Despite the victory, the Dream Team was still scared into a cold sweat, and the Serbian team played a fierce attack wave in the third quarter, if it weren't for Durant's desperate momentum in the fourth quarter, they would probably have to repeat the mistakes of 2006!

Serbia in this game, although the defeat is still glorious, when they are the biggest behind, they are close to 20 points, but in the end they only lost 5 points, and the second half has been very strong, it is foreseeable that two years later in the London Olympics, this team will inevitably win an excellent record.

However, the result of the match sparked a clash in Mitrovica, Kosovo.

Mitrovica is divided into north and south by a bridge, with Serbs in the minority in the north and Albanians in the south, and the two sides have a long history of discord.

In the semi-finals, which saw the United States defeat Serbia, the southern Albanians "began to celebrate the defeat of the Serbs", which led to conflict, and the ethnic question in Serbia is still a major issue of conflict.

First, the teenagers on both sides threw stones at each other under the bridge, and at the same time the teenagers kept shouting, and finally the Serb police intervened and opened fire to deter the Albanians on the other side, which caused trouble, and the intervention of the police caused the conflict to intensify!

At the height of the conflict, both sides even used machine gun fire and grenades to attack each other around the bridge.

After the expansion of the conflict, the European Union Police Force sent a special police unit to support the local police, after which the European Union Police Force spokeswoman, Karin Rimdal, said that a French military police officer had received a gunshot wound to the leg but was out of danger.

As a result of the clashes, three police vehicles were damaged and one officer was slightly injured, in addition to a young Serb who received gunshot wounds during the clashes.

Later, it was reported that two NATO peacekeepers were slightly injured in the conflict, but NATO officials denied this, and as the report became clearer, people understood what was going on, the two rookie soldiers entered the scene of the shootout for the first time, they were too nervous, one of them fell from the bridge into the river, and the other soldier went to rescue him, and the two were slightly injured in this way.

After reading this report, Chamberlain was shocked and said to Yao Ming: "My day, can this be said that basketball has nothing to do with life and death, but it is higher than life and death?!" ”

Chamberlain now understands that basketball is not just about the entertainment and motivation of the fans, and for some weak countries, a victory over a big country on the basketball court means a national victory, and the national interest is more important than a qiē.

In particular, the youth army of the Serbian team, although their country was repeatedly frustrated by American attacks, and even the great Yugoslav Union was disintegrated because of it.

But when they stand on the basketball court and meet the American team, it means that the war between the two countries is still going on, and this is their battlefield!

Therefore, some players use basketball as a weapon that can be used to maintain the dignity of the country, at this time, basketball has nothing to do with life and death, but it is indeed higher than life and death!

This made Chamberlain feel that in today's materialistic society, the basketball court has been filled with too many things other than sports, especially the NBA, which has completely become a commercial league.

NBA stars play almost exclusively for profit, and the basketball court has never been a place that was once considered a "battleground."

Yao Ming sighed and said, "So, we have to win all the way to the end!" ”

Chamberlain nodded heavily and said, "Then, let's quickly end the game with the Lithuanians, and then go to the American team, we must win the championship!" I would like to tell American fans that the world is not the time when they can send a few NBA stars to win the world championship! ”

The Lithuanian men's basketball team has always been one of the most powerful in world basketball, whether it is in the European Championships, World Championships or the Olympic Games, this seemingly ordinary team can play a shocking performance.

They don't have a star-studded superstar in their team, nor do they have unpredictable tactics, relying on the tacit cooperation between the players and accurate outside shooting, the Lithuanian men's basketball team can always stand tall among the strongest in the basketball world.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Lithuanian men's basketball team went all the way to the fourth place, but it was from this time that the team entered an extremely difficult period.

With the departure of old players such as Jasvik Hughes and Siskauskas, the Lithuanian men's basketball team has begun a painful transition between the old and the new.

In the 2009 European Basketball Championships, the Lithuanian men's basketball team only finished 11th, which is already the second worst result in the international arena, and it is because of this that the Lithuanian men's basketball team almost missed the World Championships in Turkey.

To be able to join the World Championships in Turkey, Lithuania relied on a wild card to be lucky to be selected, and the goal of the Lithuanians was estimated to be to train young players and wait for the arrival of the next peak period.

The Lithuanian men's basketball team was placed in Group D with Spain, Canada, France, New Zealand and Lebanon at the World Championships, and lost to Spain and France at the 2009 European Championships.

With only a year to go, pre-tournament experts and media predicted that this scene was likely to be repeated at this year's World Championships.

At that time, the expectation of the fans for Lithuania was that they still had the upper hand over Canada and New Zealand, so they only needed to qualify from Group D as the third team in the group.

And given the current lack of experience in the tournament, there is a good chance that they won't go far, having finished seventh at the World Championships in Tokyo four years ago, and keeping that position this year would be a mission for Lithuanian fans.

As a result, they found that the opponent of the World Championships this time was not as strong as they imagined, and they fought all the way to the semifinals.

The promotion of the semi-finals can be said to have their own characteristics, the dream team is a matter of course, the Chinese team is more and more courageous, the Serbian team is a dark horse, and the Lithuanian team is confused.

Yes, they didn't expect that they would reach the semi-finals, and when they eliminated Slovenia in the quarterfinals before, the latter's media asked aggrievedly: "What about the good training?" How to train for war as a world war? ”

Reaching the semi-finals, the ambitions of the Lithuanian team grow like fertilised weeds: what if we can go one step further and reach the final?

