241 Japan VS France
Three other 1/8 finals on the same day.
Spain beat Lebanon 98-66, Slovenia beat Brazil 72-78 and Canada beat Hungary 66-58.
Most of the basketball powerhouses still maintain the same level, with a few ups and downs but exciting, and there are no too surprising results, but these games are a little bleak against the backdrop of the Dragons' big victory.
However, the enthusiasm of the audience has not diminished, and compared with the sudden rise of the Dragon Kingdom, there are many highlights on the 25th.
The match between the United States and Madagascar in the morning is said to be the group with the biggest disparity in strength and weakness in this World Championship, and the gap between the Dragons and South Korea is on par.
This has to be put on hold in normal times, and such a disparity in strength and weakness is nothing to look at, but now it is different......
Between Lin Dong and LeBron, and even between the Dragon Kingdom and the United States, the bond that has been formed since before the start of the game has long been known to the whole world, and everyone will involuntarily compare these two teams together, especially on the other side of the ocean, countless fans are staring with wide eyes.
Lin Dong cut a big triple-double and led the team to beat South Korea by 65 points, but what about the American team?
Abuse of vegetables is abuse of vegetables, but if you abuse a little less, won't this momentum be lost? Now this dragon country has successively slashed Spain and other giants, and the strong strength shown is enough to threaten the American national youth, these two armies are fighting, how can they lose their momentum!
So under the attention of countless people, poor Madagascar ushered in a wave of American madness.
LeBron shot 19 of 28 from the field, scored 50 points, and picked up 21 rebounds, although assists, steals, and blocks were not more than five, although 17 of the 21 rebounds were basically not grabbed by opponents in the backcourt, and only scored a double-double, but the 50+21 super-sized double-double can be regarded as one of the data that can be recorded in the history of the World Youth Championship.
And the United States is high-energy throughout the whole process, leaving no room for poor Madagascar, and the super energy data of 126:52 is simply beating the fans of Madagascar to autism.
There have been many records of large score differences in the World Youth Championships, but the difference of 74 points is really quite rare, not that there is no disparity in strength to this extent, but this kind of game will not be very strong after it is spent, it can only be said that Madagascar just hit the muzzle of the gun, and met a team of angry supergiants who want to support their brothers......
The LeBron supporters on the other side of the ocean cheered, grabbed a wave of limelight, and finally overwhelmed the opponent on the Internet, winning in all aspects from personal data to team scores, making them feel hearty.
The guy who was clamoring to bet on data with Peyton got excited again, shouting on the Internet that he wanted to increase the bet to 200,000, but Peyton followed him in seconds.
The duel between these two is really not under LeBron and Lin Dong at all on the Internet, and everyone looks at the money they posted with great interest, while fantasizing that if this money is good for themselves, they will not just take it out to make this damn bet; On the other hand, I couldn't help but want to see which of them would lose, whether they would lose their debts, and whether the gangsters would really find them......
Of course, there is no shortage of gods who understand the ball for specific analysis.
Judging from the current comparison of the points and strengths of the four groups, there is a high probability that the Dragon Kingdom and the United States will meet in the finals, and there will be basically no accidents.
And through this more than half of the schedule, it seems that LeBron has a greater chance of winning.
It's not that these people who know the ball think that LeBron is stronger than Lin Dong, on the contrary, except for fans who are blindly confident in their strength, most insiders can see that Lin Dong's strength is definitely above LeBron.
Whether it's ball control, court awareness, defensive ability, scoring ability and everything else except strength, it is the Asians who win, and if the two go head-to-head, LeBron will lose.
But the problem is that the Dragon Kingdom is not as good as the United States!
Except for Lin Dong, there is a huge difference in personal strength in every other position, maybe only the center forward named Tang Zhengdong can barely match up, that guy looks very sophisticated, but the others, it can really only be said that they have more than enough heart and not enough strength.
Although the coordination is good, and the tactical execution is also in place, if it is pulled to the Nike summit, with this lineup, it may be able to win the United States at that time, but this American national youth team is not a rabble that was hastily gathered a few days before the Nike summit.
They worked together for two months, and they also did a lot of homework specifically for Lin Dong under the leadership of Chuck Daley.
