The older superstars of the NBA

Swish.

Li Yuhang's three-pointer was scored steadily.

The Chinese men's basketball team got a good start.

It was the Chinese Taipei team's turn to fight back.

The ball fell into the hands of defender Lin Zheng. As soon as the half was passed, he motioned for his teammates to come up and cover. Others also cooperated and quickly moved to the high position to help him create pick-and-roll opportunities.

Lin Zheng took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball into the basket. Tang Yijie on the inside immediately stepped up to try to interfere with Lin Zheng's layup.

However, Lin Zheng did not give in, but chose to face Tang Yijie.

Although he is a little shorter than Tang Yijie at a height of 1 meters, one thing is very important. His muscles are very big, especially his upper body strength.

The two met in mid-air. After the collision, Tang Yijie failed to hold Lin Zheng down with his body, but instead let him throw the basketball the moment before landing.

Swish.

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

In the stands on the sidelines, some Taiwanese fans stood up and applauded. Many local fans at the scene did not hesitate to applaud. Even if they did not support the Chinese Taipei team, they applauded meaningfully under such circumstances.

The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team continued to attack, and this time the ball came to Zhou Xinpeng after halftime. As the team's power forward, Zhou Xinpeng decisively hit the opponent with his back on the left side of the basket after receiving the basketball. After turning around and shaking his feet, Zhou Xinpeng seized the opportunity and turned and rushed into the basket.

boom.

Successful dunk with both hands.

Zhou Xinpeng's performance won countless cheers from the scene.

After scoring, he also made a special gesture to communicate with Zhao Feiyang who was sitting on the team bench. Although outsiders didn't know what they meant, Zhao Feiyang knew very well that Zhou Xinpeng's gesture was saying, "Look, I didn't lose you." Face it!"

Although his back-up skills were passed down from Adrian, it was actually Zhao Feiyang who helped him adjust them based on his physical condition and playing habits.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The Chinese Taipei team also continued to attack.

Lin Zheng still controlled the ball. After reaching the top of the arc, he used the cover of his teammates to open up space. Whoops, a crisp three-pointer was safely thrown into the basket.

After being able to score twice in a row, Lin Zheng's performance began to attract the attention of the Chinese men's basketball coaching staff.

"This guy does have some brushes!"

"If the Taipei team's quota is canceled in the future, then this kid will definitely become a member of the national team! His playing style and style are indeed pretty good! Objectively speaking, he looks very pleasing to the eye!"

"The Taipei team's tactics seem to be centered around him... If we continue to play, we will have to spend more time on this guy defensively..."

Several members of the coaching staff started talking to each other.

The game on the field continues.

What everyone didn't expect was that after the Chinese men's basketball team finished the first quarter, not only did they fail to take the lead, they were actually suppressed by the opponent.

Lin Zheng of the Taipei team had a hot touch. With a lot of possession of the ball, he scored 14 points in the first quarter by himself.

Also because of his leadership, other Taipei team players played very hard. Therefore, the score was 23-20 at the end of the first quarter.

The Chinese Taipei team leads by 3 points.

It was cheerleading time on the field, and the players came off the field and returned to the team bench. As soon as everyone got down, Coach Denzel's face turned serious.

He was obviously dissatisfied with the players' performance, so he picked up the tactical board and began to arrange new lineups and new tactics, while pointing out some minor problems the players had in the first quarter.

call out.

The second quarter is coming.

The Taipei team did not send Lin Zheng in this quarter, and the Chinese men's basketball team also replaced players on the bench. After the absence of their core, the real gap between the two sides was immediately apparent.

After the special training, the men's basketball team from the main players to the substitutes is very strong and has good physical strength. This is obviously not the case for the Taipei team. Except for some main players, the performance of the substitutes is average in both offense and defense.

Also starting from this quarter, the leading Taipei team was overtaken by the China Men's Basketball Team.

The score difference between the two sides started out as single digits, and turned into double digits two-thirds of the way through the second quarter.

Faced with this situation, the Taipei team decisively replaced core Lin Zheng.

"It looks like there is no suspense anymore! You can't beat a team by yourself! The Taipei team still overestimates itself!"

Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the team bench watching the game, looked calm and made a simple analysis of the game situation.

Head coach Denzel agreed.

"That Lin Zheng is not bad! How about trying to recruit him into the national team in the future? Anyway, they are all Chinese players. I think this is good! It is just a waste of resources for the Taipei team to use such players... ..”

"This is a good idea! I will tell Chairman Yao later that if we can win over such young players, it will also be an incentive for these boys..."

"It's not a problem for the national team to select those second-generation players! But it's a problem if they can't play and still occupy positions! If they can play, what does it matter if they are second-generation players?"

Soon the first half ended, and the score difference between the two sides widened to 11 points.

