August 28, 2014, 7 p.m. Greek time.

The Chinese men's basketball players entered the Acala Arena in Istanbul, and then, the reporters entered the locker room, and the long guns and short guns were aimed at the players, and the atmosphere of the game immediately came out.

"Coach Nelson, your opponent is a former Asian Championship runner-up and a European giant, what do you think of such an opponent?"

"Mr. Nelson, your opponent today is Younas, the former head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, do you have any pressure to face him?"

"Hello Z, how long will you be playing today? Are you still a center forward in your tactics? ”

"Yao, congratulations on your recovery, how do you feel now? Didn't play in the past season, did it affect your performance? ”

Because of Younas, Nelson Jr. became the protagonist of the reporter's scramble for interviews, and Chamberlain relaxed a little, answering reporters' interviews without a match, and accumulating body to prepare for the upcoming game.

As one of the eight founding members of FIBA, Greek basketball has a long history and tradition, and the Greek men's basketball team has always been a powerhouse in the world of basketball.

Despite this, the Greek men's basketball team can only be said to have accumulated a lot of experience, and it was not until the 10th Men's World Basketball Championship in 1986 that Greece appeared on the stage of the World Championships, and finally only finished 10th.

Since then, the Greek men's basketball team has begun to make its mark on the world basketball stage, relying on skillful overall coordination and tough style, they have reached the top eight in three consecutive World Championships.

In 2005, the Greek men's basketball team won the 34th European Basketball Championship, which was their first European championship in 18 years.

At the 2006 World Championships in Japan, the Greek men's basketball team made history by defeating the American Dream Team led by James and Anthony 101-95 in the semifinals, reaching the final of the World Championship for the first time in history.

In the final, they faced Spain, who lacked the core Pau Gasol, and the Greek men's basketball team was unanimously favored before the game, but unfortunately they played a bad role in the final, and finally lost 47-70. Although it is a pity that they did not win the championship, the runner-up result of the World Championships is their best result since participating in the World Championships.

Compared with four years ago, the current Greek men's basketball team has also undergone a lot of personnel changes, the head coach has been replaced from Giannakis to the former Chinese men's basketball coach Younas, the former head coach Papalukas was also not selected, and Kufus, who plays in the NBA, said no to the national team.

However, the former main team of Spanoulis, Diamantidis, Borrosis and others are still there, and their goal is to win medals.

If the Greek team wants to win a medal, the first thing they have to win is the Chinese men's basketball team, the United States and Spain have already booked two medals, and the remaining one is born among other teams.

By the end of the interview, Chamberlain leaned on the closet with his arms crossed and closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, thinking about his current opponent.

The head coach of the Greek team is Younas, who is a Caesar of Europe, and the players are Antonios Fuzis, Dimitris Diamantidis, Kostas Chacharis, Nicolus Zicis, Vasilis Spanolis, John Borosis, Chiaugus Plintyz, Stadts Pepeloglau, Nick Carathasus, Sophoklis Scholcanitis, Kostas Kemakograu, Ian Wokiokas.

The player said that one of the things that is not good for the Chinese team is that Younas is too familiar with them.

Now this team still has the shadow of Younas, the combination of Yao Ming and Liu Wei was created by Younas, and Sun Yue's status in the national team was also brought out by Younas, and when Wang Zhizhi first came back, he was also with Younas.

Younas's understanding of the current Chinese men's basketball team may be above Nelson Jr.

In terms of players, in today's Greek men's basketball team, whether it is in terms of seniority or strength, Spanoulis is the absolute core.

At the 2006 European Championships, Spanoulis averaged 11 per game. Seven points were the highest for Greece, and in the semi-final win over the United States, Spann scored 22 points alone; At the 2008 Olympics, Spann averaged 14 per game. 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in the 2009 European Championships, Spann averaged 14 per game. 1 point 4. 2 assists.

Chamberlain knew that the Greek team would definitely use Spanoolis to attack the outside of the Chinese men's basketball team, and how bad the outside line of the Chinese men's basketball team was, Younas knew it well.

Historically, Greece has participated in the European Men's Basketball Championship 23 times, winning the championship twice in 1987 and 2005, the silver medal in 1989 and the third place twice in 1949 and 2009.

In addition, the Greek men's basketball team has participated in the World Men's Basketball Championship a total of five times, and won the second place in 2006, participated in the men's basketball competition at the Olympic Games four times, and finished fifth three times in 1996, 2004 and 2008.

In this World Championships, the top four teams from each group can advance to the round of 16, so it can be concluded that Greece will qualify from the group.

Greece can qualify as group winners as long as they can win against China, so they can face the fourth place in Group D in the knockout round, and the fourth place in Group D is likely to be one of Lithuania, New Zealand and Canada.

With Greece's current strength, these teams will be unable to stop them from going further.

If nothing else, Greece's hopes of reaching the last four again are highly likely.

At present, the negative side of the Greek team is that in the previous warm-up match with Serbia, the two sides clashed, and FIBA also announced the punishment results recently, and the Greek team's Fuzis and Shol Chanitis, known as the "Greek Shark", were banned for two games.

In this way, the situation of the Chinese men's basketball team is much better, Fuzzis and Scholcanitis are the two big players in Greece, and the latter is also the first barrier on the inside, without these two people, it is more difficult for them to defend the inside line composed of Chamberlain and Yao Ming.

