Chapter 884: Fight Again
The Chinese men's basketball team's win over Ivory Coast was expected, and even without Chamberlain and Yao Ming, they should have won against this African brotherhood.
However, in the eyes of fans, they did not win well enough, and the Chinese men's basketball team given by the local gambling company in Turkey was able to win by more than 30 points, but the result was only 10 points, which surprised countless fans who are optimistic about the Chinese men's basketball team.
After all, Ivory Coast is the last team in this World Championship, and the Chinese men's basketball team is not beautiful, so there are many rumors.
In addition, knowledgeable fans can also see that the Chinese men's basketball team now has a big problem, that is, fear of guerrilla warfare.
As long as Chamberlain is off the court, the athleticism of the Chinese men's basketball team will directly decline to become the last grade of the World Championships.
Fortunately, the FIBA basketball court is much smaller than the NBA's, and if this is a big arena like the NBA, the power of guerrilla warfare will be more vivid, so that even if there is Chamberlain, the Chinese men's basketball team will have to kneel.
Guerrilla warfare requires two conditions, one is speed, and the other is space, which is in fact the exchange of time for space; if space is too small, the power of guerrilla warfare will inevitably be greatly reduced.
In this battle with Côte d'Ivoire, this shortcoming of the Chinese men's basketball team was magnified by the biggest Cheng Dù, after all, Côte d'Ivoire is a weak team, and the weak team can use guerrilla warfare to entangle the Chinese men's basketball team, let alone a strong team.
On the 29th, they won against Ivory Coast, and the Chinese team temporarily occupied the first place in the group stage with two wins and zero losses, and on the 30th, they did not play and could rest for a day.
The second round of Group C is still underway, on the 30th, the other two strong teams in Group C, Greece and Puerto Rico, these two teams are considered to be the most likely to be the 2nd and 3rd teams in Group C, as for who is second and who is third, it depends on the results between the two teams.
In the end, the Greek team led by Spanollis defeated Puerto Rico 83-80 to win two in a row, while the Puerto Rico team led by Mavericks point guard Barria suffered two consecutive defeats.
In this game, Spanoulis scored a game-high 28 points, and Barria scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, but judging from the course of the game, Spanoulis completely suppressed the Mavericks point guard.
The main point guard of the Puerto Rico team is Arroyo, who caused a lot of trouble to the Chinese men's basketball team in the previous warm-up game, but he was very unlucky, in the last round against Russia, he was too hilarious, and the Soviet Red Army was angry and directly injured him with an elbow.
Therefore, in this game against Greece, Barria will carry the offensive banner alone.
In the last game against Russia, Barria scored 25 points alone, so in this game, he also became the team's first scoring point.
But it's not fair to let Barria fight Spanoris, the height difference between the two is more than ten centimeters, compared to Barria is an off-road vehicle, but Spanoulis is a main battle tank.
If on the battlefield, do you want an off-road vehicle or a main battle tank?
At the beginning of the game, Puerto Rico, under the leadership of Barria, hit three three-pointers in three minutes, which also allowed Puerto Rico to take the lead from the beginning of the game.
In the second quarter, the Mavericks point guard began to show his superior offensive power, shooting inside and out, scoring 12 points in the first quarter, and Puerto Rico led Greece 41-35 at the end of the first half.
In the absence of a major general, Puerto Rico was still able to lead the strong Greek team in the first half, thanks to Barria's excellent performance, in the process of attacking and defending the transition, Barria's turn and disguise allowed Greece to only send fouls again and again.
At the same time, Barria also pushed his speed to the extreme, leaving defenders behind with every fast break.
It's a pity that Barria's excellent performance did not last until the last 2 minutes of the game, which was the direct reason why the team lost to the opponent.
Compared to Barria, Greece's star Spanoulis is much luckier because he has a lot of attacking points around him, which also reduces the burden on his attack.
