Four Hundred and Fifty-Five. The Chinese Team's Dream of Winning Medals!

Not only Sun Ce wants to play Russia in the quarter-finals, but the entire Chinese team wants to play Russia in the quarter-finals, and they all hope that Russia can upset Spain.

But they all think it is impossible. Although Spain lacks Gasol, the Russian team is even worse. Kirilenko hardly represents the national team due to years of injuries, and Spain still has Gasol Jr., Rubio, etc. people.

Moreover, even if they hope to fight Russia, no one will say it publicly except Sun Ce.

Only Sun Ce said that he hoped to fight Russia and expected Spain to be upset.

Then...the sentence came true!

The next morning, as soon as Sun Ce and his teammates arrived outside the rented training hall, they were surrounded by reporters.

I was teased by the teammates of the national team last night, and now I am being questioned by the reporters.

Sun Ce said helplessly: "I just accepted an ordinary post-match interview, and I accidentally practiced the big prophecy. I'm really sorry. If Shaolin Temple or Wudang Mountain are going to ask me to speak for you, I'm still very happy... ..."

However, although being ridiculed, although very helpless, but... this is a good thing!

I deliberately did not compete with the Turkish team for the first place. Although it is possible to meet the United States in the quarter-finals, the probability of meeting the United States is only one-third. If I really get the first place in the group, there is a two-thirds chance of meeting In Lithuania and Serbia, Slovenia is not easy to deal with. Slovenia led by Dragic and Vujacic is very strong. Although Vujacic is not good in the NBA, his shooting skills are very useful in the international arena.

Anyway, there is a high probability that they will not be able to beat, so it is better to take a gamble, and would rather play Spain and Argentina, two technically advanced countries that lack a real core.

Having drawn Group D, the Chinese team is ready to play against Spain.

But... of course it is best not to fight Spain! Fighting Russia is much easier than Spain! At least a few days ago, they just killed Russia, and they have a psychological advantage!

Sun Ce felt that the ups and downs of life were really exciting. When the discussion was held after the fourth game of the group stage, everyone in the national team was hesitant, because the top two in the other three groups... They didn't seem to have any. What a big hope of winning.

In fact, the rotation was not so decisive at the time. I just felt that playing against fierce opponents like Serbia and Lithuania was not as good as playing against Spain and Argentina.

Who knew that the quarter-finals would meet Russia!

The coaching staff worked overtime last night to overturn all previous tactical arrangements and start all over again.

Now everyone in the Chinese team is very sad... It would be great if the big devil participated in the World Championships at this time, and he could directly tell the media: We are not ready for the semi-finals...

Yao Ming now feels not only that Sun Ce is in debt, he also feels that his mentality is also in debt...

The most depressing thing now is Turkey. It is not a big problem for them to beat the French team, but they have to play Lithuania in the quarter-finals... This is the Olympic bronze medal they won three times in the past 20 years, and they are in the top eight in almost every World Championship and Olympic Games , a top basketball player who has won three European Championships and top three European Championships five times.

I have to watch the Chinese team who deliberately took turns and lost to them to play Russia!

Türkiye also wants to fight Russia!

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The opponent is Russia, which does not mean that Sun Ce and others can relax, but must concentrate more!

This is an opponent that can be defeated with a high probability. On the contrary, it is even more necessary to prepare well. You will worry about not being able to beat Spain. If you lose, there will be no negative Sean in the country.

But playing against Russia, since the beginning of the new century, the World Series has become a soft-footed shrimp that can only dominate the European arena. In the case of such a good performance before, if they lose to Russia, they will be scolded to death when they go back.

As long as you win the game, you will be able to advance to the semi-finals and create a record in the history of the national team. If you miss this once-in-a-decade opportunity, let alone the scolding from the media and fans, even the players themselves will regret it for the rest of their lives.

God knows when such good luck will come.

The Chinese team is all in one mind and actively preparing for the game. We must ensure that we win this game, not like Spain!

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The two-day preparation time passed quickly, and on September 8, all the eight countries that had advanced were announced.

The strength gap between the upper and lower halves is still obvious. Except for the inexplicable half-time collapse of the Spanish team as in the original time and space, the top two of the other groups have all advanced.

The eight countries that have advanced are Argentina, Serbia, the United States, Slovenia, Turkey, China, Russia, and Lithuania.

On the 9th and 10th, there will be four games in the quarterfinals.

Unsurprisingly, the match between the Chinese team and the Russian team will start at 5:00 pm on the 9th.

The game between the US team and Serbia will start at 8:00 pm.

At 5 pm on the 10th, the match between Argentina and Slovenia will take place first.

Turkey is still postponed, and will play the final match against Lithuania at 8:00 pm on the 10th.

After that, it is the semi-finals on the 11th.

Finally, on the 12th, the advanced third and fourth place medal match, the grand finale is the final of the World Championships!

