In the last game of the group stage, because there was no pressure, the whole men's basketball team played relatively easily and smoothly.

Doon also took the opportunity to practice shooting on the court.

The overall performance was okay, with 8 of 18 shots, 3 of 9 three-point shots, and 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.

Doon shot 33 percent from three-point range and 100 percent from the free-throw line, but that doesn't mean his shooting touch has picked up.

It was mainly Senegal's perimeter players who did not form an effective interference when Doon shot a three-pointer.

And in the open three-point shot, Doon still failed to shoot consecutive three-pointers, shooting more than 4 percent of the three-point shooting rate.

This also shows that Doon still has a long way to go if he wants to regain his touch.

Of course, it is still gratifying to successfully lead the team to advance to the group stage.

Before the men's basketball team went out, it was originally with the mentality that qualifying for the group stage would be considered a success.

It was an unexpected surprise to be able to qualify second in the group now.

However, if you played well in the group stage, then you should play even better in the next round of 16.

The men's basketball team qualified with a 4-1 record in Group B, and the next 3-2 French team in Group A is still a little unexplainable if it can't win!

Better results give fans more expectations.

The men's basketball team can only withstand the expectations of the fans, withstand the pressure of the top 16 away games, and actively participate in the next games.

The time soon came to September 7, and the round of 16 finally began.

The first game to start was the match between the Dream Team, the first team in Group C, and Mexico, the fourth team in Group D.

This year's Dream 11 team configuration is quite good, although the overall look is relatively young, but it has the Thunder who has won the championship, the Bulls' leading stars, plus Rose, Griffin, Irving, thick eyebrows, these champions who have performed well in recent years.

With the ability of the Dream 11 team, it only takes one game time to defeat the Mexican team.

After the first quarter, the difference between the two teams had opened up by 11 points, and then there was no more.

After the Dream Team advanced to the quarterfinals first, it was the turn of the men's basketball team and the French team.

France's starting lineup is basically NBA players, but there are no big stars, but a group of rotation players.

After the game officially started, the men's basketball team took the lead in jumping the ball.

Doon got the ball quickly, but not in the low post, but on the outside.

Tonight, Doon will play the outside line first and try his touch.

If the game shows three-point ability at the beginning, it will inevitably affect the French team's defense.

In this way, maybe the men's basketball team really has the possibility of winning.

However, the French team has also been prepared for this.

Perhaps the coach of the French team is also worried that Doon will find his touch, explode a game, and lead the team to beat them.

So small forward Evan Fournier was sent to stay close to Doon and not give Doon a chance to shoot in an open space.

Fournier is a pure shooter in the NBA and doesn't have too much defensive ability.

However, now Doon's shooting ability has not been recovered, and he can only break through against Fournier.

Dio and Joffrey Lovergne, who were inside the French team, knew that Doon had just returned, was not in good shooting form, and there was no mid-range for the time being, so they stood under the basket and squatted in the pit.

Seeing this, Doon closed the ball in advance and went straight to meet the man, ready to block Whrey Lovergne.

When Fred Loverne saw Doon's menacing, he stood up and spread his hands early, as if trying to make Doon an offensive foul.

Since Fré Loverne didn't rush up to defend or jump to block, there was no need for Doon to rush forward.

said that it was too late, but I saw Doon suddenly stop sharply, and then throw his hand.

Joffrey Loverne and Dio were clearly slow to react, and although they jumped immediately after Doon's throw, it was too late to block.

"It's too fast! Doon relied on his incredible speed to complete an incredible throw! ”

"Doon knows all offensive means, in the NBA we are always deceived by his skills, in fact, what he is best at is bullying people with talent!"

"That's right, even if Doon loses his jump shot, he's still one of the best players in the world!"

The on-site commentator gave a very high evaluation of Doon's attack.

Of course, Doon's offense did play well in this round and deserved such an evaluation.

It didn't take long for the French team to hit a three-pointer from the outside, the men's basketball team protected the rebound, and Doon quickly got the ball in the frontcourt.

Fournier still came to Doon and guarded it tightly, but this time Doon did not hesitate and did not use tentative steps to create shooting space, but signaled Yi Jianlian to come over to block the demolition.

With the help of Yi Jianlian's cover, Doon got rid of Fournier's pursuit, and then held the ball to the basket.

Dio let go of Yi Jianlian and stepped forward to delay, Doon did not go to the basket, but rushed to the left side, deliberately sinking into the bottom corner, attracting Joffrey Loverne under the basket out of the paint area.

When Dio and Joffrey Loverne came up together, Doon threw the ball into the air, only to see Yi Jianlian kill under the basket, directly relayed in the air, and dunked with both hands.

And beside Yi Jianlian, he failed to catch up with Dunn, and turned to chase Yi Jianlian's Fournier.

