Pressure... As expected, it’s better to just tease the little Loli. The atmosphere was quite heavy yesterday when the match situation was revealed and the team meeting was held in the evening. However, after a good sleep, the fighting spirit of the Chinese team players was very high today.

Extending one's head is also a knife, and retracting one's head is also a knife. Who should be hit without hitting?

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, after the Chinese team had rested, they went to the training ground of Saitama Super Arena to warm up.

At 2:30, Liu Mang entered the stadium with his teammates. The seats were full. This time the Chinese team fans had a crushing advantage!

There seemed to be no "foreigners" among the 47,000 fans in the stadium. In previous games, at least half were "foreigners." This time, it is estimated that 40,000 of the 47,000 fans were Chinese fans.

The attention of so many Chinese people has had some psychological impact on the Chinese team players.

Excitement and worry! Both emotions are clearly written on the faces of the Chinese team players.

Seeing this situation, Liu Mang said to his teammates: "Don't worry, we will make money when we win. They don't dare to lose. They are under greater pressure than us!"

The Chinese team still has a bit of a psychological advantage. The Chinese team is not afraid of losing!

If you reach the top four, you have already broken the record in the history of the national team in the World Championships. If you lose, you still have a chance to compete for the bronze medal. If you win... then you will make a lot of money.

After hearing Liu Mang's words, the teammates looked towards the U.S. team. All the U.S. team players looked solemn...except for a certain player, Dwight Howard, who was still smiling on his face, looked so out of place.

Like Liu Mang, other players on the Chinese team were immediately attracted to Howard.

So... special.

I don’t know why, as an opponent, when I saw Howard’s smile, I really wanted to punch him. This guy was still smiling when he was so nervous!

Look down on people!

Howard played a vital role in relieving the pressure on the Chinese team players!

When it was time to play the national anthems of the two countries, the players from the two teams came to the court and briefly said hello.

After the national anthem was played and the last few minutes of preparation time were over, Liu Mang came to the technical stage and asked the referee who was communicating with the technical stage: "Sir, can I sprinkle magnesium powder?"

This referee, whom Liu Mang had never met before, probably knew Liu Mang. He nodded and said, "Okay."

With permission, Liu Mang wiped his hands with magnesium powder first, then grabbed a handful of magnesium powder and threw it into the air, and came on stage!

When the fans at the scene saw this scene, the cheers that had fallen silent due to the playing of the national anthem started again!

This is the first time Liu Mang has sprinkled powder at this World Championships! The fans have a very familiar feeling.

The players on the U.S. team also felt a sense of familiarity when they saw Liu Mang spreading his powder.

We are going to play against the MVP of the finals for three consecutive years!

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The Chinese team's lineup has not changed, with Liu Mang, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming being sent to the lineup.

On the American team's side, the lineup of Hinrich, Wade, James, Boozer, and Kwame Brown appears.

Liu Mang looked at the opponent's lineup. Hinrich had an ability evaluation of 84, Wade had an ability evaluation of 92, James had an ability evaluation of 83, Boozer had an ability evaluation of 88, and Kwame Brown had an ability evaluation of 80.

James is much better than two years ago. James is mainly on the defensive end. The biggest improvement is Wade, who has greatly improved his mid-range shooting. He is already a top star in the international arena and has a certain level of three-point shooting in the international arena.

accurate head.

Power forward Boozer and backup small forward Jamison both have an ability rating of 88.

Liu Mang was sizing up his opponent, and James and Wade, the pair of hard-luck mandarin ducks, were also sizing up Liu Mang.

Their advantage dropped sharply in the international arena. Wade was a little better. Although he was not as dominant as the NBA, he could still effectively use his hard-earned mid-range shot. James was the worst. In addition to defense, he was beaten to death on the offensive end.

He doesn't have a whistle, and he often walks when he gets to the basket... His three-pointers, which are already impressive in the NBA, have become very poor in the international arena.