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At 4:30 p.m. on the 9th, Sun Ce and his teammates entered the stadium. This time the feeling was completely different from the first round of the knockout round. If you win, you will have the opportunity to compete for cards!

This time, there were more players from other countries on the sidelines. Basically, the core players from the other six quarter-finals came. Even the coach of the US team, Coach K, came to watch the match.

The U.S. team will definitely enter the semi-finals. No matter who the opponent is, Coach K has confidence.

For the other three teams, in the eyes of old coach K, the team with the least suspense to advance is the Chinese team.

The other two groups have little difference in strength, and the Chinese team has Sun Ce on the outside, Yi Jianlian on the inside who can average 22 points and 8 rebounds per game, and Yao Ming, who has almost never played before. The strength has reached the quarterfinals, and Russia doesn't seem to be able to resist.

In the end, only four teams will advance to the semi-finals. Coach K must study every opponent carefully, especially the Chinese team, which he has almost no experience in playing against.

At five o'clock, the second quarter-final match in the history of the Chinese team began.

The whole team is fighting!

From the beginning of the game, the Chinese team focused on the game and tried their best in every round.

On the other hand, the Russian team, after defeating the Spanish team in the last game, seems to have returned to the level of the group stage today. Mozgov did not have the magic of the previous game, and was dunked by Yao Ming at the beginning. Yi Jianlian, who was anti-cut, also failed to make up the defense.

Yao Ming also started to exert his strength tonight, trying his best to fight!

Sun Ce constantly sends shells to the two big insiders. Yao Ming can sit singles and open shots, perfect traditional center play; when it comes to Yi Jianlian, he suddenly changes, cuts, defends and counterattacks, and constantly hits the basket...

The Chinese team did not miss such a good opportunity. When the opponent was far inferior to them, they were not careless and did not give the opponent the opportunity to continue to be upset.

In the end, relying on Sun Ce's 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, the first double-double performance of the national team's career, Yi Jianlian's 18 points and 14 rebounds, Yao Ming's 25 points and 8 rebounds, and Wang Zhizhi, Wang Shipeng, Sun Yue, Liu Wei and others The Chinese team defeated the Russian team by 14 points 89 to 75, and the Chinese team advanced to the semi-finals of the World Championships for the first time in team history!

This time is different from the time when they were promoted to the quarterfinals. When they were promoted to the quarterfinals, many old players had red eyes, who knows if they ran to the toilet to cry.

Before the match against Russia this time, everyone was very confident. After defeating Russia, it was no longer the useless self-impression, but the confidence of the whole team soared!

It seems like they have a chance to touch a World Series medal they haven't even dreamed of in half their lives!

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In the news interview after the match, there were more reporters around Sun Ce this time.

Even if Sun Ce may end the interview with another sentence, they are willing to surround Sun Ce with three floors inside, three floors outside, and three floors with overhead shooting.

This time Sun Ce was frightened by the enthusiasm of the reporters.

And the first question made Sun Ce full of black lines.

"Little Overlord, do you think it's possible for Serbia to beat the U.S. team? Is it possible for Slovenia to upset Argentina? Can Turkey beat Lithuania? Will you pray for them?"

this problem……

Sun Ce wanted to turn around and leave!

But behind the ass is also a reporter!

The Spanish team was upset because they had never played in the World Series without Pau Gasol in the past ten years. In the past ten years, whether it was the World Championships, the Olympics or the European Championships, Pau Gasol had participated. This time Gasol is not here, it is normal to play unstable.

If you want to pray that Turkey beats Lithuania, you can look forward to it. The Turkish team is not afraid of confrontation and is not as restrained as the Chinese team against Lithuania.

Looking forward to Slovenia defeating Argentina... It is not impossible. It depends on whether Dragic and Vujacic, the best backcourt double guns in this World Championship, can break out and overwhelm Scola, the scoring champion of this World Championship. For example When Slovenia defeated Croatia, Vujacic scored 6 three-pointers in a single game.

But playing Serbia to beat Team USA... that's going too far!

This group of reporters who killed thousands of knives really thought he had opened his mouth, right?

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In the end, none of the two upsets that these domestic reporters were expecting happened. Turkey defeated Lithuania 79 to 75 by relying on Turkoglu's winning three-pointer. Either loser wins or loses.

The United States and Argentina advanced almost without suspense. The former won Serbia by 17 points and the latter won Slovenia by 15 points.

On the evening of the 10th, when all the places for the semi-finals were announced, the results of the draw for the semi-finals were also announced.

The luck of the Chinese team seems to have come to an end.

Opponent in the semi-finals - Team USA!

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ps: I definitely haven’t updated it in the afternoon, and I’m going to do chores at the venue in a while. It’s hard to say when I’ll finish my work, and it’s hard to say if there will be an update in the evening. If not, I will update after a chapter. I will definitely work overtime on weekends and try my best to keep it updated ~

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