Talent is the greatest advantage!

The biggest advantage of the men's basketball team against the French team is physical talent!

If it's about technology and shooting, the men's basketball team will lose.

Doon also wanted to win by shooting and feeling, but in the first offensive round, he burst into the basket with the ball and found that Dio and Joffrey Loverne were crouching in the box and couldn't defend at all, so he realized how to play this game.

Compared with the French team's internal line, Doon's speed is very fast, and Yi Jianlian's speed is also very fast.

Even the weak side bottom corner air cutting this kind of work, let Guo Allen do it.

In short, Dunn can break through and pass, so even if he doesn't throw, it's not a big problem for the time being.

Just like Wade, who participated in the international league, as long as he was fast enough, as long as he could feed his teammates on the inside, what was the problem if he didn't shoot?

In this way, under the leadership of Doon, the men's basketball team relied on Doane to hold the ball and break points, and established an 8-point lead in the first quarter alone.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the previous game, when the Dream Team played the Mexican team, as long as Dunn persevered a little more and continued to play, the men's basketball team could win tonight's victory in this way.

Of course, the coaching staff of the French team, after watching the first quarter of the game, was also busy thinking of a way.

However, the gap in talent is difficult to bridge with tactics.

The men's basketball team played a large number of simple balls in the first quarter, all of which were played by talent.

The French team can't match it at all, so it can only be beaten passively.

Perhaps because of the scoring lag, at the beginning of the second quarter, the French team sent a back three, which seemed to want to rely on the athleticism of the guards to play quickly and consume more of Doon's physical strength.

As for the shooting of the guards of the French team, they are actually not much better than the forward players, after all, the basic skills of European players are quite good.

Looking at the essence of human pork belly in the future, the three-point shots of big centers are no worse than those of guards and forwards......

However, this also means that if the French team's three guards can't rely on athleticism to drag Doon to death, then it is tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall, actively reducing the height of the lineup, reducing the defense and the protection of rebounds.

One thing to say, Doon really couldn't play the full first half, but the 10-minute FIBA quarter is not as long as the NBA, so it's not that tiring.

During his retirement, Doon has been working out, and although his physical condition is still a little worse than when he played in the NBA, his physical strength has not slowed down and degraded much.

In tonight's game, Doon was supported by fighting spirit, and when the first quarter was full, he also held on for 8 minutes in the second quarter.

By the end of the first half, the score was 45-30, and the men's basketball team had taken a 15-point lead, while Doon had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

If you continue to play like this, it will definitely not be difficult to get 20+10+5 data tonight, and if you are lucky, you can cut a triple-double and lead the team to the quarterfinals.

However, in the third quarter, the game made waves again.

France quickly found their groove early in the third quarter, hitting three-pointers on three of their first five shots.

You know, in the first half, the French team hit a total of three three-pointers!

When the opponent scored three points in a row, the men's basketball team immediately called a timeout, emphasizing the importance of defending three points on the bench, emphasizing that people are marked, attention should not be followed by the ball, and no one should be missed.

Of course, calling a timeout to delay time is also to hope that the opponent's hand will cool down quickly during the timeout.

After the timeout, the French team still wanted to shoot three points to chase points, but this time it didn't work, and instead gave the men's basketball team a lot of rebounds.

Doon knew very well in his heart that if the game dragged into the fourth quarter to score the winner, the men's basketball team might lose.

So, put your physical strength early in this section, and hold the ball to the basket as much as possible to complete the finish.

Because Doon had already delivered six assists in the first half, and there were even two teammates who didn't hold the ball and dribbled once to score an indirect assist.

France knew Doon's passing threat, so they were easily deceived by Doon's fake faux call.

However, Doon is true and false, false and true, and from time to time he sends an assist to other teammates.

The French team kept making substitutions, and the manager was busy sweating, but there was nothing he could do about Doon.

65 to 51, the French team scored one more point than the men's basketball team in the third quarter, but the hole dug in front was too big to make up for in a short time, and the men's basketball team entered the fourth quarter with a 14-point lead.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Doon was still resting off the court, and Zhu Fangyu played remarkably and threw a three-point shot worth a thousand gold.

Dhorn's biggest fear is that he is not on the pitch and no one on the team scores.

Now that someone can score in the fourth quarter, there's nothing to worry about.

The French team scored again, and it was still difficult to score 30 points in a single quarter.

And the men's basketball team scored 10 points in a single quarter for the rest of the fourth quarter, which should not be a big problem.

However, Doon, who was sitting on the bench, watched the score difference on the court continue to shrink and soon couldn't sit still.

With just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Doon was back on the court.

Next, the men's basketball team slowed down the pace of the game and played steadily, and finally defeated the French team 79-70 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. (End of chapter)