The players from both sides played one after another, and the basketball atmosphere in Turkey was average, so after the players entered, the Akhara Arena was not too noisy, and Chamberlain was now the most famous, and he received the strongest cheers when he played.

When the Greek team played, it was Spanoulis who received the loudest cheers, he had a high status in European basketball, nicknamed 'European Kobe', and was teammates with Yao Ming when he first entered the NBA.

Based on Chamberlain's understanding of Yao Ming, this big man who always shows an honest face is actually very skillful, and in terms of interpersonal communication, NBA players may not be able to compare with him, although Spanollis has only been with the Rockets for one season, but the relationship between the two is very good.

During the warm-up, Spanollis came over to find Yao Ming, and Chamberlain took a look at the first opponent.

Spanoulis is not very tall, but he is very strong, and his strength is different from the kind of muscles that some players develop in the gym, but full of wildness, and you can tell from the appearance that this guy must like to play extreme sports such as rock climbing and cross-country.

Spanoulis has a high reputation in the international basketball world, and the official website of the basketball federation said of him: "He is a player that all teams in European basketball crave, and he is a natural leader." He's able to get to the basket, he's got a three-pointer from the outside, he's going to share the ball with his teammates, and he's going to defend. ”

After hugging Yao Ming, the two chatted for a while, after which he looked at Chamberlain and returned to the team's half with a strained face.

Chamberlain was a little unhappy, and he said to Yao Ming: "Damn, this guy seems to be very arrogant." What does he mean to look down on me? ”

Yao Ming smiled bitterly and comforted: "This guy Spann is like this, otherwise when he was in the Rocket team, he wouldn't have had a tense relationship with everyone, and finally had to leave the Rockets and return to Europe." ”

After the warm-up, the two sides began to prepare for the game.

On the Greek side, the starting lineup is: playmaker Spanoulis, a highly skilled and physically well-known defender in Europe.

The scoring guard is Dioman Didis, who is a swingman at the front, two meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms, and his style of play is somewhat similar to that of a weakened version of Maddie, who can shoot and is very difficult to deal with.

The small forward is Plintesz, who is very athletic and an excellent striker, he is two meters and six meters tall, and his ability to help defend is very good, and it is estimated that Younas arranged for him to help defend Chamberlain.

The big forward is Chacharis, this guy became famous as a teenager, was hailed as a Greek basketball prodigy at the age of 17, and won the MVP in the Greek league for three consecutive seasons, but he has never proven himself in the NBA.

Originally, the strongest striker of the Greek team was Antonio Fuzis, but unfortunately this guy was involved in a brawl in the match against Serbia and was suspended.

The center is Borosis, who has solid skills under the basket and is an excellent rebounder and blocking expert, but he is a little sluggish and unsteady under the basket. Weighing two meters and one hundred and thirty kilograms, with a tough style of play, it is clear that Younas arranged him to fight against Oxlade-Chamberlain.

China is right, center Chamberlain, big forward Yi Jianlian, small forward Zhu Fangyu, double guards are Sun Yue and Liu Wei.

From the point of view of height, the Greek team is superior, from the point of view of athleticism, it is still the Greek team that is superior, and from the perspective of team cooperation, it is still the Greek team that is superior.

It's just that the Dragons have a superstar like Chamberlain, but European basketball advocates teamwork, and the Greek team is not afraid of superstars, so they shouted the slogan of overturning the Chinese men's basketball team and winning the first place in the group.

Chamberlain and Borosis jumped the ball on the halfway line, and in this regard, the bulky Borosis was no match for Chamberlain, who jumped up as if he were stepping on a spring and gave the racket to Liu Wei with a flick of his hand.

When Liu Wei got the ball, the first thing he did was not to attack, but to retreat, widening the distance between him and Spanoulis to prevent him from pressing for a steal.

Seeing this scene, little Nelson began to shake his head, how much he missed Curry and West at this time, with them, Chamberlain would have already followed and directly bombed the basket.

Where is the most powerful part of Chamberlain's insider? It's because of his athleticism that he can keep up with defenders and the opposition's interior can't, so he can always be the first to attack.

In the Chinese men's basketball team, the guards can't keep up with Chamberlain's rhythm and speed, and once they mention the speed, their stability is much worse, and it is easy for the opponent to steal or make mistakes.

For example, the Chinese men's basketball team is a car, and Chamberlain is the engine with excellent performance, and he can take this car to the speed of an airplane.

However, the tires, brakes, transmission, and body of this car are so poor that if the engine is turned on at full strength, the car will fall apart.

When the game started, Chamberlain did withdraw as soon as possible, and Borosis gritted his teeth to follow, but Chamberlain still had the strength to wait for the attack, but Liu Wei couldn't advance so quickly.

There was no way, Chamberlain had to stop and run back, and went up to help Liu Wei cover, Borosis was almost angry to death, so he had to turn around and run out again.

This opportunity came, Chamberlain made a cover for Liu Wei, and then made a reverse cut and went directly to the basket.

After all, Liu Wei is the No. 1 point guard in the country, and he finally seized this opportunity and passed the ball in with his hand.

Chamberlain rushed into the penalty area at a high speed, raised his arm and grabbed the ball from Liu Wei, his knees were slightly retracted, and then he stepped on a spring bed, and jumped down with a bang!

All of a sudden, the momentum of the men's basketball team rose.