After getting rid of the tracking, Zhou Tao and others followed the plan and handed Gao Jianren over to Liu Tianfeng and Guo Meiling overnight, and escaped from Italy through special channels.

Zhou Tao and five other people showed up at a bar, drank heavily, and deliberately taught a group of gangsters a lesson, showing their faces in front of others before returning to the hotel.

The next day, Zhou Tao checked online and found no reports about last night. It seemed that the Vatican wanted to save face and planned to act secretly without exposing the matter.

In the evening, the quarter-finals of this World Youth Championship will be held. The Chinese team’s opponent is the fourth-placed Brazilian team in the top half. This is a traditional Latin American team with a very open style of play, somewhat similar to Argentina. However,

Its strength is slightly worse than that of Argentina. It should not be a problem for the Chinese team to win the opponent.

In the morning, the Chinese team conducted two hours of training, which was basically focused on recovery, and the last half hour was followed by confrontation training.

Yu Haiming asked the players not to underestimate their opponents, but to tighten up and not be careless. Jingzhou has had many tragic examples in the past. Even the American team, the dominant basketball team, has suffered from carelessness.

In the evening, there will be a game between Spain and Argentina. The winner will meet the winner between China and Brazil in the semi-finals. Yu Haiming led all the team members to watch the game in order to study the characteristics of Spain's playing style.

The Spanish men's basketball team is the dominant player in Europe, having won two European Championships in a row, and their youth team is not inferior either. Their record in recent years has been quite brilliant, with one World Youth Championship, two European Championships, and one member of the team.

A group of talented players, quite powerful

The first half was uneventful. The two teams were close to each other in terms of their playing styles. They were both teams that focused on passing, cutting, and cooperating. They played quite well.

Spanish point guard Rudy Torres Dos left a deep impression on Zhou Tao. He is a pass-first player with very fancy methods and fast speed. However, his shooting is not very stable and he mainly relies on breakthrough layups.

Their center David Istad is also quite impressive. He stands out on the court at a height of 2.16 meters. He is tall but not stupid. He has good passing ability and can pass the ball in time when facing double teams.

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The most terrifying thing is his defense. He has a pair of long arms, which fully demonstrates his role as a protector of the penalty area. He actually contributed five blocks in the first half, causing Argentina's inside attack to suffer.

In the second half, Spain showed their strong substitute strength. Several substitute players contributed to varying degrees, allowing them to gradually open up the score, and finally won 103 to 92.

After watching the game, Zhou Tao has a certain understanding of Spain and has full confidence in his own game against them.

An hour later, the quarter-finals between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team began. The starting lineup of the Chinese team did not change at all. It was still the same five, while the Brazilian team had a small lineup with one tall and four small.

, it looks like they are going to launch an attack from the outside.

"Dear viewers, the quarter-finals between China and Brazil are about to begin. This game is live broadcast by Niu Jian and Wang Gang!" Sina Sports finally started live video broadcast of this event.

There was no suspense about the jump ball. Jonny forcefully passed the ball to Zhou Tao. Salmondo, the point guard of the Brazilian team, immediately stepped forward to press, delaying the Chinese team's attack.

Zhou Tao was not in a hurry, dribbling the ball across the frontcourt step by step. Salmondo was stronger than Zhou Tao, but he was stronger. Hey, who can be more perverted than Zhou Tao?

After several attempts, Salmondo could no longer hold on, and was squeezed away by Zhou Tao, entering the paint. Their center Valezu tried to jump to block the shot, but Zhou Tao changed hands in the air and pulled the lever.

The ball missed the board and went into the basket, and even hit Valezu's "and one"!

Zhou Tao got a foul from the opponent's center right at the start. Zhou Tao's performance made the fans on the sidelines cheer loudly: "With great ambition and great strategy, I am the only one in China! With great great strategy, I am only China..."

Valezu was very upset. He stood dejectedly outside the free throw line, looking at Zhou Tao who was taking the free throw, and kept muttering something in his mouth.

Zhou Tao's free throws are more stable than Mount Tai, and naturally he will not miss this time. Valezu picked up the basketball on the ground, lowered his head and walked out of bounds to serve. He naturally sent the ball in the direction of Salmondo, but he was originally going back.

Zhou Tao suddenly swooped back like a civet, swatted the basketball before Salmondo, then stepped forward and performed a one-handed dunk!

When Valle lost the ball, he was naturally upset. Seeing Zhou Tao try to dunk again, he shouted loudly, ran back from the boundary, and jumped high to block Zhou Tao's ball!

The two sides faced off in the air. With his height, Valezu wanted to suppress Zhou Tao no matter what, but when he and Zhou Tao confronted each other, he was shocked to find that his own strength was not as good as the opponent's, causing Zhou Tao to hit him hard.

Open and complete a classic dunk!

