America is angry with everyone now, because they haven't done this well in the Olympics since World War II.

But this time, not only was he beaten mercilessly by the social family, but even his newly recruited younger brother was riding on his head to act cute, which really made him feel a bit awkward.

China is indeed gloating over its misfortune, and even has the idea of ​​ordering a chicken-fighting squirt package for its new big brother.

Tonight's basketball game was only in the group stage, but the Rabbit still had a distant battle with the new boss.

The game between the American men's basketball team and the Spanish men's basketball team started at 6 pm. By the time the Chinese men's basketball team and the Yugoslavian men's basketball team started at 8:30 pm, the winner was already decided. The American men's basketball team beat Spain 110:70.

, and there was still no active request for a timeout during the game.

If there is no Chinese men's basketball team for comparison, then the US men's basketball team would indeed have a dreamlike performance.

But the problem is that the Chinese men's basketball team had already competed with Spain two days ago. At that time, it beat its opponent by 70 points with a score of 126:56.

From this point of view, it seems that the Chinese men's basketball team is more like the dream team?

Tonight's contest with Yugoslavia is also the highlight. This team has always been the third strongest team outside the United States and the Soviet Union. In many cases, it can even defeat the United States and the Soviet Union.

Unfortunately, after entering the 1980s, the rise of the Chinese men's basketball team was so eye-catching that the Yugoslav men's basketball team, which also had a "golden generation", was always ignored.

In fact, Yugoslavia's "golden generation" is no trivial matter. This group is led by Drazen Petrovich, and paired with the gradually growing Divac, Kukoc, Radega and other experts in their respective positions. In the past year, they have almost played

They are invincible all over Europe and even defeated the Chinese Men's Basketball Team once in the World Championships two years ago, preventing them from retaining the Men's Basketball World Championship title.

The strength of this Yugoslav men's basketball team is also related to physical fitness. Many players in the team have been training together since the youth team. Head coach Pesic has brought them up since childhood. In addition, the basketball environment in Yugoslavia is easy to develop.

Excellent players, now with luck, a group of outstanding talents of similar age have emerged, and only then can we sweep across Europe!

If Yugoslavia can defeat the U.S. team to win the championship in this Olympics, then counting their impressive record of defeating the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympics and defeating China in the 1986 World Championships, they will be able to sweep the world.

The Chinese men's basketball team will naturally not underestimate this opponent. Wu Jie is ready to show his true strength to compete with this traditional power in basketball.

There is no change in the Chinese team’s starting lineup tonight——

Center: Ma Donglong (89): 2.18 meters, 102 kg.

Power forward: Ruda (99+++++): 2.06 meters, 112 kg.

Small forward: Zhang Jixian (84): 1.95 meters, 95 kg.

Shooting guard: Zhang Yongjun (84): 1.93 meters, 90 kg.

Point guard: Wu Jie (88-98): 1.90 meters, 90 kg.

Yugoslavia’s lineup was not as expected, it was still the same five-man team that swept across Europe——

Center: Vlade Divac (86): 2.16 meters, 110 kg, 20 years old.

Power forward: Dino Radega (87): 2.11 meters, 105 kg, 21 years old.

Small forward: Zach Paspaio (87): 2.03 meters, 100 kg, 26 years old.

Shooting guard: Drazen Petrovich (96): 1.96 meters, 95 kg, 24 years old.

Point guard: Dravko Radulovic (88): 1.91 meters, 85 kg, 25 years old

In fact, Yugoslavia's inside line has not yet reached its peak, but it seems to be already very high, which seems a bit unscientific.

This is because their ability value is determined under the FIBA ​​system. If it is switched to the NBA system, it will naturally be different, but the specific number depends on which team they belong to? What role they play? How is the team's tactical play? Chemical reaction

Is it good?

When the system evaluates a player's ability value, it is not static, but is comprehensively evaluated based on the rules of the game, the team's chemical reaction, the player's health, and the team's tactical system.

This Yugoslav team has always played according to the FIBA ​​system. The team's tactical play has been cultivated since childhood. The chemical reaction naturally tends to be at full value. At this time, the team's health will not be a problem, so the system is so impressive.

ability value.

But if they were broken up and put into the NBA alone, even Petrovic might fall below 90!

Comparing these two teams, the Chinese team is obviously stronger in its three cores.

Yugoslavia's strength is more balanced, and there is Petrovich with outstanding abilities who can serve as the core at any time.

Before the game started, Divac, who had just become famous in Europe, looked at Ma Donglong, who was taller than him, and was cautious, but mostly he wanted to step on him as a stepping stone.

His arrogance has more capital than Langley. As a young center who swept Europe with the team at the age of only 20, he has the ability to defend himself like a dog-skin plaster that cannot be taken off, and he has solid footwork at the basket.

A stable hooker and rebounder, he has excellent positioning and rebound protection abilities. He can also use his height to connect the team and pass deadly balls.

If such an all-around center has any flaws, they are really hard to spot in Europe.

But today, in the fight for the ball, especially in the subsequent retreat, Divac's shortcomings were immediately exposed - his jumping and speed are at least one step behind Ma Donglong.

Ma Donglong doesn't dare to look down on Divac. This is the man who only replaced Kobe. Even excluding the joke, Divac is also a Hall of Fame player and cannot be underestimated.

