Serbia, the opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the quarter-finals, is to some extent a more powerful opponent than Argentina.
The two may be indistinguishable in terms of team strength, but at this stage with Ginobili retiring and Scola aging, Argentina no longer has any core players who can serve as the main force in the NBA.
But Serbia is different.
Nikola Jokic was one of the candidates for the regular season MVP last season. In the regular season last season, he averaged 20 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists in all-round data, and he will continue to win 20-20 assists in the future.
The regular season MVP in the 2021 and 21-22 seasons, his strength is undoubtedly the top level in the league.
When the Chinese men's basketball team faced Argentina, they basically relied on Wang Feng's personal ability to win. Serbia can also do this. After all, with the current inside level of the Chinese men's basketball team, they want to defend against a heavy player weighing 129 kilograms.
Center Jokic is quite difficult.
Ah Lian cannot do it, and it is even more impossible for Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin, two skinny bamboo poles.
Therefore, fans who know a little bit about penalty kicks have already begun to worry about the Chinese men's basketball team before the game between the two teams begins.
Can the Chinese men's basketball team withstand Jokic's offense?
Gong Luming has been troubled by this problem.
Who should be allowed to guard Jokic in the game against Serbia?
Then, Wang Feng took the initiative to find him.
"Coach Gong, let me defend Jokic in the next game."
When Wang Feng said this, Gong Luming almost thought he heard it wrong.
Let Wang Feng guard Jokic?
He had never even thought about this question.
As we all know, Wang Feng is best at outside defense. At first, his inside defense ability could even be used as a shortcoming. It was not until recent years that he gradually improved and showed good defensive ability inside.
But even so, when he was with the Lakers, Wang Feng would only occasionally guard the inside in most cases. Most of the time, he would put more energy and efficiency into perimeter defense, which he was better at.
It is obviously not a wise move to let Wang Feng defend the top-level inside star in the NBA.
Moreover, Wang Feng also needs to bear a large amount of offensive firepower responsibility for the Chinese men's basketball team on the court. Putting more energy on defense may cause him to be distracted and the offensive efficiency will also be affected.
However, Wang Feng has his own considerations.
It is true that he is not good at interior defense, but that is only relative.
With an interior defense of 90%, Wang Feng's defensive ability at the basket is better than that of most defensive insiders in the NBA. Now the only thing that limits his defensive efficiency at the basket is his height.
Wang Feng thought about it and decided that it would be better for him to keep an eye on Jokic.
In fact, in terms of scoring alone, Serbia's most eye-catching player is Bojan Bogdanovic. In the group stage, Bogdanovic averaged 22 points per game and had two 30+ scoring performances.
As the strongest outside defender at the same position as Bogdanovic, Wang Feng should have guarded Bogdanovic to death.
But he knows very well that Bogdanovic is only Serbia's highest scoring point on the surface. The real core of this team is Jokic.
Although not particularly outstanding in terms of personal data, Jokic's center support ability has revitalized the entire Serbian tactical system, allowing the entire team to play smooth cooperation and competition.
So far in the Men's Basketball World Cup, Serbia is the team with the strongest offensive firepower among the 32 teams, averaging 115.5 points per game, which is a scoring level that can only be achieved in the NBA in 48 minutes of games, and this is indispensable.
Open up Jokic’s contribution.
Wang Feng can keep an eye on Bogdanovic throughout the game, causing him to perform abnormally throughout the game, but even so, Serbia can still find other scoring points to continue to maintain the team's offensive efficiency.
Therefore, Wang Feng believes that dealing with Jokic is the key to defeating Serbia.
What he wants to do is not to guard Jokic tightly, but to do everything possible to entangle Jokic to the maximum extent and consume Jokic's physical energy.
Jokic weighs close to 129 kilograms. In addition, he is also the core of the team's offense and defense, which consumes a lot of physical energy. If there is another Wang Feng with a strength of 88 who keeps entangled during this period, what will be the result?
?
Wang Feng's confidence comes from the purple badge he just redeemed this summer, a powerful terminator.
This badge allows him to reduce physical energy consumption in direct physical confrontations. When the level of this badge reaches the Purple Hall of Fame level, the degree of reduction is quite obvious.
