There was no upset in the men's basketball semi-finals. Teams with more NBA players are just as good as others.

Yugoslavia is at the top of the world's three major basketball fields and is rich in basketball talents. Jordan publicly praised the Yugoslav basketball team, saying that they played "artistic basketball."

In the 1988 Olympic Games, Yugoslavia narrowly lost to the Soviet Union and finished second; in the 1989 European Championship and the 1990 World Championship, they first returned to the top of Europe after 12 years, and then dominated the world with a record of 7 wins and 1 loss. Divac and others

In the 1987 World Youth Championship, they defeated the American team twice, and in the 1990 World Championship semi-finals, they defeated the American team again.

The Yugoslav team defeated the U.S. men's basketball team led by Payton and Larry Johnson, which deeply stung the nerves of the U.S. team. It can be said that they were an important reason for the formation of the Dream Team to participate in the Olympics.

Yugoslavia has yet to lose in this Olympics and easily eliminated the Lithuanian team to advance to the finals.

If this country does not disintegrate in the future, the United States team may not be the world's basketball hegemon. Can you imagine Jokic, Doncic, Vucevic, Dragic, Zubac and others playing for a national team?

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There was no suspense about the Dream Team 3 defeating the Chinese team. 81 to 118, the Chinese men's basketball team was defeated in the second half, losing by 37 points.

Not only could they not prevent the Dream Team's offense, but the Chinese team's offense was also restricted.

Yang Jian can only defend one outside star, and cannot spare the energy to make up for and assist in defense. Moreover, this Dream Team has Reggie Miller playing for a long time, and he is not someone who can be left out at will.

In the NBA Finals, Yang Jian kept running and consuming Jordan. Now Miller will also run and consume his energy. When defending Yang Jian, one person will follow him non-stop, and when encountering a pick-and-roll inside line, he will immediately help defend and double-team.

Wang Zhizhi's air cuts are difficult to hit, and there is a big man under the basket to defend. His support ability is not good enough, and he cannot quickly move the ball to the right position every time.

Yang Jian threw wildly even though his shooting percentage was reduced, and still scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, the highest score in the game.

The media and fans still gave the Chinese men's basketball team high praise and thought they played bloody games. Who can beat a lineup like the Dream Team 3? They are slightly weaker than the Dream Team 1.

The good news is that the Chinese men's basketball team still has a chance to compete for the bronze medal. Compared with their opponent Lithuania, they are at a disadvantage overall. Whether they can win depends on Yang Jian's performance.

Since its independence in 1990, Lithuania, a small European country, has always faced the world with a strong image in the basketball world. Now this team is at its peak, with a gathering of stars. There are only two people playing in the NBA, and many of them are very famous in Europe.

In the last Olympic Games, China lost to Lithuania 75-112, and they lost again in the group stage this time. They have never beaten Lithuania, so the media is not optimistic about the Chinese team.

No one knows that if it weren't for Yang Jian, the Chinese men's basketball team would have been massacred in the group stage. Three of the five largest losses in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team were in this Olympics.

On the game day, in the locker room, coach Gong Luming emphasized the tactical play. "Pass the ball to Yang Jian and let the others pull away. After grabbing the rebound, start a fast break when there is an opportunity. Everyone follows Yang and pay attention to the ball."

, don’t stick to the ball.”

"In the positional battle, Dazhi provides Yang Jian with a screen and doesn't cut in the air. He opens up to catch the ball and make a mid-range shot, opening up the space for him to create a breakthrough."

"In man-to-man defense, Da Zhi tries his best to resist Sabonis and interfere with his shooting, and don't let him easily enter the penalty area. If you can't resist it, don't foul and send him a free throw. He is very accurate in free throws."

Players from both sides came on stage, and the CCTV commentator introduced the lineup.

Zhang Lili said: "Lithuania has two NBA players, center Sabonis and shooting guard Sarunas Mathilionis. The common feature of these two people is that they cannot guard Yang Jian well. It was obvious in the group stage.

The NBA is also in trouble."

Sun Zhengping sighed: "This is the last game. The players can no longer hold anything back and must use all their strength. As long as the men's basketball team wins a bronze medal, it will create history."

In the two major sports of basketball and football, the Chinese team has never won a medal in a major competition. Dominating Asia is nothing special. The level of basketball in Asia is recognized as weak. Now the men's basketball team has broken this pattern.

Zhang Lili said: "Winning or losing mainly depends on Yang Jian's performance. The Chinese team cannot guard against Lithuania's offense and lacks a center who can guard the penalty area. The three centers in the team have shortcomings. I hope that Battelle and Wang Zhizhi can have outstanding performances today."

