the United States bombed Yugoslavia, and the United States did the black hand to guide the disintegration of Yugoslavia!

The country is hated by the family, the young men in Serbia are suddenly angry, and the small universe has exploded!

After Teodosic returned, he immediately stole a pass from Odom and made a fast-break layup to make it 2+1;

The angry mad dog got up and was about to start a fight with Rasic, but the Serbian lad showed a cohesion that shocked the other teams, and all five people in the room rushed up at the same time to surround West in the middle, while the rest of the American team only Curry wanted to go up and help, but unfortunately he was still on the bench, and the four people on the court were just staring.

The fight didn't get into a fight, except that West and Rasic each received a technical foul.

Mad Dog is used to the Warriors' brothers, he is very dissatisfied with this result, and directly asks to get off the court with a cold face, Lao K reassures him, West looked at the ashamed Durant and others and spat out, and said: "I really feel honored to be able to fight for my country!" However, I will never be on the same team as a bunch of soft eggs, they don't deserve to be my comrades! ”

After saying that, West sat on the bench privately, regardless of the arrangement of the coaching staff, the old Nelson was also very dissatisfied with the cold eyes of the rest of the American team before, although he was an assistant coach, but he was meditating on the spot.

This clash was a turning point in the fighting, and Serbian morale soared and the killing became even more violent. And without Crazy West, the strength of the American team is undiminished, but they are suppressed by their opponents in momentum.

This is the reason why Lao K insists on bringing West, Mad Dog is full of passion and impact, the stronger the opponent, the stronger he is, no matter what the situation can counterattack, Durant and others lack this blood.

Kaiserje, Velickovic, and Kostic combined to score 10 points, and the Serbian team played a wave of 15-4 counterattack climax, and the third quarter ended, and the difference narrowed to 5 points.

The two sides alternated points after the start of the final matchup, with Odom scoring a rebound and Teodosic hitting a 3-pointer. Then both teams scored 4 points each, Durant scored 5 points alone, and Westbrook hit both free throws, so that the American team could be considered to stabilize its position.

After all, the players of the Serbian team are young, and what they need at the last moment is to play steadily, but in a hurry, they made mistakes again and again, and finally lost the game 85-90!