Reach the finals!

Reach the finals!

Reach the finals!

Lithuania shouted such a slogan, they know who their opponents are, the Dragons, the strongest team in Asia, and the Chinese team that has not tasted defeat along the way and has two NBA generals, Super King Chamberlain and Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

But the Lithuanian team is not afraid, judging from the historical record alone, they really have nothing to be afraid of.

After all, except for the Beijing Olympics, the two national teams have met five times in the Olympic Games, and each time the Chinese men's basketball team has been defeated, losing to the opponent by an average of 32 points.

It is precisely because of the excellent historical record that the local media in Lithuania are extremely high-profile for today's game, and they even played the banner of 'how can there be a strong team in Asia'.

However, there is always a deceptive side to historical records, and a closer look can show that the Chinese men's basketball team's previous five major encounters with opponents have all occurred in the Olympic Games, and the World Championships are the first time the two sides have met.

Lithuanian basketball has a distinct tradition of taking the Olympics very seriously, and the World Championships are a place for them to train new talents for the Olympics. The three-time Olympic bronze medallists have not made it to the semi-finals at the World Championships.

In this World Championships, the Lithuanian team has once again undergone a major change, including a large number of veterans including European king Jascovysius withdrew from the national team, and the young people of the "post-85" began to control the national team, and the strength compared with the Beijing Olympics two years ago, it should be said that it has dropped more than one notch.

Of course, as a traditional European powerhouse, the Lithuanian team that appeared in Turkey maintained the team's usual style: unity, confrontation and strength. The Lithuanian team's main offensive tactics are still a lot of high-quality pick-and-rolls and counter-attacking waves that come with high-intensity defense.

Defensively, Lithuania is similar to other European powerhouses – aggressive, tough, dense formations, with an emphasis on physical confrontation, a bit like a copy of the Russian men's basketball team, using a lot of physical contact to stifle the opponent's offense.

In the group stage, they relied on high-intensity pressing and defense, erasing the 18-point difference, and finally defeated the Spanish team. Despite having an NBA interior player like Creza, the real offensive focus is on the perimeter, and almost every member of the Forward Guard has a beautiful three-point hand.

It can be said that such an opponent was a headache for the Chinese men's basketball team in the past.

But now, the situation is completely different, Chamberlain replaced Yao Ming to start, the mobility of the Chinese team inside has been soaring, he and Yi Jianlian in the interior partner, so that the outside line can flexibly use the marking and 2-3 zone defense.

In this way, the Chinese men's basketball team, which can be dislocated by every player, is no longer afraid of the opponent's high blocking.

The Lithuanian team is now a bit like a strengthened version of the Russian team, but in the group stage, the Chinese team has been pressing the Russian team to play.

In the group stage of the Tongguò and the Russian men's basketball team, Nelson Jr. has also learned to use the "fast vs. strong" style of play to suppress the opponent's tough defense in the offense.

What's more advantageous is that compared with the Russian team, the Lithuanian team's organizational defender Masiulis is not outstanding, and the pressure on Liu Wei is not strong.

As long as the defenders can dribble the ball across half court, Chamberlain can make the opponent feel the pain of life and death!

In the eyes of Chinese fans, the Chinese team, which has already set a world championship record, marched into the Accalla Arena with their heads held high.

In the past, the best record of the Chinese men's basketball team in the World Championships was eighth in the world, and now the worst and fourth place in the Chinese men's basketball team is also the fourth, and Chamberlain never thought about winning the fourth or third place, he has only one goal, the gold medal!

So after entering the stadium and seeing the banner of 'Enter the final, teach the Americans a lesson' displayed by the Lithuanian fans, Chamberlain was depressed, and he sneered and asked: "What is it that gives Lithuanians such confidence?" Finalist? They can make it to the finals! ”

"Like, these birdmen still think we're the men's basketball team in the 80s?" Yi Jianlian also said angrily, "You have to abuse them and make them sober up." ”

Liu Wei said indifferently: "Nong, take a good look, we have so many fans, they may not be our fans, so they are looking forward to us entering the finals to teach the Americans a lesson." ”

Chamberlain patted Liu Wei on the shoulder and said, "It makes sense, your brain is still much better, so I can see them a lot more pleasing to the eye." ”

In the midst of the jokes, the warm-up was over, the game was about to begin, and the starters from both sides were on the field.

The Chinese team is old-fashioned, Chamberlain + Yi Jianlian + Zhu Fangyu + Liu Wei + Sun Yue.

As for the Lithuanian team, their head coach is the famous European coach Bututas, and this time, he found a strange way and sent a large four-small squad to play the Chinese team.

One is the big center, their center is the 30-year-old Yaftokas, who played for a year in Arizona and was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in 2001, is the current number one center in the Lithuanian men's basketball team, is their captain, and is also a legend in Lithuanian basketball.

In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Jaftokas once fought with Yao Ming in close hand-to-hand combat on the inside, and in the 2008 Olympics, he also led the team to the semi-finals, but these were not enough to make Jaftokas a legend in Lithuanian basketball, and the next thing made him the soul of the team.

In May 2002, Jaftokas was injured in a car accident, and many speculated that his short basketball career would end, but just 16 months later he returned to the court and went one step at a time to reach the peak of his career!

In this Lithuanian men's basketball team, Jaftokas is a seasoned veteran of the men's team, and in the past seven games, he has firmly defended the three-second zone of the Lithuanian men's basketball team and inflicted a lot of damage on opponents.