$1,051. Difficulty in Next Season

Kobe 40 points, Harden 19 points, Durant 34 points, James 10 points, 9 rebounds, 16 assists, Westbrook 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, Paul 14 points, Anthony 26 points...

The US team beat Nigeria 157 to 76 and scored 81 points!

It was terrible, inhumane, miserable...

Sun Ce watched this game and had expected the strength of the US team, so he just felt that the Nigerian team was too miserable!

In addition, Sun Ce didn't have any special opinions about the game itself.

But for the cooperation within the US team, Sun Ce had some small ideas about some US players.

Kobe's playing style has changed a lot compared to last season!

Seeing Reggie Miller sitting behind the US team's bench, Sun Ce had heard that Kobe took the initiative to ask Reggie Miller for advice after the playoffs. When Kobe put down his face, Reggie Miller seemed to be very useful. In late June, he began to instruct Kobe in training running and receiving the ball for three-pointers.

Kobe's basic skills are good to begin with. He spent more than a month adjusting his style of play, and it is becoming more and more suitable for cooperation with Paul or James. With three-pointers and long two-pointers being similar, Kobe made 8 of 12 three-pointers tonight... Everyone knows that Kobe was irritated by Sun Ce. James, Paul, and Westbrook kept passing the ball to Kobe.

Sun Ce feels that James and Kobe may be better partners than Paul, and their breakthrough and containment power are greater.

Similarly, Sun Ce feels that James and Durant are a perfect match; Anthony's main strength is his personal ability, and there is nothing to see in his cooperation; and Harden seems to be a bit versatile. He can be a supporting role, or a core player, and he is good at singles and passing; and Chandler and James' pick-and-roll is simply amazing. Chandler's pick-and-roll is stable and his cuts are fierce. Sun Ce feels that it is difficult to deal with his cooperation with James.

Sun Ce is glad that the Heat got Nene. Although Nene's pick-and-roll and cuts are good, and he can shoot, he is not as specialized as Chandler in pick-and-roll and cuts, and he does not have Chandler's lateral movement ability to switch to a point guard.

Yes, Sun Ce came to watch the US team's game, not for the game itself. This year's US team is too strong, so strong that no one can compete. Even if Odom and Anthony Davis are just here to play soy sauce, and Iguodala played very carelessly in this game due to trade rumors, the remaining 9 players are too strong.

Sun Ce wants to see how some of the opposing players cooperate with the same type of players in the team... I feel that next season will be too difficult. Durant has entered his peak, Kobe seems to have further let go of defense and focus on catching the ball and shooting. The Heat have Nene, even if they are not as good as Chandler and Bogut, they can liberate Bosh and James...

Who would have thought that the team that might collapse is the 76ers, who looked the brightest in the league before the start of the finals last season?

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The first game day ended, the curtain of the men's basketball Olympic Games officially opened, and Sun Ce and his teammates began to focus on the group stage.

In the first four games, the goal of the Chinese men's basketball team is to win at least three games to ensure that they can enter the finals. It depends on the specific situation. If it is not necessary, the fifth and last group match against Spain will be fought. If the top two are locked in advance, the game against Spain can be rested and prepared for the game.

After a day of preparation, on July 31, the Chinese team ushered in the game against the Russian team.

The Chinese team still has the starting lineup of Sun Ce, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming.

On the Russian team, Sergey Bikov, Anton Penklashov, Kirilenko, Andrey Vorontsevich, and Mozgov appeared in the starting lineup.

In terms of the strongest players, the Chinese team is stronger, with three S-level stars under the FIBA ​​rules, but the Russian team has stronger role players, a lot of B+ and A-level players. Sun Ce saw that the opponent had 7 players of the two levels! There is also S-level Kirilenko and A-level Mozgov.

The Russian team is not easy to play. Sun Ce watched the Russian team's game in the Olympic qualifying tournament yesterday.

The Russian team won all four games, especially the game against Germany. Kirilenko and Mozgov teamed up to defend Nowitzki to only 11 points. Nowitzki only made 3 of 14 shots. There are two NBA players, Kirilenko and Mozgov. Under the rules of the International Basketball Federation, the defense formed by these two people is like a copper wall.

After the game started, the Chinese team had a hard time from the beginning. The opponent's defense was too good, and Sun Ce played very badly.

The small forward of the Russian team, Andrei Vorontsevich, landed in the NBA in 2005. He is a white player with physical fitness who is good at team defense. With the help of Kirilenko's defense and Mozgov's defense under the basket, Sun Ce was restricted very badly.

After the first quarter, the Chinese team was 4 points behind the Russian team at 13 to 17.

Sun Ce wanted to cheat, hoping to get a star experience card that could fight head-on, but after the second quarter started, Yao Ming, who only played for 4 minutes in the first quarter, began to exert his strength!

From the beginning of the second quarter to the end of the third quarter, Yao Ming played the second and third quarters for the last 7 minutes, and fouled Mozgov out at 9 minutes and 11 seconds in the third quarter!

Yao Ming, who played his best, helped the Chinese team solve the opponent's strongest inside line, helping the Chinese team surpass the Russian team by one point with 48 to 47 at the end of the three quarters!

Yao Ming played for 21 minutes in the first three quarters and made 5 of 8 shots, including 1 of 3-pointers and 12 of 12 free throws, scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, almost half of the team's score.

But he was so tired that he collapsed on the bench in the fourth quarter and couldn't stand up.

Due to Yao Ming's outstanding performance, Yi Jianlian played less time in the first three quarters, Ding Jinhui played more time, and Ding Jinhui mainly played defense. Sun Ce also changed his playing style because of Yao Ming's all-out explosion and put his strength into the defense. When Yao Ming was powerful on the offensive end, Sun Ce played hard on the defensive end, reduced his shots, and dribbled to Yao Ming for singles. Yao Ming was tired and couldn't score... Then he didn't score, and slowly polished the defense. Sun Ce scored 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in the first three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the opponent was missing Mozgov, and the defensive strength dropped sharply, while the Chinese team was missing Yao Ming, and there was Yi Jianlian who saved his energy in the first three quarters to fight in the fourth quarter!

Sun Ce and Yi Jianlian took over the offensive banner in the fourth quarter, focusing on pick-and-roll. In the fourth quarter, Yi Jianlian made 4 of 6 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 3 free throws, scoring 12 points in a single quarter. Sun Ce scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block. The two teamed up to help the Chinese team score 21 to 17 in the final quarter.

In the end, relying on Yao Ming's 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks, Sun Ce's 7 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks, and Yi Jianlian's 16 points and 8 rebounds, the Chinese team defeated the Russian team 69 to 64 and won two consecutive victories!