Wang Feng, whose physical fitness has already reached 98, paired with a powerful purple terminator, can completely pester Jokic throughout the game and exhaust him, and his own offense will not be affected too much.
Okay... This method feels a bit cheating, but Wang Feng can't help it.
When the team's overall strength is weak, if they want to win smoothly, they can only think of other ways. After all, Wang Feng cannot really expect that he alone can match the five Serbian players in terms of offensive firepower.
He told Gong Luming all about his thoughts and plans.
Although Director Gong recognized Wang Feng's tactical ideas, he was still a little worried.
Can Wang Feng really be able to carry Jokic, who weighs nearly 130 kilograms? And even if he can really carry it, how much physical strength can he still exert on the offensive end when he consumes so much physical energy on the defensive end?
However, worries were worries, and Gong Luming could not think of any other better way.
Being able to contain Jokic and block Serbia's tactical fluency is obviously an easier way to win.
Therefore, after some struggle, he agreed to Wang Feng's proposal.
"Wang Feng, this is a risky move. If it fails, not only will the team lose, but your data in this game will definitely be affected and greatly reduced. At that time, it is very likely to be regarded as causing the team to lose.
The main culprit." Gong Luming looked at Wang Feng and said solemnly: "You are now in a period of rising career, which will have a great impact on you. Are you really ready for this?"
"Of course." Wang Feng nodded without thinking.
As the core leader of a team, if you don't even dare to take this risk, how can you expect to lead the team to victory?
What's more, Wang Feng didn't think that he would be in the situation that Gong Luming was worried about.
The powerful finisher of the Purple Hall of Fame level is not just for show. Besides, the single quarter of the Men's Basketball World Cup lasts only 10 minutes and the whole game lasts 40 minutes.
Had he not considered these various factors, he would not have come forward to ask for help.
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September 11th, the quarter-finals of the Men’s Basketball World Cup.
"Viewers, welcome to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup. What is going on now is the showdown between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Serbian men's basketball team. The winner of both sides will enter the semi-finals, and the loser will
Participants will be eliminated and can only participate in the subsequent 5-8 ranking matches."
"Therefore, there is no retreat for either the Chinese men's basketball team or Serbia in this game. The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. Let us cheer for the Chinese athletes!"
Following the commentator's opening remarks, Wukesong Gymnasium erupted in cheers like a roaring tsunami.
The home court advantage of the Chinese men's basketball team when playing locally is quite obvious.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, players from both teams appeared on the stage.
Everyone knows that this will be a tough battle for the Chinese men's basketball team, and the key to winning the game is most likely the performance of Wang Feng and Jokic, the two core players of their respective teams.
In the live broadcast rooms of major portal websites, countless fans have begun to enthusiastically scroll through the screens to express their opinions on this game.
"Come on Wang Feng! If you score 60 points in this game, the Chinese men's basketball team will win the game!"
"Jokic is a bit difficult to deal with. Can Arab Lian and Zhou Qi withstand it?"
“I support the Chinese men’s basketball team to defeat Serbia, defeat the United States, and reach the finals to compete for the championship!
!”
…
While the audience and fans were having an extremely heated discussion, two commentators and directors from CCTV Sports Channel were also discussing the game.
"In fact, everyone knows very well in this game that the key to the outcome of the game is the performance of Wang Feng and Jokic. On our side, we will definitely eliminate Serbia's advantage in the interior at all costs.
Don’t let the opponent get too many great opportunities in the paint.”
"Similarly, for the Serbian men's basketball team, what they need to do is how to successfully limit Wang Feng. However, we have also seen before that Wang Feng's technical characteristics are different from Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo. He is very
A player who is suitable for playing under the rules of the International Basketball League. His long shooting range, quick breakthroughs, and stable mid-range shots are what zone defense tactics fear most."
"In the first round of the group stage, in order to limit Wang Feng's performance, several other teams used the extreme tactic of double-teaming the entire court. As a result, we saw Wang Feng, who averaged double figures in assists per game, double-teaming
It has no effect on him."