When Barria's Puerto Rico team attacked with a powerful three-point rain in the opening game, Spann stepped up and immediately returned the favor with a 10-4 attack wave, in fact, Span's whole game was only the brightest in the final quarter.
At the start of the final quarter, Puerto Rico launched a 9-2 attack wave to lead 65-62, at which point Spann stepped up and immediately hit a 3-pointer to tie the score.
After that, Spann frequently used his signature breakthrough to make fouls and get free throw opportunities, Spann walked to the free throw line three times in a row, and hit all 6 free throws, the reason why the Greek team was able to win, Span's super stable play became the dominant factor at the most critical moment.
Chamberlain didn't go to the scene, and he couldn't help but shake his head when he watched Barria and Spanolys's majestic appearance on TV.
These two guards are third-rate players in the NBA, but they have become aces in FIBA.
Now that Chamberlain has lowered the bar, it doesn't matter if the team doesn't have perverts like Curry and West, it's okay to give him Moreau.
But the outside line of the Chinese men's basketball team, Moreau does not either!
A day later, on the 31st, the third game of the Chinese men's basketball team began, and their opponent this time was the Puerto Rico team that had just been slashed by the Greek team.
Puerto Rico has always been a powerhouse in North and Central America, and he has a place in the world of basketball.
They joined FIBA in 1957 and Puerto Rico is a six-time winner of the CONCACAF Men's Basketball Championship, as well as a fourth-place finish at both the Olympic and World Championships at the World Championships.
It's a pity that the times are not good, this team that once dominated the world basketball world with a strong interior line, and now there is a talent gap on the inside, and only two big men on the outside are supported, these two are Arroyo and Barria.
Arroyo is undoubtedly one of the greatest basketball stars in Puerto Rico basketball history, having entered the NBA in '01 and has been with him ever since, finishing 12 times as the Jazz's starting point guard in '03-04. 6 points and 5 assists.
At Athens '04, Arroyo's Puerto Rico defeated the unbeatable Dream Six 92-73, scoring 24 points, seven assists and four rebounds in that game. Now, the new Puerto Rico team is about to leave for Turkey, and Arroyo will remain the heart of the team.
But unfortunately, Arroyo suffered back muscle discomfort in the match against the Russian team, which made Puerto Rico's already lack of talent even worse.
Puerto Rico's starting lineup is: playmaker Barria, shooting guard Anthony Lee, small forward Sanchez, power forward Vasallo, and center Ramos.
The Chinese men's basketball team maintained its previous starting lineup, with Chamberlain and Ramos jumping at the halfway line.
Chinese fans are still familiar with Ramos, who played for Zhejiang Guangxia last season, averaging 30 per game in 38 CBA games. With 3 minutes of playing time, he was able to cut 17. 5 points and 13 rebounds.
In fact, Ramos was also a former NBA player, he participated in the NBA draft in 2004, was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 32nd pick in the second round, but was not reused, only played 6 NBA games, and was sent to the NBDL by the Wizards, and in the 2006-07 season Ramos was selected for the Development League All-Star Game, and then was cut by the Wizards.
In August last year, Ramos also recommended himself to the Rockets for a tryout, hoping to replace Yao Ming, who had been recovering from an injury for a long time, but ultimately failed and later went to the CBA.
Ramos is two meters tall and weighs 130 kilograms, with a full face, big shoulders and a round waist, and long flamboyant hair on his head, which looks very strong.
After Chamberlain stood on the free throw line, he found that this guy had been staring at him menacingly, so he asked inexplicably: "Hey, do we know each other?" ”
Ramos snorted and didn't speak, at which point the referee tossed the basketball into the air, and Ramos stomped on the ground, waved his long arms and jumped.
Chamberlain was a step late, Ramos waved the racket to Barria, and after he landed, he glared at Chamberlain fiercely and yelled: "Woo! Woo! Woo! NBA! ”
Baria pulled his feet and ran to the front court, Liu Wei stuck him for a while, but he didn't get stuck, Baria was like a swimming fish, and he changed direction and passed Liu Wei as soon as he turned around.
