With 4 wins and 0 losses, Liu Xiu was in a good mood and secured first place in the group stage ahead of schedule.

Unless the Chinese team loses the last game, and the Italian team has to beat the Japanese team by about 110 points in the last game, according to the ranking rules of this World Championship, the Italian team can overtake the Chinese team and rank first.

Liu Xiu is no longer the team's scoring leader this time. Yao Ming averaged 27.5 points per game in 4 games, not only ranking first in the Chinese team, but also averaging the highest points per game in the group stage of this World Championship.

But he still leads the team in rebounds and assists, averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1 block per game.

On August 24, the Chinese team got the only day off in the group stage. The 12 teams that played first on the 19th had no games scheduled today.

The coaching staff specially gave the players a rest in the morning, and in the afternoon they will prepare for the final game of the group stage tomorrow. The last game will be against the European powerhouse Slovenia.

Liu Xiu, Yao Ming, and San Sha took a bus to Hamamatsu to watch the match between the American team and the Australian team.

After 1 hour and 51 minutes of play, the American team slaughtered the Australian team 103-73, winning 3 consecutive victories and reaching a record of 3 wins and 1 loss.

The U.S. team narrowly defeated Lithuania 95-89, and beat Brazil 102-58. Now it is also a massacre against the Australian team, locking in the top 16 in advance. Tomorrow the U.S. team will compete with the Greek team for first place in the group stage, and the Greek team has 4 wins.

0 losses, but the points difference is not as large as that of the American team. The win or loss of the two teams directly determines the top spot in Group C.

The performance of the American team put a lot of pressure on Liu Xiu.

When the ball is in the hands of Hinrich, Anthony, Joe Johnson, Jamison, Brad Miller and others, and there is no babysitting style for the three brothers, the U.S. team may really be the strongest.

But the game is not just played by five people. The American team has a group of people whose playing style is not suitable for the international arena.

After watching a U.S. team game with his own eyes, Liu Xiu intuitively felt that he learned more than watching news or videos online.

This dream team is definitely not the strongest among the 24 participating teams in this World Championship. Among the four opponents Liu Xiu has played against, the Italian team has the ability to compete with the American team.

But let Liu Xiu choose, he is willing to play opponents like the Italian team in every game throughout the knockout stage, which is better than playing the American team.

The Italian team has almost no chance of winning the championship, but the American team does, and it's still very high!

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At 3:45 pm on August 24, Liu Xiu and his teammates entered the Sapporo National Stadium again. In 15 minutes, their game against the Slovenia team was about to begin.

Liu Xiu, Yao Ming, and Wang Zhizhi came to the technical stage and exchanged greetings with Nesterovich, Blazek, Udrih, Persian Jan-Nahba, and others.

After saying hello, Liu Xiu said: "How about it? Doesn't it feel like playing in the Rose Garden Arena tonight? Everyone is here to cheer for me."

This made several opponents angry and unable to do anything to Liu Xiu.

Not to mention their opponents, both teammates rolled their eyes.

But it is true that in the previous four games, we could see some Chinese fans on the scene. The opening game had the most fans, with Japanese fans accounting for 60%. There were also many Japanese when they played against Italy, and Europeans cheered for the Italian team.

, even when playing against Angola and Senegal, there were many black guys and girls at the scene.

But tonight, you can probably count on your fingers the number of people who came to cheer for the Slovenian team.

There were a few white fans who came, but basically they came to see the warden. Those people were either wearing Trail Blazers jerseys or holding signs supporting Liu Xiu.

The initial pleasantries were turned into provocation by Liu Xiu, who mocked his opponent. The two giants were helpless, but it didn't matter, they were used to it.

At 3:58, the game was about to start, and Liu Xiu received a prompt to copy the talent.

"The Archmage: State of the Game."

Copy object:

Teammate: Li Nan, characteristic transformation talent: Xiao Li Flying Knife, bonus effect: there is a 30% chance of getting into a hot-touch state when shooting from behind.

Opponent: Goran Dragic, characteristic transformation talent: long drive (remaining health), bonus effect: if you choose to break through after the pick-and-roll, it will start as quickly as possible. If you choose to rush to the basket and attack the frame, layup +1

; If you choose a pull-up jump shot, the mid-range shot will be +1; if you add a step-back shooting technique to the pull-up jump shot, the mid-range shot will be an additional +1."

Liu Xiu's eyes widened. Before the start of the World Championships, he had studied the lineups of other opponents in the group stage. The Slovenian team was full of talents. The players were either playing in the NBA or had experience in NBA games.

Drafted, invited to participate in training camps or summer leagues, they are all core players of major European clubs. Even if Vujacic, who is currently playing for the Lakers, did not participate in this World Championship, the Slovenian team is still the strongest team in this World Championship.

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When he entered the stadium just now, his eyes were on the 20-year-old Dragic next to the bench. He thought that Udrih, Blazek, Nesterovic and others really had nothing to copy.

Yes, just try to copy Dragic, good luck!

He is indeed a genius who will be regarded as Nash's successor by the Suns in the future. His pick-and-roll talent and scoring talent are very good. Liu Xiu remembers that this guy seems to have received a five-year, $90 million maximum salary contract with the Heat in the future.

After applying the magnesium powder, Liu Xiu came to the court. His teammates who will start tonight are still Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu. The two interior towers have become Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming. The coaching staff's arrangement is to enhance mobility.

The Slovenian team sent out a starting combination of Udri, Sani Besinovic, Mark Milik, Yunos Sloka and Nesterovic.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the match between the Chinese team and the Slovenian team started.

Yi Jianlian easily defeated Nesterovich to win the jump ball. Liu Xiu received the ball and advanced quickly. He went to the frontcourt and used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to take a quick three-point shot... but missed!

But Yao Ming ran to the frontcourt to grab the offensive rebound, took a step with the dribble, turned around and pushed away Nesterovich who was retreating to the basket, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand, kicking off the game.

But then Sloka responded to the ball from the high post, and Mark Milik ran back from the baseline to catch the ball and score two points with a chop and dunk.

Sloka, a player selected by the Raptors in the second round in 2005, continued to practice in Europe for a year. He signed a one-year basic salary contract this summer and is about to enter the NBA. His most outstanding ability is his high position.

Support and front-of-the-rim jump shots.

The vision brought by the height of the inside players, as well as the ability to organize offense and the accuracy of passing, will be of great help to the team. The Slovenian team's offensive coordination was smooth at the beginning.

After the game started, the Slovenian team, whose players' ability evaluations were between 80 and 84, performed better offensively.
Chapter completed!