"In the second round of the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team faced Argentina. The latter learned from the lessons of several teams in the first round and did not choose to double-team Wang Feng. Instead, it strengthened its defense against other players of the Chinese men's basketball team, trying to
Isolating Wang Feng, he then broke the single-game scoring record in the Men's Basketball World Cup..."
Nowadays, it is much simpler and easier for CCTV Sports Channel to commentate on basketball games. All you have to do is catch Wang Feng and brag without thinking. As long as Wang Feng brags, more than 90% of the national audience will absolutely love to hear it.
Besides, they are not really bragging, they are just stating the facts. Wang Feng is so strong, what can be done?
After touting for a while, the commentary changed. "Okay, we see that the starting players of both sides have already appeared. For the Chinese men's basketball team, the starting five are Guo Ailun, Zhai Xiaochuan, Wang Feng, A Lian, and Zhou Qi.
"
"The starting five of the Serbian men's basketball team are Varisje Misic, Bogdanovic, Bjelica, Boban, Marjanovic and Nikola Jokic."
"The centers of both sides made a jump ball in the middle circle. Zhou Qi successfully won the jump ball with his height, wingspan and jumping advantages. The ball was directly given to Wang Feng. Wang Feng advanced with the ball to the right side of the 45-degree three-point line. Oops! The distance!
There was only one step away from the three-point line before he took off and shot!"
"Serbian men's basketball forward Belica, who was responsible for defending Wang Feng, obviously did not expect that Wang Feng would be so decisive on the first goal. He stepped forward to defend slowly and the basketball hit the net. The three-pointer was valid!"
"It seems that Wang Feng is very hot in this game. This is good news for the Chinese men's basketball team. As long as Wang Feng's scoring efficiency is guaranteed, then the Chinese men's basketball team's offense will not be bad. As long as it can be as good as possible
Just limit Jokic's performance..."
The commentator's passionate commentary suddenly stopped, and then his voice rose a few degrees higher.
"Serbia now has the ball. We saw that Wang Feng actually stood in front of Jokic. Is he preparing to defend Jokic personally?"
"Oops! This is not a good idea. Although such enthusiasm is worth encouraging, Wang Feng is only 2.01 meters tall. Facing Jokic who is 2.11 meters tall, the height gap is really too big, and Jokic is heavier than Wang Feng.
It weighs more than twenty kilograms, and Wang Feng is not easy to carry this tonnage."
Both commentators were a little anxious.
"There is really no need for this. As long as Wang Feng can ensure his efficiency on the scoring end, it will be the greatest help to the Chinese men's basketball team. Basketball is not a 1 vs. 5 game. Wang Feng must learn to trust his teammates. Ah Lian
Zhou Qi and Zhou Qi must have a way to limit Jokic."
The audience in the live broadcast room and on the field couldn't help but become nervous.
However, on the court, Jokic was already frowning.
"What does this guy want to do?"
Before entering the paint, Wang Feng had already started wrestling with Jokic.
He stood firmly in front of Jokic and used all his strength to push the opponent to the outside.
Although Jokic's weight is relatively large, Wang Feng's strength of 88 gives him a certain amount of capital to compete with Jokic.
After spending a lot of effort, Joki finally took a position under the basket and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Receiving a pass from his teammate with Wang Feng behind him, Jokic used his flexible inside steps to successfully deceive Wang Feng's center of gravity, and then made a layup with a low hand.
3:2.
Although he successfully scored a goal against Wang Feng, Jokic was not very happy.
It's too strenuous.
Just an ordinary attack, Jokic spent a lot of effort, entangled with Wang Feng from the outside to the inside, and even had to use his strength to resist Wang Feng when backing up.
This is completely the incarnation of Draymond Green-style defense.
Green, who is also 2.01 meters tall, is the only player among the Warriors' five deadliest players who can hold up big centers. He can do anything on the court, trying his best to interfere with any insider who tries to hit him with a back.
Big center.
Green's ability on the offensive end can be criticized at will, but Green's desperate defense, especially inside defense, cannot be criticized at all.
Jokic, who has experienced Green's defense more than once, now feels that the pressure Wang Feng brought just now is no more concessions than Green!