pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 536 See you on the field

New Zealand will await the winner between China and Japan.

New Zealand can be said to be a black horse to the end. The team with a winning rate of only 1.2% miraculously appeared on the final stage.

"Okay, it's our turn." All the teammates of the Chinese team got up and were about to leave the auditorium.

At the same venue, another semi-final will be held 3 hours later.

Since the two teams will be training on the field, all spectators in the arena must be emptied, and the spectator entrance will be reopened one hour before the start of the game.

This is a treatment that no other team has, and only the host Japanese team is eligible to enjoy it exclusively.

The Japanese team has gained a lot of convenience by virtue of its status as the host, and it has made the seemingly fair game unbalanced from another level.

The Chinese team can only train on the auxiliary court in the competition venue. You must know that adapting to the competition venue in advance will have a great impact on the game.

The Chinese team can only enter the competition venue during the official competition, which means that the Chinese team has no chance to adapt to the venue.

"This group of guys is really disgusting." Ye Lin and others complained about such unfair treatment. This was clearly a green light for the Japanese team. You must know that in other countries' competitions, each team is fair, and each team can enter the competition venue for advance training to adapt to the venue.

It's just that as the host, it will take a little longer to adapt to the venue than other teams.

Such blatant "cheating" by the Japanese team rarely appears in the international arena.

"Damn it!" In the auxiliary arena, individual players of the Chinese team complained softly while practicing shooting.

"Their style has always been like this. Fortunately, we met the Japanese team. If we met the Korean team, I am afraid that there is no place for training." Qiu Fei and others are still very optimistic, and their training attitude is very positive.

"Isn't this great?" Mu Chenfeng said slowly, "If we beat the Japanese team in this situation, wouldn't it be even more enjoyable."

"Yeah, don't forget our goal is to beat them by 64 points."

As soon as they heard 64 points, the Chinese team members became motivated. Facing such a huge "point difference", the Chinese team is bound to play a super offensive.

64 points, evenly divided into four quarters, the Chinese team will outperform their opponents by 16 points in each quarter. This is not a small amount. After a game, it is only about 100 points. The Chinese team wants to win 64 points. While doing a good job in offense, defense is also crucial.

The players of the Chinese team felt very hot during the training and adjusted their state to the best. Although it was the first time for the Chinese team to stand on the semi-final venue, after watching the first semi-final match, the Chinese team was not completely unfamiliar with the venue. At least they had a certain understanding of the atmosphere of the venue.

The host team, Japan, played the game fully adapted to the playing field.

Not only that, the Japanese team had already arrived at the competition venue for adaptive training after the final four seats were confirmed. This is the third time they have entered the competition venue for training, and they are familiar enough with the basket.

In contrast, the Chinese team can only use the game to practice, and gradually adapt to the field during the game.

This is the special preferential treatment of the host, and the Chinese team can only recognize it.

Before the start of the game, the Chinese team finally had the opportunity to set foot on the field. The venue of the game was not much different from other venues on the surface, but a sensitive player like Mu Chenfeng could easily feel the difference.

Among them, the hardness of the floor has the greatest impact on the performance of the players, and it is not a problem of the organizer, but because the semi-final venue is located in Hokkaido, where the weather is cold, so the floor of the game is slightly harder than other places.

This is why the Japanese team has to adapt to the venue so frequently.

When Mu Chenfeng stepped on the court floor for the first time, he felt as if he had guessed the home courts of the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets. These two NBA home courts are located on plateaus, and the temperature is lower, which makes the floors in the stadiums harder than other venues.

The harder floor is much less elastic, which makes the rebound of the basketball weaker than that of a normal court. Therefore, if the player wants the basketball to rebound to the normal height, he must exert more force on the basketball.

The rebound height of basketball is only one aspect. A harder floor will lead to a decline in the player's motor "function", and the take-off height and speed will be affected.

"I don't know if they can adapt to this kind of venue." Mu Chenfeng fell into a moment of contemplation. For him, he has played in the NBA on plateau venues, and he will adapt faster. But for other players, they have hardly been in contact with such venues, so it is much more difficult to adapt.

With such a special venue, it is no wonder that the Philippine team overturned.

There is only 20 minutes of warm-up before the game. The Chinese team can only feel the specialness of the arena. It is impossible to adapt in such a short period of time.

The players of the Chinese team felt the difference in the hard court when they dribbled the ball for the first time. It felt like the basketball fell heavily on the ground.

"What kind of ground is this?" Ye Lin dribbled the ball a few times, feeling very strenuous, completely breaking his dribbling habits.

However, there are also those who are not affected. Mu Chenfeng and Qiu Fei, two players who have played in the NBA on plateau courts, are perfectly adapted to this field. Although Li Tianlong and Zhang Jianing are also affected, the overall impact is not great and is still within an acceptable range.

But those players who have not experienced the plateau struggled.

There are 15 people in the team, and less than half of the players can play normally, and the other players are more or less affected.

However, there is no extra time for them to adapt. The 20 minutes of adaptation time is fleeting. The players must leave the field. When they step on this field again, the official game will begin.

Through several early adaptations, the Japanese team as a whole has adapted to this field, and they have already won at the starting line.

When the two teams met in the player channel, the Chinese team members immediately put away their "frustrated" expressions and immediately became full of energy. In fact, the Chinese team must not lose in this area.

"I'm looking forward to the game later." Fuji Fuji offered to show his favor.

"So do we." Mu Chenfeng responded.

"How about it, is the venue still suitable? Haha~"

The members of the Japanese team yelled at the Chinese team in a mocking tone, both proud and showing off.

"See you on the field." The Chinese team members responded domineeringly.

(End of this chapter)