Jokic is more comprehensive than this predecessor, but not because of his superior talent, but because the progress of the times has forced him to master these skills. He actually started playing on the shoulders of these predecessors.

So when he saw Ma Donglong quickly positioning outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, Divac's first thought based on the knowledge of this era was that he was going to cooperate with Wu Jie in a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, and he immediately rushed to the penalty area in advance.

Take up a defensive position.

This awareness is already in place. Wu Jie did cooperate with Ma Donglong in a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. However, after the two separated, Wu Jie knocked the ball back to Ma Donglong from behind in the middle of the sudden attack. This was a classic no-look pass.

ball.

Ma Donglong stood in a high position and immediately stopped. After receiving the pass, he immediately jumped up and shot a long-range mid-range shot that far exceeded the range of centers in this era.

"Shoot from such a distance?"

"Is this just one step into the three-point line?"

"Look at this height, look at this wingspan, he is much scarier than the original giant from the Chinese team!"

"..."

Ma Donglong's shooting made it difficult for all the teams in the group. Such a tall, long-armed center with outstanding athletic ability and such a long range is really difficult to defend.

Divac rushed to the penalty area and looked back to see Ma Donglong shooting directly. His first reaction was that he didn't believe the goal could be scored!

But Ma Donglong's graceful mid-range shot from five meters away didn't even encounter a bump, and fell into the net with a hollow sound!

Such a perfect goal shows that Ma Donglong is by no means an unprepared shot, let alone a lucky goal. He obviously has the ability to shoot from long distances, and may even have the ability to shoot three-pointers. After all, the position of his shot this time

It's only one step away from the three-point line.

When Yugoslavia's head coach Pesic saw this scene, he felt a little embarrassed. Such a tall center actually had such a long shooting range, so how to defend it?

After Ma Donglong stabbed his opponent on the offensive end, he turned around and made Divac a little breathless. Because his mobility was too strong and his arms were too long, no matter how Divac moved, he felt

A guy with four arms is looming over him.

But after all, he is one of the best passing centers in the NBA in the 1990s. Divac will not even have this functionality locked up. It is just impossible to break Ma Donglong's defense with his offensive ability. He can only

On the offensive end, he completely transformed into a support center.

But the one who is more depressed than him is Radega. Ma Donglong has not yet developed his strength, and he still uses his mobility to defend.

But Ruda is a monster at the peak of his powers, and Radega's only advantage, height, cannot be taken advantage of by Ruda's super long wingspan.

As soon as Divac passed the ball over, Ruda pushed Radega all the way from the penalty area to the three-point line. Even if he hurriedly passed the ball, he was still pushed out mercilessly by Ruda like a bulldozer.

"Is this too much? Are you not even allowed to stand?"

Radega's face was ashen. This kind of defense that didn't even give him a foothold was simply humiliating!

Yugoslavia's inside line was out of shape, and in the end it had to rely on Petrovich to break through the defense.

The European Player of the Year is not inferior to NBA star guards in terms of quality. After all, he has averaged 22+ per game in the NBA.

If it hadn't been for an accident during his peak period, Petrovic would have been fully capable of performing at a superstar level in the NBA.

But now it is a FIBA ​​arena, so his threat at this time is comparable to Jordan. Even Wu Jie is looking forward to the match between Petrovic and Yugoslavia's golden generation against the American Dream Team.

On this goal, Petrovic took advantage of Ruda's opportunity to push Radega out of the penalty area, broke through Zhang Yongjun and went directly to the basket.

Ma Donglong naturally returned to the penalty area to help defend at the first time. Petrovic did not rely on his status as the King of Europe, but was very team-oriented. After Ma Donglong assisted in defense, he secretly handed the ball to Diva who cut into the basket.

tz.

The ball was passed too covertly. Divac received the ball and there was no one to defend him. He immediately scored the ball with a skillful rebound. The Yugoslavs also responded in the first attack.

But before the Yugoslav fans could get happy, the Chinese team's iconic fast break had already begun.

Wu Jie really seemed to have a pair of hot wheels on his feet. Radulovic was also a well-known point guard in Europe, but just barely keeping up with him when retreating was his limit. It was impossible to slow down Wu Jie's advancement, let alone

He may be looking for an opportunity to steal the ball, but he can feel that as long as he makes any rash move, he will be beaten immediately!

This feeling is correct, because even though he was so careful, Wu Jie still used the simplest high-speed change of direction to reach the three-point line.

The Yugoslav players' attention was now focused on Wu Jie. As a result, after receiving the pass, Ruda had the opportunity to challenge Radega.

Radega is one year older than Divac. He has been the most powerful power forward in Europe since last year. In the future, he will average 20+ per game in the NBA.

But when facing Luda, it was like he was pushed out alive just now. This time, he was crushed to the basket by Luda. In the end, he could only raise his hand to symbolically let the opponent complete the layup. He even felt that even if he used

No foul move could stop that monster.

"Five seconds! Is this the Chinese team's fast break?"

Ruda used strength and speed to break through head-on this time. Although the level of shock was not particularly high, the lethality was full!

This kind of unreasonable breakthrough means that as long as he wants to, he can force the Yugoslavs to use multiple double teams to defend him anytime and anywhere, because it is impossible to defend against this kind of attack with speed first and then crush him with his body one-on-one.
To be continued...