Lose?
Americans think that is an impossible thing, and since Chuck Daley has long had the idea of targeting Lin Dong and has already understood Lin Dong enough, then with the American team as a whole to suppress him alone and adopt a strategy of less defense and more defense against others, then no matter how strong Lin Dong is, it is impossible to play such gorgeous statistics.
To put it bluntly, the U.S. team is stronger than the Dragon Nation team, which is LeBron's biggest innate advantage.
At the same time that the gorgeous victory of the American team caused a new round of discussion among the audience, the last 1/8 final in the afternoon, Japan VS France, which Japanese fans are most looking forward to, has also officially begun.
Unlike the previous smooth sailing in the group B group stage, this time Japan played extremely hard.
The characteristics of the French men's basketball team are mainly reflected in the defense, in fact, their defense is really strong, including the previous games with the Dragon Kingdom, Serbia and Montenegro and Spain, although they lost by a large score one after another, but if you look closely, you will find that whether it is the Dragon Country, Spain or Serbia and Montenegro in the face of France's quagmire defense, they will always encounter such and such troubles, so that the scores of several games are relatively low, and the overall offensive rounds are much lower than other games.
Defense is their home skill, and the half-court man-to-man man-to-man defense from the first quarter, supplemented by means such as packs and defensive transitions, always firmly control the pace of the game in their own hands.
Especially for the blockade of point guards, French captain Tammy Abraham, as a substitute for former national youth point guard Parker, although he was suppressed by Lin Dong and Calderón in the first few games, but in the face of Japan's national youth Makishiichi, Fujima and Fukatsu Issei, they achieved the whole blockade.
Japan's transition offense can't play at all, and more often than not, it's still relying on the inside line and eating the advantage of Mori Shigekuan's basket to score.
However, although the two main forces of the French are not there, the coaches on the sidelines are still at the top level, and they have seen the weakness of Mori Shigekuan's free throws through the previous games early, and used foul tactics to make this big man who was rampage on the inside, and only scored 9 points in the entire first half.
Strangled a steady offensive point for Japan, and the rest was the ace Kaede Komae Rukawa, who had scored 49 points in the previous game.
The average strength of the French team is roughly a little higher than Zhu Fangyu and a little shorter than Tang Zhengdong, and the trump card drawn still has the strength of a single defense Rukawa Feng.
And Rukawa Kaede, who controlled the zone, began to become more and more familiar with the zone, knowing the limit of his physical strength, and he didn't dare to open the first half at all, so that after the hard first half of the two quarters, the Japanese team only scored a pitiful 29 points.
But thankfully...... Look at Sakuragi in adversity.
This guy doesn't have the ability to score, but he can also make the French team scoreless!
France, which lacks major generals, the biggest problem is not their defense, this ability flowing in the bones of the French is the basic skill of their basic skills, but they are really not good at scoring.
In the past, when there was the French sports car Parker and the French Jordan Petrus, they were definitely strong teams that were enough to wrestle with Spain, Serbia and Montenegro and even the Dragon Kingdom, but the reason why they lost so badly in Group A was because although their defensive skills were still there, their offense was also a mess.
France's offense mainly relies on two points, one is to rely on the individual ability of the current captain and ace Abraham to break through and create damage, and the other is to rely on the combination of the front and center of the twin towers under the basket to eat cakes.
But the problem is that the basket is now guarded by Mori Shigekuan, and he can't score points if he is fouled on offense, but this center, who is already weaker than him, doesn't want to score on his head.
Poor Abraham, on the other hand, suffered from what was arguably the most terrifying defensive ...... he had ever played The supersonic shadowless hand from Peyton's true biography!
When Sakuragi was at the Nike summit, even an offensive master like Anthony would occasionally eat his deflated hand, Abraham? Haven't heard of it.
Under the instructions of Coach Anzai, Sakuragi blocked Abraham in all directions, and from the first quarter onwards, the two were like conjoined babies, and at halftime, Abraham was stunned that he could not shake him off half a step, but also sent 3 turnovers and 3 steals, which made the French coach dumbfounded.