Play.”

"Lithuania is stronger overall. Our role players have to help Yang Jian share the offensive pressure. At least they have to make easy shots."

After the players warmed up, the Lithuanian coach emphasized the tactics, which were no different from those in the group stage. He believed that the rest of the Chinese team was not afraid, so if they lowered Yang Jian's shooting percentage and played their own offense well, they would win without a doubt.

The starting players from both sides appeared.

In this game, the Chinese team fielded a small lineup with the best shooting, ready to launch a fast break. If they slow down, it will be difficult to win, as their opponents are better at positional warfare.

The Chinese team’s starting five: Li Xiaoyong, Yang Jian, Li Nan, Liu Yudong, and Wang Zhizhi.

The biggest adjustment in this game was that Hu Weidong was on the bench. Hu Weidong had some disadvantages playing small forward against Lithuania. Li Nan is slightly heavier and has better three-point shooting ability. Moreover, Hu Weidong fought too hard in the previous games and lacked physical strength.

After fully recovering, Gong Luming decided to let him share playing time with several outside players.

Yang Jian had to play point guard at some point, and Li Xiaoyong was also very tired. Li Xiaoyong was the second most played player in the team after Yang Jian, and he played the entire game in two games.

Lithuania's starting five: Kortinatis, Mathiulionis, Savulius Stambogas, Inix, Sabonis.

Si's height and weight clearly have the upper hand, and he has an advantage when it comes to attacking the inside. The lineups of the two teams can be considered mutually exclusive, so they can only play against each other.

The referee blew the whistle and the game started. Wang Zhizhi bounced brilliantly and won the ball to Li Nan. Li Nan immediately passed the ball to Yang Jian in the frontcourt.

Without any hesitation, they were looking for Yang Jian. Yang Jian relied on Matthew Leonis to catch the ball and forcefully started the game. He jumped into the basket in two steps and quickly made a layup and scored. 2 to 0.

When the Lithuanian team attacked, point guard Kirtinatis broke through on the left side and suddenly jumped up and passed the ball to Sabonis, who was cutting in the middle. The latter was so crowded that Wang Zhizhi couldn't jump to get the ball, and he stepped to the basket and scored a backhand layup.

2 to 2.

In the positional battle of the Chinese team, Li Xiaoyong passed the ball to Yang Jian without dribbling past half-court. Yang Jian dribbled the ball past half-court, and Wang Zhizhi played a pick-and-roll with him just after half-court.

Yang Jian dribbled the ball to the right and got rid of Mathieu Leonis, and made a three-pointer from one meter outside the 70-degree three-point line.

This kind of ball is the most troublesome for opponents. Sabonis retreated to the free throw line. He is 221cm tall and weighs 127kg. He plays the ball while walking and cannot defend the pick-and-roll.

Yang Jian shot quickly and steadily, hitting the target! 5 to 2.

He clenched his fists, roared angrily, and quickly defended himself.

On the defensive end, he began to direct his teammates to defend and let them guard against outside three-pointers. The Chinese team's strategy is to try to let the opponent make mid-range shots and strictly guard against restricted area and outside shots. The Lithuanian team is strong in combining inside and outside, and also has a group of three-point shooters, starting four

Individuals can shoot three-pointers.

The defensive tactics of the men's basketball team are man-to-man, not zone defense, in order to better facilitate fast breaks. The 204cm tall small forward Saulius is very fast, changing direction and passing Li Nan into the penalty area to score a layup.

5 to 4.

When the Chinese team attacked, Li Xiaoyong made a mistake and was intercepted by Cortinitis just after halftime. The latter made a fast break layup alone. 5 to 6.

The Chinese fans were all sweating for Yang Jian. His teammates dribbling the ball made people panic, it was so embarrassing.

Yang Jian relied on a screen to catch the ball outside the right three-point line. This was the weak side. There were no flankers to double-team, and Sabonis did not help defend. Yang Jian took the ball and feinted, quickly changed direction to the middle, and three

A little further ahead of the dividing line, he made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot.

It is unwise for others to take a shot from this position. For him, it is equivalent to entering the range of a big jump shot. He has buffs, and it is difficult for the opponent to help defend and block shots from this position.

The ball drew a beautiful arc and hit the net! 7 to 6.

Sun Zhengping shouted: "Another one was scored. Yang Jian showed off his power in the opening game and scored 7 points in a row."
Chapter completed!