I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 186 Advance to the quarterfinals
September 9, Ankara National Stadium.

The knockout match between the Chinese team and the French team officially started tonight.

At this time, there were no seats in the arena. The enthusiastic Chinese fans suppressed their excitement and waited patiently for the start of the game.

It didn't take long for players from both sides to enter the competition venue one after another for pre-match warm-up activities.

After entering the field, Sun Yi paid special attention to the players of the French team and found that they were very relaxed without any sense of urgency.

"I don't understand whether these guys are confident in handling the Chinese team, or whether they are completely ruined."

Sun Yi withdrew his gaze, shook his head slightly, and stopped thinking about it. The result will be known when the game starts.

After paying attention to his opponents, he looked around and found many players from other countries sitting on the sidelines.

Curry, Tyson Chandler, Durant, Billups and other Dream Nine players came to watch the game.

In addition, almost all the Spanish team came, because the team that advanced tonight will be their opponent in the next round, and they have to pay attention to this knockout match.

Sun Yi quickly stepped forward to say hello to Curry and others, and then returned to the court to continue warm-up activities.

After a while, the warm-up activities ended, and players from both sides returned to the bench one after another.

At the same time, the list of starting players from both sides was displayed on the big screen at the scene.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team: Sun Yi, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, A Lian, and Yu.

France team's starting lineup: Rodrigo Beaubois, Pietrus, Batum, Diaw, Mahinmi.

Judging from the lineup on paper, the starting lineup of the French team is indeed much stronger than that of the Chinese team. These five players are all active NBA players with strong personal strength.

But with such a luxurious lineup, it almost didn't make it to the knockout rounds, which is really puzzling.

It is not because of the lack of Tony Parker, a world-class defender, that the French team will no longer be able to play, and the overall strength has dropped significantly.

It seems that having a good point guard to connect the team is very important.

The referee blew the whistle and signaled the players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare for the jump ball.

After the starting players from both sides came to the center circle and were ready, the referee blew his whistle again and threw the ball into the air.

Amidst the cheers and shouts of the fans, the knockout match officially began.

In the jump ball session, Mahinmi took off vigorously, first touched the basketball and turned back to the backcourt, giving the French team the first chance to attack.

Beaubois received the pass and accelerated towards the frontcourt, but he was intercepted by Sun Yi before he could dribble a few steps.

Faced with Sun Yi's pressing pressure, Boubowa was very confident that he could get past the big man in front of him, and immediately began to make breakthrough moves.

Sun Yi didn't give Bu Bowa the chance to break through his skills. Under the effect of the badge [Cutting Expert], he quickly took out the basketball in Bou Bowa's hand.

After a successful steal, Sun Yi broke out and came to the three-point line at the fastest speed, chasing after him and making a three-point shot.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
Although he failed to make a hit, Sun Yi rushed into the penalty area in time, jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound.

After landing, he saw that the French team players had not retreated and returned, so he immediately flew for a layup.

2: 0!

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

The possession of the ball is converted and the French team attacks.

After receiving the serve from the bottom line, Beaubois learned the lesson from last time and pushed forward steadily.

This time, Sun Yi did not press forward, but came outside the three-point line and waited for Beaubois to arrive.

After Beaubois dribbled the ball to the front court, he passed the ball directly to Dior, and then ran to the bottom corner.

Diaw is known as the "French Magician" and is the organizational brain of the French team. Through his command, the French team has achieved tactical coordination.

With the help of Mahinmi's off-ball screen, Batum quickly ran outside the three-point line on the right, just received a pass from Dior, and hit a three-pointer with a knife in his hand.

2: 3!

The tactical quality of European teams is indeed very high, and they cooperate very well.

The Chinese team sent a baseline kick, and Sun Yi quickly advanced towards the frontcourt after receiving the ball.

The players of the French team knew Sun Yi's strength and did not press forward.

Sun Yi came to the top of the arc smoothly, observed the positions of his teammates, and found that there was no chance, so he made a tactical gesture.

Ah Lian and Da Da, who were stationed inside, understood this and were ready to fight for offensive rebounds.

After everything was ready, Sun Yi suddenly started up, quickly made a large crossover, then pulled it up and threw the basketball in his hand.

Beaubois is only 183 centimeters tall and weighs only 77 kilograms. It can be said that it is very difficult to interfere with Sun Yi's pull-up jumper.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

5: 3!

