Chapter 756 756. The second super center

Thanks to 7 assists against Slovenia, Liu Xiu was tied for first place and won a data king.

In the group stage, he averaged 19.6 points, 8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. He shot 46.7% from the field and 42.3% from the three-point range, averaging 20+5+5 per game.

But Yao Ming is too fierce. In most games, he doesn't have to work hard in regular time. With Yao Ming blocking the pacesetter, he can focus on defense and series offense, shooting in the 'West Coast Phase' or critical moments.

Li Nan's 'Xiao Li Flying Knife' has a 30% probability of entering a hot-touch shooting state. This kind of energy distribution seems to be a very good choice in this World Championship.

However, looking at the first three lists, Liu Xiu found a name that was unexpected but seemed to have nothing wrong with it - Milicic.

Ranking among the top five in scoring and rebounding, Milicic's performance in this World Championship is comparable to Yao Ming, Gasol, and Nowitzki!

In the steals list, Dimitris Diamantedis (Greece) ranks first with 4 steals per game, Zedros Papalokas (Greece) ranks second with 2.8 steals per game, and Liu Xiu ranks third with 2.6 steals per game.

, the fourth and fifth are both Australian team players.

Block list: Yao Ming and Milicic both ranked first with 3.2 blocks per game, Gasol ranked third with 2.4 blocks per game, and Luger ranked fourth with 2.2 blocks per game...

In terms of overall performance, Milicic is better than Nowitzki. Compared with Yao Ming and Gasol, it is really hard to say which of the three performs best individually.

What makes Liu Xiu feel regretful is that the Serbian and Montenegrin team's lineup this time is very poor.

On May 21st, the country of Serbia and Montenegro was gone, so most of the top players from Serbia and Montenegro were unwilling to participate in this World Championship. Except for Milicic, Liu Xiu can remember the name of the Serbian and Montenegro team roster.

Yes, there is only one player named Popovich.

The next day came, August 25th.

At 7:30 in the morning, Liu Xiu received the finals schedule delivered to his door by the national team staff.

The finals games are all held at Saitama Super Arena, so there are only 4 games a day.

The 16 teams that advanced will have a day off today. Tomorrow, the second and third place in each group will start a cross-match. The second place in Group A will meet the third place in Group B in the first round of the finals, and so on. 4

The games were France playing Turkey, Germany playing Lithuania, Greece playing Slovenia, and Italy playing Nigeria.

On the 27th, the first and fourth place players in each group competed against each other. The rules were the same as on the 26th. The four games were Argentina playing New Zealand, Spain playing Puerto Rico, the United States playing Angola, and China playing Serbia and Montenegro.

Team.

The 8 teams that have not advanced will be divided into groups based on their record and group stage points difference today and play a ranking match to determine the 17th to 24th place.

The first place in the group had a two-day break. Liu Xiu felt very good, but after looking at the four opponents who were first in the group, it seemed that the opponent the Chinese team had encountered was the strongest one!

The first one in the group... Liu Xiu felt that he had to take it. The first one in the group had an attribute point, and he also got burst acceleration...

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In the afternoon, the Chinese team began preparations for the match against Serbia and Montenegro the day after tomorrow.

The next day, August 26, after the morning training, Liu Xiu took a day off in the afternoon and took Qing'er to the amusement park with Anne Hathaway to celebrate Qing'er's 12th birthday.

Unexpectedly, this matter was known to the teammates. When the three of them returned to Saitama in the evening, the teammates presented Qing'er with a big cake, which moved Qing'er to tears...

After training in the morning, celebrating Qing'er's birthday in the afternoon, and throwing a simple party for Qing'er in the evening, Liu Xiu didn't pay attention to the competition all day. After returning to the accommodation arranged by the organizer, Liu Xiucai learned about today's battle situation.

In the first round of four games today, there were two defeats. The German team was beaten by the Lithuanian team, the French team was killed by the Turkish team, and the Greek and Italian teams steadily defeated their opponents and advanced to the top 8.

After a night's rest, a new day has arrived.

Liu Xiu woke up at 7 o'clock on time and looked at the schedule on the cabinet next to him. At 10 o'clock in the morning, the American team and the Angola team would kick off today's game.

The U.S. team's game was scheduled for 8 pm New York time. Liu Xiu could tell at a glance what he was thinking.

The Chinese team's game was scheduled for the last game at 8pm. Footpotji wanted to gain ratings in the Chinese market and earn advertising fees, and it was very direct.

The match between the second and third place in the group is very suspenseful, but the match between the first and fourth place in the group has a huge gap in strength.

After breakfast, Liu Xiu devoted himself to preparation training. At 6 o'clock in the evening, when he had dinner and rested and was ready to warm up, he paid attention to the situation of the first three games today.

The United States defeated Angola 92-66, Spain defeated Puerto Rico 104-98, and Argentina defeated New Zealand 79-62. The top teams in the group advanced.

Seven teams including the United States, Spain, Argentina, Lithuania, Turkey, Greece, and Italy advanced to the top 8, leaving only the match between China and Serbia and Montenegro.

At 7:45 pm, Liu Xiu and his teammates entered the Saitama Super Arena.

The Chinese team players saw the scene ablaze!

More than two-thirds of the fans are Chinese fans, and some non-Chinese people also bought Chinese team jerseys and wore them.

Foreigners who don’t want to wear Chinese team jerseys wear Trail Blazers, Pistons, and Lakers jerseys. Among them, Wang Zhizhi’s No. 16 Lakers jersey is the most common.

Even Wang Zhizhi didn't expect that the 60E fans were so fierce. He felt two sour tastes...

For two consecutive World Series, the Chinese team advanced with 5 wins and 0 losses in the group stage. The domestic sports world has gone completely crazy!

Even the European and American sports circles said that the "golden age" of Chinese basketball has arrived, and it was ranked alongside Spain, Argentina, and Greece, three countries recognized as entering the "golden age of basketball."

Liu Xiu retracted his envy and jealousy towards Lakers player Wang Zhizhi, who has "60E" fans, and returned his attention to the game.

When he stepped onto the court again after two days, his feeling was completely different.

As the star of the team, he is full of pressure!

"Dakko Milicic, 21 years old, 213 cm, 116 kg, C/PF, ability evaluation 97 (international competition)... averaged 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.4 rebounds, 0.8 steals and 3.2 blocks per game in the 5 group stage games, and made a field goal

The shooting rate was 52.6%, the three-point shooting rate was 30%, and the free throw shooting rate was 60%..."

The big centers with good skills are really good in the international arena. Liu Xiu looked at the other players on the opposite side... They are really weak. Counting Milicic, there are only three players whose abilities are rated above 80, and both of them are in their early 80s, but

Milicic led the Serbian and Montenegrin team, which no longer had a country, to the top 8.

Yao Ming walked up to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu didn't raise his head and asked, "The farmer is very powerful. Brother Yao, can you beat him?"

Yao Ming lowered his head and glanced at Liu Xiu, then raised his head: "I am the number one center!"
Chapter completed!