king of defenders

Chapter 692
The men's basketball competition at the Rio Olympics has officially arrived.

On August 8, the Chinese team ushered in the first game of the group stage against the US team.

This game is definitely impossible to win, so Gong Luming chose to give up strategically. Meng Yun and Yi Jianlian only played 10 minutes, and they didn't fight very hard.

The game ended with a score of 71:111.

This time the Chinese team lost 40 points, more than they lost in the warm-up match, but no one blamed anything. Everyone knew that this was a strategic abandonment, and they needed to save their energy for the second game.

The second game of the Chinese team is against the French team, and this game is very critical.

There are six teams in Group A, China, the United States, Australia, Serbia, France, and Venezuela. The US team is a giant with almost no opponents. Their only opponent is in Group B, which is the Spanish team.In addition to the US team, Australia, France, and Serbia are all very strong and can be counted as the second tier.

In the past, the Chinese team and Venezuela were in the third tier, but now the Chinese team can be in the second tier. The opponents of the Chinese team are France, Australia, and Serbia.

Gong Luming's best expectation is to defeat France, Serbia, and Venezuela, and get three victories, which can basically guarantee the promotion of the group.

Among the four teams in the second tier, Australia is very strong, and France is also very strong. The Chinese team is similar to Serbia. The Chinese team has the confidence to beat Serbia. The challenge is Australia and France. As long as any of these two games can be won , it will be much easier for the Chinese team to qualify.

Therefore, the second game against France in this group stage is particularly important.

On August 8, the Chinese team ushered in a match against the French team.

Even though it was in Brazil, there were still many Chinese fans in the audience. They waved bright red flags, which made the Chinese players feel a little cordial in this foreign country.

Of course, there are also many French players.

On the field, players from both sides were warming up. Meng Yun looked towards the French team. This time it was not the French team from the last warm-up match. Last time it was only the second team. This time it was the French team. team.Compared with the second team, the strength of the French first team is of course much stronger.

There are NBA players such as Parker, Diaw, and Batum in the French team camp, and it is not the first time they have played together. They have a good understanding, and the strength of other players is not bad.

The Chinese team played against the Canadian team during the warm-up match in July. The Canadian team has several NBA players such as TT, Joel Anthony, Corey Joseph, and Taylor Johnson. It can be said that the strength is not weak.However, the Canadian team lost to the French team in the Manila Division of the Olympic Games, and finally missed the Olympics.

It is not difficult to see the strength of the French team.

The game starts soon.

At the very beginning, Meng Yun scored a goal for the Chinese team, which was a good start for the Chinese team, but the French team followed suit. In terms of personal strength, the players of the French team are not as good as Parker. Very powerful, but after all, time is a butcher's knife, and the small French sports car can't hide.

Only Batum and Dior were a bit behind Meng Yun.

To put it simply, no one in the French team can compete with Meng Yun.

However, the French team's lineup is more balanced. No one can match Meng Yun's personal strength, but apart from Meng Yun, they have the upper hand in several other points.Yi Jianlian can be regarded as the No. 7 sharp knife of the Chinese team, but under Dior's defense, Yi Jianlian played very hard. He suffered repeated setbacks in singles and only scored [-] points at halftime.

For a core player of the team, 7 points in the half is obviously not qualified.

Meng Yun scored 14 points in the half. No one in the French team could match him up. They could only rely on defense and double-teaming to limit Meng Yun. However, Meng Yun still scored 14 points in the half. The person with the highest score in the game.

Gong Luming was satisfied with Meng Yun's performance, but he couldn't help worrying about the team's overall performance, frowning. He hoped to play with Meng Yun as the core and link up with other players.Even if you can't play more flowers, other people can't just accompany them, they need to be effective auxiliary forces.

However, Gong Luming didn't see this in the first half.

Entering the second half, Gong Luming emphasized the team and asked other players to also stand up and score. There is always a word around the basketball court, that is, scoring. If there is no scoring, there is nothing, because the outcome of the game is ultimately determined by scoring. How much is divided, I have never heard that you can win by relying solely on defense.

After entering the second half, Meng Yun made self-adjustments, reducing his individual singles and focusing more on creating opportunities for his teammates, and the state of his teammates also picked up.

But on the defensive end, the Chinese team is in trouble again.

"Oh." Gong Luming sighed secretly, but there was no good way.

Strictly speaking, the Chinese team is not inferior to the French team in terms of offense, but due to the uneven strength of the players, the physical fitness is generally not as good as that of Europe and the United States, and the Chinese team is always at a disadvantage in terms of defense.

So after three quarters, the Chinese team was still behind.

Entering the fourth quarter, as time dwindled, the situation got worse.

Meng Yun looked at Gong Luming, and after getting the authorization from Gong Luming, he started the "personal mode", that is to rely on his own strength to score crazy points, and use this method to change the game.

However, the French team also made corresponding adjustments, strictly guarding against Meng Yun, which affected Meng Yun's shooting rate. In the end, the Chinese team still failed to complete the comeback.

When the game ended, the Chinese team lost to the French team 80:86.

"such a pity."

"Yeah, only 6 points away, almost winning."

"This is troublesome, losing two games in a row, and there are only three games left."

In the auditorium, the Chinese fans were lost and worried.

When the Chinese players returned to the locker room, their faces were not very good, especially Zhou Qi, Guo Ailun, and Li Gen. None of them scored 28 points. The entire Chinese team scored 16 points. Only three players scored 10 points. Meng Yun scored [-] points. Yi Jianlian scored [-] points, Wang Zhelin scored [-] points, and everyone else had only a few points.

Gong Luming also frowned, losing to France, then he had to try to win all the next three games, at least two, this task is very difficult.

Unlike during the warm-up match, Gong Luming did not criticize the players this time, because he knew that the players were already under a lot of pressure at this time.

But the players can't take it as if nothing happened. They did lose, and they did not play well, which makes the future of the team confusing.

Meng Yun couldn't help frowning. There is no doubt that the best situation has not appeared. The situation facing the team is very severe, and it may even become more severe.

At this time, Meng Yun thought of Xiang Long. If Xiang Long was there, it shouldn't be like this, right?

PS: Recently, I always have low back pain. It’s fine when I’m standing or lying down, but it hurts when I’m sitting. It feels like a lumbar muscle strain.Sang Xin, I feel like my whole body is not well all of a sudden.

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