But Liu Mang is better off, he is as promiscuous as the NBA in the international arena!

It's so irritating, these two are the players on the US team who want to win the most.

Especially James and Wade both defeated Liu Mang in two games in the playoffs. James...it's hard to win yet.

Yao Ming and Kwame Brown came to the center circle and prepared to jump the ball.

Yao Ming looked at Kwame Brown, the center who defeated him in the finals. Not to mention he was very excited. He was already ready to beat the opponent to death if he failed to win the ball.

Kwame Brown swallowed his saliva. This was the first time that he didn't want to be the center of the US team. The boss was opposite him, and Yao Ming, who was playing against him in the finals, was also opposite...

jump ball!

The referee blows the whistle to start the game and throws the ball into the air.

Liu Mang has already reached the top arc and is ready to defend.

Without any suspense, Kwame Brown moved the ball backwards, and the American team attacked first!

Liu Mang stays at the top of the arc, playing in a strong national team, but not as well treated as the club. Wade, the strongest perimeter player on the US team, needs him to defend him.

Wade advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Hinrich said he was a point guard, but in fact he was a shooter and Wade was the main point guard.

When Wade arrived in the frontcourt, Liu Mang immediately pressed forward, guarding the shot but not the breakthrough. Wade was not in a hurry and observed the situation on the court.

Yao Ming's big body gave Wade a headache under the basket. Since the shape of the FIBA ​​three-second zone is a trapezoid, and the longest distance is smaller, Yao Ming seems to occupy a larger area!

James' running position was not very good. He stood at a 45-degree angle and did not move. Hinrich's running position was closely pursued by Wang Shipeng. He did not have very good running ability and did not have the speed to get rid of the opponent.

Wade knew that if he directly broke out against Liu Mang, he would definitely be pushed into Yao Ming's defense by Liu Mang, so he chose a pick-and-roll!

It’s not James. James’ pick-and-roll effect in the international arena was so great that Wade said it’s better not to use it. Instead, look for pick-and-roll master Boozer!

Wade and Boozer set up a pick-and-roll. Liu Mang was already ready. He bypassed the pick-and-roll and flanked Wade with Wang Zhizhi. Boozer cut in and Wade quickly distributed the ball to Boozer. Boozer was in the third

He caught the ball on the wrong side of the second zone and took a shot... Yao Ming stood still in the three-second zone and stretched out his arms to block his shooting route.

Boozer was a little confused. Why didn't he move? He didn't come out either!

That’s right! Not three seconds!

Boozer's rhythm was messed up. He was prepared to cut in to catch the ball and deceive Yao Ming with a fake move before making a layup, but Yao Ming didn't stumble at all!

Boozer immediately made a decision and took the initiative to press forward. Yao Ming then moved his steps and pressed forward. At this time, Boozer passed the ball to Kwame Brown on the other side of the three-second zone. Kwame Brown received the ball and took off.

, Yao Ming turned his back to the basket. As one of the two best players in the US team, Boozer made Yao Ming very afraid. He ignored the behind and ignored Boozer's passing as the core of the Jazz team's inside!

However, Liu Mang had already rushed inside at this time!

"Ding... Giant Killer level 5 is triggered. When the host blocks a player taller than 2.08 meters, the bullet speed increases by 20%, the bounce is 5, and the blocking awareness is greatly improved..."

When Kwame Brown smashed the ball down, Liu Mang came first, and slapped the ball with great accuracy on Kwame Brown's dunk!

The ball was swatted away from Kwame Brown's hands by Liu Mang and bounced off the rim. At this moment, Yao Ming, who turned around, just reached out to collect the defensive rebound!

The fans at the scene exploded!

The scene just now was so amazing! Fans of Odom and Odom who have seen Liu Mang cap Yao Ming or Wang Zhizhi in the Finals, it was the first time they saw Liu Mang’s bounce height and speed when his head was almost flat against the frame when he blocked a shot.
Chapter completed!