Don't look at Barria who was a little weak in the face of Spanoulis, in the face of Liu Wei, he can become a top defender in FIBA.
Of course, this is also something that most national defenders can do.
Barria rushed straight to the basket for the first time, but he scanned it with his peripheral vision and found that Chamberlain had followed, and he was immediately shocked.
Barria, who played as a substitute for Kidd on the Mavericks, was clear about Chamberlain's strength, and Kidd has been teaching Barria by word and deed, and he also told Barria that once Chamberlain follows up within ten feet of his side, he must give up the idea of making a shot, and for him, a distance of three meters is a blink of an eye.
Barria could only regret choosing to pass the ball, at which point Ramos rushed down with a big stride and yelled at him: "Give me the ball!" ”
Barria calmly passed the ball and then went to get in front of Chamberlain to get a good chance for his team-mate.
As a result, when Ramos jumped, Chamberlain mistook and flashed past Barria, and his agility was much more powerful than that of a defender.
Passing Barria, Chamberlain flew up like a ghost, slapped his big hand on the flying ball, and pressed it down for him.
After the cap dropped, Chamberlain landed quickly to pick it up before Barria, and then flicked it to the outside.
The mobility of the Chinese men's basketball team is really not good, when Sun Yue and Liu Wei teamed up to rush to the frontcourt, Anthony and small forward Sanchez also returned to defense.
Sanchez is a weakened version of Durant, he is two meters tall, but he can play small forward because he is fast, mobile, and has excellent three-point ability, but he relies too much on his talent and does not hone it too much, otherwise he can become the kind of superstar in Puerto Rico history.
In addition, Sanchez can also play the power forward position, when he played in the NBDL and the Spanish league, he played as a power forward, and the style of play is very tough, not as weak as the average European big man.
It's just that his stability is too poor, which greatly restricts his development.
Liu Wei passed the ball to Sun Yue, Sanchez stared at it, and the two defenders weighed it, but they didn't have the confidence to score, so a fast attack was stifled.
Chamberlain was depressed, and he killed him in a hurry, and Sun Yue saw him in the front court, as if he was holding a hot potato, and couldn't wait to pass the ball to him.
After getting the ball, Chamberlain made a change of direction outside the three-point line, lifting the ball and rushing in, he took a big stride, put away the ball and started to take three steps after taking one step, as his steps changed, Sanchez, who came up to defend, was directly shaken away by him, rushed into the basket, stretched out his arm and picked his wrist, and sent the ball into the hoop.
The ball was played beautifully, and Chamberlain showed off his ghostly footsteps to the fullest, which made the fans addicted to watch.
Ramos, who returned to defense, looked unhappy, he glared at Chamberlain fiercely, and muttered: "What is this, if I return to defense, I will definitely give you a big hat!" ”
Chamberlain looked at Liu Wei and asked, "Is this guy crazy?" ”
Liu Wei grinned, and quickly explained to Chamberlain in the process of retreating, and the latter realized that this guy was not targeting him, but the position of Chinese center.
At the 2006 World Championships in Japan, when the Chinese team played Puerto Rico, Ramos disagreed with Yao Ming in the game, hitting the latter's nose and chin with his head, in order to provoke the starting center of the Chinese national team.
Yao Ming was furious and almost hit Ramos, but fortunately the referee and teammates pulled away in time to avoid a fight. This feud is the famous "head hammer gate" in FIBA.
After that game, Ramos also said wildly, saying that he deliberately provoked Yao Ming: "I won't let him shoot comfortably, or do anything comfortably." He glared at me, so I stared at him and pushed him in the head. These collisions are something that happens a lot in races. ”
This time, it was his turn to glare at Chamberlain, apparently, this is a little chicken belly guy.