The redhead's performance has been mediocre in the previous three group games, although the Nike Summit has a highlight performance, but whether he steals Anthony or picks up a rebound on Bosh's head, it is all an occasional flash of inspiration, not the normal level that has always been shown, and the last lore is a super vacancy created by Lin Dong himself, in the eyes of the French, he should go to the gallows if he can't throw, what is commendable?
But how can you think of it...... It was actually planted in his hands!
In the face of this death-like defense, Abraham can only frequently use his outside teammates to score 3 points, but the defensive attitude of the Japanese team in other positions is still there, Jun Tsuchiya and Zhu Xingda have also experienced hard training at Ranfil High School in the United States, plus they have more or less learned something from Sakuragi, who has returned from school, and the defense is also decent.
And France really didn't feel good today, the whole team scored 3 points in the first half and shot 7 of 22, and the head coach next to him squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.
As a result, the French team could not blossom on the offensive end...... Until the end of the first half, the two sides played a score that looked like rookies pecked each other - 31:29, and France only led by 2 points.
By the second half, both sides had to further strengthen their defenses.
It's not that you don't know how to attack to win, it's that there are no cards to play on the Japanese side, and the big and small kings on the French side are not there.
And under the already strong defensive intensity, the consequence of strengthening defense and pressing is frequent injuries......
The French power forward was slammed out by Mori Shigekuan when he was scrambling for a rebound under the basket, and he slammed his head on the basket and bled headlong, and the two teams almost clashed.
Immediately afterwards, Fuji Zhen was unintentionally reimbursed for his ankle, and the tall swollen bag could be seen on the scene, and the entire World Championships schedule was afraid that it would be reimbursed.
Then Fukatsu Kazunari was beaten crooked by a rough elbow from the other party, two or three teeth were lost, and his mouth was also bleeding.
In the frantic scolding and shouting of the stadium at the scene, the field was full of gunpowder.
At this point, both sides had already seen bayonets.
After missing Fujima and Fukatsu Issei two generals one after another, Makishenichi, who had already played the first half, was forced to play again, but his rampant physical fitness in the Hidaka battle was really a bit inadequate in this international arena.
If you don't move, you can't hit it, and your personal technical characteristics are suppressed by the opponent so much that you have no room to play, which becomes a breakthrough for France, and once opened the score by nearly 10 points.
It wasn't until Rukawa Kaede forcibly opened the zone, turning into a 3-point grim reaper on the outside, and closing the score again.
"Defend! Defend! Defend! ”
The entire stadium resounded with a unison of shouts like a tsunami, and all the fans were already nervous enough to stand up.
"Defend even if you die!" The substitute teammates on the sidelines were all staring frantically at the field with red eyes, staring at the field.
Abraham, who was in possession of the ball, had a fiery gaze.
Japan has a reason why Japan wants to win, and France also has a desire that France cannot lose!
Who doesn't have a dream yet!
His attention was so focused at this point that it seemed as if the noise of the whole audience had been extinguished, and he could even hear his own heartbeat!
In front of the red-haired man who had been haunting him all the time, he made a big lateral change of direction, and finally barely pulled away a little distance, sending a wonderful pass to assist the small forward who had gotten rid of the panting Mu Shenyi and entered the free throw line area.
Mu Shen frantically pounced, and Mori Chongkuan in front of him also anxiously came up to make up for the defense, but the small forward who jumped up did not choose to force a shot, but handed the ball to the basket.
The French center, who was blocked by Mori Shigekuan, who was already suffocating to death, finally seized the opportunity and jumped high on the spot to smash the ball into the basket.
The hustle and bustle of the basketball arena suddenly fell silent.
The numbers on the electronic scoreboard jump slightly.
At 55:54, France leads by 1 point with 3 seconds left!
The Japanese game originally wanted to write down the end in detail, but then it was really not divided into primary and secondary, too much to grab the protagonist's play, the so-called sense of separation, so let's write about both games, just keep this length to explain, spread out, and highlight a key shot and emotion. But...... I don't think I'll be able to beat LeBron tomorrow ^^, but the day after tomorrow at the latest, maybe tomorrow afternoon, see.
Tomorrow will be updated around 9 a.m
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