Although Lin Zheng of the Taipei team keeps working hard, he really can't compete with a group of people by himself! There was almost no suspense in the second half of the game. The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team won the opponent without much effort. In the end, the score was tied at 18 points.

This is the result of the Chinese men's basketball team deliberately letting go!

Among them, Lin Zheng of the Taipei team scored a game-high 24 points, but other than him, the performance of other players was relatively average.

On the other hand, for the China Men's Basketball Team, Zhou Xinpeng scored 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Tang Yijie scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. Li Yuhang scored 3 three-pointers and scored several breakthroughs, scoring a team-high 20 points.

Cao Yue scored 14 points and Lu Yunlei scored 13 points and 9 assists.

Almost all the players in the main lineup were in good condition. Apart from a few three-pointers thrown by Li Yuhang, the main lineup basically had a small difference in points, and the distribution of ball rights was relatively good. There was no excessive concentration of ball rights on any one player. The situation at hand.

In the absence of an absolute backbone, developing as many firepower points as possible is undoubtedly the greatest guarantee for the lineup.

This is how the first game of the group stage ended.

For the fans, winning against the Chinese Taipei team is no big deal, it mainly depends on the opponents behind them. Soon the China Men's Basketball Team was waiting for its second group stage opponent.

This time they faced the Egyptian team.

The Egyptian team's lineup is not very strong. There are no foreign players in the team's lineup, and there are no players who play in the NBA or European leagues.

Even so, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team also suffered a loss in the first quarter because of underestimating the opponent.

In the second quarter, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team re-adjusted its lineup. Players led by Li Yuhang and Cao Yue began to attack, and the inside line also tried their best to protect the rebounds. With the combination of internal and external factors, the Egyptian team's lead was quickly caught up.

By the third quarter, the Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team had already overtaken its opponents.

The Egyptian team tried to chase points in this situation. They scored quickly with a wave of mid-range shots and were about to overtake the Chinese men's basketball team. In this critical situation, it was Li Yuhang who stepped up and threw a three-pointer.

Two consecutive three-pointers helped the team open up the situation and also completely ignited the morale of the entire team.

By the last quarter, the two sides had opened up a double-digit score difference.

The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team also took this opportunity to stabilize the situation and specifically changed to a positional battle to give more opportunities to the inside. After choosing a steady and steady tactic, the China Men's Basketball Team never caught up with the score. On the contrary, the Egyptian team kept making mistakes in the later stages due to anxiety and missed the final opportunity to chase points.

The two sides ended the battle 85-80, and the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team won the second opponent in the group stage by 5 points.

After winning this game, the Chinese men's basketball team became more and more courageous, defeating the two subsequent opponents in the group stage.

Both the Angola team and the island team were eliminated by the China Men's Basketball Team without any suspense. Although there was also the factor that the opponent's lineup did not field the best players, the same was true for the China Men's Basketball Team. They only defeated these opponents with a new team.

After winning all four games in the group stage, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team also rushed to the first place in Group A.

Sharing first place with them is Nigeria.

The opponent also had a record of four wins. Although none of the NBA players in the opponent's lineup came, there were still three players from European clubs in the opponent's lineup.

When the fifth game of the group stage arrived, under Zhao Feiyang's suggestion, the team made a bold decision.

As soon as this game started, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team sent out all its substitutes. This time was different from before. None of the main players came on the court, and they all sat off the court to rest.

Such a move also made the audience immediately aware of the true intentions of the China Men's Basketball Team.

"Do they want to train the substitute lineup? It seems like they are planning to give up the victory in this game! After all, whether they win or not, they can advance to the quarter-finals..."

"There is really no problem in doing this! There is no need to waste the players' energy, just give up! Just save your strength and do your best in the following games..."

"What a pity! I don't know when I can see Zhao Feiyang appear! Originally, I thought Zhao Feiyang would start fighting in this game..."

The result of the game did not exceed people's expectations. The Chinese men's basketball team lost to the powerful Nigerian team. Although the score was not so good, the substitute players did get a workout in this game, and some players performed surprisingly well.

The first round of the group stage ended successfully.

The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team successfully advanced to the quarter-finals as second place.

According to the grouping rules, the next opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team is the Iranian team. The Iranian team's own strength is pretty good in Asia, but their lineup this year is mainly composed of newcomers.

Originally, the team still had core player Amini who was a threat. Unexpectedly, Amini sprained his ankle in the last game of the group stage and was unable to play again. This small change completely eliminated the Iranian team's last trump card when facing the Chinese Men's Basketball Team.

Therefore, this game was successfully won by the Chinese Men's Basketball Team as expected.

After this battle, the Chinese men's basketball team advanced to the semifinals, facing the equally strong Lebanese men's basketball team.