Chapter 1292 Antetokounmpo: This Is My Chance to Prove Myself Again

Groups I and J will start first.

The Chinese team will also face the Greek team on the first day of the rematch.

Although it is only the first game of the rematch, for the Chinese team and the Greek team who only got 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, this is their life and death battle.

Those who lose can only look at the faces of the Argentina and Cameroon teams, and there is little hope of advancing.

The Chinese team conducted daily training on the morning of the match day.

Li Chunjiang also invited Tang Tian to analyze the characteristics of the Greek team with the coaching staff.

Before the start of the World Cup, Greece was regarded as a team that was very capable of challenging the US team, along with Serbia, Australia, Canada, and China.

But they exposed a lot of problems in the group stage.

Antetokounmpo dare not shoot from outside, others on the Greek team are unstable outside, Antetokounmpo and the team's style are not compatible, etc.

In other words, after the group stage, they have been relegated from one of the challengers of the US team to a team striving for the quarter-finals.

But the Greek team has Antetokounmpo after all, and it is a top European team.

Even if we take a step back, the last time the two teams played against each other was in 2008, when the Chinese men's basketball team led by Yao Ming lost to Greece 77-91.

You must know that the Greek team did not have Antetokounmpo at that time, and the Chinese team was known as the strongest Chinese men's basketball team in history.

So this time against Greece, the Chinese team has no reason to take it lightly.

Li Chunjiang's main idea is to use one big and four small ones, and then use a 2-3 zone defense to limit the breakthrough of the Greek team.

Partnering with Antetokounmpo on the inside is the 2.14-meter Borosis, who was also a foreign aid for the Guangsha team last season.

In other words, Bolosis had played under Li Chunjiang before.

Li Chunjiang is very familiar with him. This is an Okur-style player who loves to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

And like Okur, he doesn't have much offensive skills in the low post. He was defended by Zhu Xuhang in the CBA last season.

Tang Tian also agreed, but he also had some suggestions of his own.

He played the third position in this game.

The purpose of doing this is also very clear. As the third position, standing on both sides in the zone defense can better help defend the basket.

Of course, this is mainly aimed at Brother Antetokounmpo.

After discussing tactics, the next step is training.

The training lasted for an hour and a half before it was opened to the public, and after the opening it was just some simple shooting training.

When interviewed after training, Li Chunjiang also said in front of the media how he played in the group stage and at night.

This kind of targeting tactics will not be exposed in advance, and smoke bombs must also be released.

After the training of the Chinese team, the Greek team also went to the training hall for training.

They are open training throughout the whole process, and the training content is mainly shooting and defense.

After the training, the core Antetokounmpo of the Greek team also accepted an interview with reporters.

His attitude is very humble, just like Tang Tian knows, he is a very high-quality basketball star.

"We saw that in addition to shooting, the training content of the Greek team in the morning focused on defense. Is this aimed at Tang Tian?"

The reporter is a Chinese reporter who came to help the Chinese team inquire about the military situation in advance.

"Yes, you have to guard Tang against the Chinese team. Everyone knows this. There is nothing to hide."

Antetokounmpo nodded and said.

"What do you think is the key to the Greek team winning the game tonight?"

Reporters tried their best to gather information.

"Offensively, I know Don's ability. It's not easy to completely limit him, so we must do a good job in offense. That will be the key to our victory."

Antetokounmpo is also true and sincere.

"We all know that in the NBA Finals in May this year, your team lost to Don's team. Will this affect your mentality?"

The reporter then asked.

"No, no, there is a big difference between NBA and Fiba, Greece and Bucks, China and Pelicans, so that won't affect me."

Antetokounmpo has a relaxed expression on his face, and it can be seen that what he said is all from his heart.

"Are you confident about tonight's game?"

The reporter finally asked.

"Yes, although the NBA and FIBA ​​games are different, my performance in the NBA Finals was not good. I think the night game is my chance to prove myself again, and I am full of confidence."

Antetokounmpo said seriously.

Antetokounmpo who is so serious can foresee that the game between the Chinese team and the Greek team in the evening will be an extremely fierce game.

The two teams did not arrange any more training sessions in the afternoon, and both of them showed up at the Wukesong Stadium in the afternoon at the same time.

The advantage of being the host is that the games are usually held in prime time.

For example, the Chinese team's games are basically at seven or eight in the evening.

This allows them to spend the afternoon watching their competitors.

The Greek team also took advantage of it.

The game between Argentina and Cameroon will be played first in the afternoon.

This is also the focus of Group I. The two teams will compete for the top spot in Group I to ensure a favorable advantage in the quarter-finals.

"Who do you think will win?"

After Tang Tian successfully predicted the situation between Poland and Nigeria last time, Li Chunjiang looked at Tang Tian with admiration, and now he couldn't help asking him before the game.

"Argentina."

Tang Tian gave his prediction.

Not only because he knows that Argentina has reached the final of this World Cup in history, but also because Cameroon is weak on the outside and cannot limit Campazzo.

"This time I'm just like you."

Li Chunjiang also nodded.

Cameroon and Argentina are actually a PK between individual basketball and team basketball, and the latter has a high probability of winning.

Just like Nigeria, the strength on paper is not inferior to the Chinese team, but in the end they still couldn't take a fat beating.

While they were talking, the game on the court had already started.

However, the situation was different from what they expected.

Embiid won the first attack opportunity for Cameroon, and Cameroon also played the inside line first.

Even Argentina shrunk defensively, as expected.

But in the first round, Embiid assisted Aziz on the outside of Cameroon to hit a three-pointer.

Wait until Campazzo's beautiful pass from the Argentine team assists Scola to score a goal.

Looking back, Siakam made a sudden point and assisted Christian to score a three-pointer from the outside.

This has also become a microcosm after the opening of the two sides. After the first quarter, Cameroon led the Argentine team 25 to 20.

"Cameroon's perimeter is stronger than we expected."

Li Chunjiang frowned at this time and said.

Cameroon is their opponent in the next game, and this performance obviously put a lot of pressure on him.

Tang Tian also nodded, thinking he had misread.

Because Embiid and Siakam have not represented Cameroon before, there is actually very little information about the Cameroon men's basketball team.

As for the men's basketball coaching staff, the limited information only comes from the World Cup qualifiers and this year's group stage.

It now appears that the offense of the Cameroon team is much better than expected, and even better than the performance in the group stage.

This is also normal. Embiid and Siakam also have to run in with their teammates, especially in the high-intensity World Cup games, the faster they run in.

Cameroon's strength is underestimated now that the combination of internal and external lines is playing, and the Chinese team's next game against them is predictably difficult.