The auditorium suddenly burst into warm applause and cheers.

After scoring, the men's basketball team quickly returned to defense, not giving the French team a chance to play a fast break.

Beaubois dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, beckoned to his teammates, and made tactical gestures.

He was continuously bullied by Sun Yi, because he has a personal temper, so he decided to fight back.

Mahinmi quickly ran out to do a good job in the pick-and-roll.

Beaubois bypassed the screen and broke through to the middle distance on the right. Seeing that there was no one in front of him, he immediately jumped up and shot.

At this moment, Sun Yi, who was chasing after him, stretched out his arms and rushed over.

A big hand suddenly appeared above Bubova's head, covering the basketball he had just released.

After Sun Yi landed, he immediately took off for the second time to grab the basketball, and then passed it to the frontcourt.

Wang Shipeng, who was on a fast break, received the pass, quickly rushed to the basket, and scored an easy layup.

7: 3!

In the next round, Beaubois didn't dare to mess around anymore and passed the ball to Dior's organization.

In the high post area on the right, Diaw immediately raised his head high after receiving the pass, and then observed the position of his teammates.

Batum and Pietrus quickly move without the ball looking for open opportunities.

Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng followed closely and did not give these two guys a chance to catch and shoot.

Seeing this situation, Dior could only pass the ball to Mahinmi Qiang to play inside.

Mahinmi received the pass in the low post area on the left and used his poor back-up technique to push roughly towards the penalty area.

Roughly fought hard to defend, not giving an inch, not giving Mahinmi a step forward.

Seeing this, Mahinmi leaned hard for a while, and then made a crappy turnaround jumper.

Roughly immediately step forward and extend the arms to interfere.

"when!"

The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
Under the basket, Arab League grabbed the defensive rebound, found Sun Yi immediately, and then passed the ball.

Sun Yi received the pass and was about to speed up, but seeing the players of the French team retreating back quickly, he had no choice but to dribble forward in a leisurely manner.

When Sun Yi dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, he found that the opponent had switched defenses.

The player defending him became Pietrus.

Pietrus moved at a good speed, and it really took a little effort for Sun Yi to break through and get rid of it.

However, Sun Yi did not intend to use fancy breakthrough techniques, but to directly confront the tough and solve the problem in the most violent way.

Seeing Sun Yi crashing towards him like a truck, Pietrus panicked, worried that his small body would not be able to withstand Sun Yi's savage collision, and subconsciously moved out of the way.

Sun Yi didn't expect Pietrus to be so good, so he praised him in his heart, broke through to the middle distance area on the right, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop.

9: 3!

Back on the court, the players of the French team came forward to comfort Pietrus one after another, telling him not to take the previous things to heart. This is just human nature, not his fault.

Pietrus nodded dejectedly, swearing in his heart that he would never give in if he encountered such a situation again.

It was the turn of the French team to attack. This round they patiently passed the ball and did not rush to attack.

Diaw and Mahinmi played an inside-passing game.

Mahinmi received the pass and pulled the green onion in the dry land to complete a two-handed dunk.

9: 5!

Looking back, the Chinese team attacked.

Sun Yiyu played a pick-and-roll, broke through to the front of the penalty area to attract Dior's supplementary defense, and threw the ball to the basket.

Ah Lian, who cut into the basket along the baseline, soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it vigorously into the basket.

The auditorium was boiling, and the atmosphere on the scene reached its peak.

This empty catch dunk had a certain impact on the psychology of the French players, causing their attack to end hastily.

After one or two passes, Batum shot directly against Zhu Fangyu's defensive three-pointer.

Clang!
The basketball knocked out of the frame and bounced away!

The ball was a long rebound. Sun Yi jumped up to grab the basketball, and then threw a long pass forward.

Wang Shipeng, who was on the fast break, received the pass, broke through to the basket with the ball one-stop, flew to the basket and scored.

13: 5!

Seeing that the score was about to be extended, the French team's head coach Vincent Crete immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to adjust.

Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.

After returning, the French team played a tacit cooperation, and Pietrus scored 2 points with a mid-range jumper, breaking the scoring drought.

When it was the turn of the Chinese team to attack, Sun Yi dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, and was double-teamed just as he was about to break through.

Faced with the double-teaming of Pietrus and Beaubois, Sun Yi felt that it did not have a great impact on him, and he could force a breakthrough at any time.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he found Wang Shipeng's figure and passed the ball accurately.