The referee's whistle sounded again, and Valezu blocked the foul! There is no problem with this penalty. Valezu took off from the offensive zone and collided with Zhou Tao in the air. It was impossible for the referee not to call him a foul.

Valezu is so depressed. In just a few dozen seconds after the game started, he committed two fouls and allowed the opponent to score 2+1. How can this not be tolerated?

There was no way, the Brazilian coach had no choice but to let substitute center Rildo come on to replace Vallezu, who committed two fouls.

The Brazilian team served under the basket. The Chinese team suddenly changed into a full-court press. The Brazilian team was caught off guard. After a few seconds, it could not pass the center line. In a hurry, it passed the ball out of bounds. The Chinese team successfully defended.

This time, when Zhou Tao was in control of the ball, two opposing players came up to prevent him from easily breaking through. Zhou Tao changed directions several times in a row, then turned around, trying to pass by the opponent's side.

The Brazilian player on the baseline saw something bad and came up. The ball in Zhou Tao's hand suddenly shook and passed wonderfully from behind to the bottom corner. Gao Ming, who was lying there, said "Thank you" and jumped up to hit a three-pointer.

In the first minute of the opening, the Chinese team took a 9-0 lead. What's even more outrageous is that the Brazilian team could not pass the ball through the center line once, let alone form an attack. I wonder if this is a record?

In the next round, Brazil finally passed the ball to the frontcourt through a hard-fought pass. What is ironic is that the photographer unkindly captured the expressions of relief on the faces of the Brazilian team, from the coach to the players.

And put it on the big screen for rolling broadcast

Salmondo was dribbling the ball. To be honest, he really didn't dare to break through casually, because Zhou Tao's reputation is far-reaching, and his reputation as the steal leader and shot block leader is not in vain.

The ball was passed inside, and Rildo turned left and right, but couldn't find a chance to take action. Jonny was taller and stronger than him, and Sun Fengwen was next to him from time to time. Rildo had no choice but to do it.

Sighing helplessly, he passed the ball outside again

A bolt of lightning shot out and the ball was intercepted. Then, as nine people lined up on the court to see off the ball, it took less than three seconds for the bolt of lightning to hang on the basket.

Looking at Zhou Tao walking back slowly, the audience on the sidelines gave out thunderous cheers. It was so awesome. This one-stop steal and fast break really combined judgment, agility and agility. It was dizzying.

The Brazilian team is really depressed. After playing for more than a minute, the whole team has not even made a shot. It is very difficult to connect the ball. How can they continue to play like this!

Coach Carlos quickly called a timeout and had to find a way. There were no shots in the opening nearly two minutes. This was simply a shame!

"Salmondo, you have to use your physical advantage to jump in; Rildo, come out for the pick-and-roll, you know? We have to use our own advantages and cooperate so that we can find opportunities," Carlos yelled

However, I don’t know what happened. After playing again, although the Brazilian team cooperated much more smoothly, their touch dropped to freezing point. The balls they threw were either iron or air balls, allowing China to take the opportunity to score another wave.

At the climax, half a quarter passed, and the score on the field was unbelievable: 25-0!

"Is this an amateur team playing a professional team? I read that right, 0 to 25! This is the quarter-finals of a world series. How can the strength of the two sides be so different?" Wang Gang, the host of Sina Sports Channel, was shocked.

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"Tell me, what are you hitting? You can't make open shots, you can't attack at the basket, and your dunks are blocked. You're so promising!" Carlos yelled angrily.

After the timeout, the audience was surprised to find that the Brazilian team replaced all five original players and made full substitutes!

Finally, finally, the Brazilian team finally scored! Their substitute small forward Assuncao passed the pick-and-roll and hit a mid-range shot at the top of the arc, scoring his team's first goal of the game.

Seeing all the members of the Brazilian team jumping and shouting wildly, some players even had tears in their eyes. Those who didn't know thought they were celebrating their victory!

However, this was just a flash in the pan. The Huaxia team's offensive was fierce and the substitutes were unable to find their way. At the end of the first quarter, the score on the field was 45 to 8, and the Huaxia team had a huge lead.

Zhou Tao's performance was still strong, with 18 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks, and an astonishing 12 steals in a single quarter!

"Looking at this performance, we have reason to believe that this Chinese team is really unstoppable. Can they win the championship? There is absolutely no suspense! In the past, everyone thought they only had one Zhou Tao, but now, I think everyone can see that China

The other members of the team have gradually performed at a very high level, and they have proven that they are not just flowerpots!" the host of Sina Sports Channel gushed.

Indeed, as he said, when Zhou Tao habitually chose to rest in the second quarter, Guo Lun led a group of role players to deal with the Brazilian team. They did not appear confused because of the loss of Zhou Tao's organization. They played very smoothly and with confidence.
Chapter completed!