Wang Shipeng received the pass comfortably and jumped to shoot before the French team's defensive players arrived.

Clang!
It's a pity that the goal came out but I couldn't make it when I had the opportunity.

European teams are very good at grabbing rebounds, so they didn't give the UAE and the general a chance to grab offensive rebounds.

After the French team protected the defensive rebound, they immediately launched a defensive counterattack, which is their best offense.

Beaubois quickly dribbled the ball forward, seeing his teammates running out of opportunities, he immediately passed the ball.

Pietrus, who was on a fast break, received the pass and accelerated towards the penalty area.

At the same time, Sun Yi, who quickly returned to defense, rushed towards the basket at full speed.

Pietrus rushed into the penalty area, seeing that there was no one guarding the basket, he relaxed his vigilance and made a layup very casually.

At this moment, Sun Yi rushed back, jumped up hard, straightened his arms and swatted the rising basketball.

Clap!
The basketball bounced off the backboard with a slap by Sun Yi.

Beaubois, who followed up, picked up the rebound and immediately threw the ball to the basket.

But he didn't expect that Sun Yi would come so quickly and be lucky enough to see the volleyball-style hat.

This time, the French team players failed to grab the basketball. Zhu Fangyu grabbed it and immediately passed it to his teammates on the fast break.

A linked to the pass, rushed into the penalty area quickly, and after a physical confrontation with Batum who came to defend, he scored the ball forcefully.

This offense and defense dealt a heavy blow to the French team. Not only did they fail to score the necessary two points, but the Chinese team seized the opportunity to score two points in a fast break. It was a big loss.

The Chinese team gained momentum through this attack and defense, and performed more actively on both ends of the offense and defense.

Taking advantage of the fact that the French team had not recovered, under the leadership of Sun Yi, the Chinese team launched a 7-0 offensive climax, widening the point difference to double digits.

Afterwards, the French team regained some form through adjustments, and the outside touch has picked up. They hit two consecutive three-pointers and narrowed the point difference to less than ten.

In this way, the halftime game ended, the score on the big screen was 48 to 40, and the Chinese team entered the second half with an 8-point lead.

The short intermission ended and the second half of the game officially began.

As soon as the third quarter started, Sun Yi felt hot and hit three-pointers from the outside one after another, widening the point difference again.

Seeing Sun Yi killing all directions, the French team was forced to double-team from outside the three-point line, giving other Chinese players open shots.

Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu and others have already shown confidence in the first half. They are very decisive when opportunities arise and their efficiency is not bad.

Seeing this situation, the head coach of the French team, Venklet, was very depressed. He could only hope that the physical strength of the Chinese team's players would decline in the fourth quarter and take the opportunity to recover the point difference.

But the head coach of the French team, Kreit, did not expect that Sun Yi would be a variable.

Not long after the start of the fourth quarter, other players of the Chinese team experienced excessive physical exertion one after another, but Sun Yi was still alive and well. It was impossible to see that this guy had played high-intensity games for more than 30 minutes, and his physical fitness was really abnormal.

Whenever the French team was approaching the score, Sun Yi stood up, forced a breakthrough, caused a foul and got free throws, maintaining the lead.

Other Chinese team players can occasionally eat dumplings, which is the icing on the cake.

Seeing the tenacity of the Chinese team, the players of the French team gradually extinguished the fire in their hearts, and they had no choice but to accept the defeat.

In this way, the Chinese team maintained a double-digit lead until the end of the game.

As the piercing buzzer sounded, the elimination round came to an end.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the French team 89 to 76 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Championships.

In terms of statistics, 4 players from the Chinese team scored in double figures.

Sun Yi's performance in this game is beyond doubt, and he deservedly won the honor of the best player of the game.

在上场的35分钟内，得到了30分7篮板8助攻2抢断5盖帽的全面数据。

阿联拿到了18分11篮板的两双数据；王仕鹏得到了13分2篮板的数据；大致获得12分8篮板的数据。

The best player in the French team is Batum.

在上场的36分钟内，得到了19分3篮板2助攻1抢断的全面数据。

After the game, the scene turned into a sea of ​​joy.

The fans at the scene and the players of the Chinese team celebrated this hard-won victory.

The Chinese team reached the quarterfinals of the World Championships again after 16 years.

This is not the end, the journey of the Chinese men's basketball team to create the best record in history has officially begun!
(End of this chapter)