Liu Xiu took advantage of his inside advantage tonight and took action when it was time to take action on the outside.

The skills of the Slovenian team's inside players are the best overall group of inside players that the Chinese team has ever encountered in the group stage.

Carlos, the master of support, Nesterovich, the Spurs starting center, and Blazek, the Bobcats starting center who came off the bench, all have their own characteristics. Posjan Nahba is a very good shooting forward swingman.

These people gave Yao Ming quite a headache on the defensive end, but in Yao Ming's opinion, the defense of these people was not as good as the big muscular men of Senegal and Angola. Yao Ming grabbed 4 offensive rebounds in the first quarter! 6 rebounds in a single quarter, a new record.

His personal rebounding record in a single quarter at the World Championships or Olympic Games!

With Liu Xiu scoring 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3 of 7 shots, and Yao Ming with 8 points and 6 rebounds, the Chinese team scored 27-25 with the Slovenian team in the first quarter, leading by two points!

Entering the break between quarters, Yao Ming was very tired after playing the first quarter. After taking a few sips of the energy drink, he said to Liu Xiu: "They are different from our previous opponents."

Liu Xiuying said: "Yes, their playing style is closer to NBA teams, but they are also very familiar with and understand the rules of FIBA, which is very special... Maybe our playing style is also very special in the eyes of other teams.

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Yao Ming thought about it. After he calmed down for a while, he sat on the bench. As soon as the Silver Fox called his name, he was not sent on in the second quarter.

But Yao Ming felt relieved when he sat down. He thought of the 2002 World Championships, when Wang Zhizhi's failure to return occurred. Hu Weidong, Liu Yudong, Gong Xiaobin and other older generation core team members were injured. Yao Ming did not have the care of his predecessors.

There were no teammates of his generation to rely on. At that time, he didn't know what to do with the national team. He didn't dare to rest in every game. He averaged 21 points per game, ranking third in the scoring list of that World Championship.

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At that World Championships, the only game the Chinese team won was when Yao Ming scored 38 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocks, and they won one game only after C was bleeding.

But now, he can play without any scruples and play hard, and he can have a solid rest when he is replaced, because he has a warden!

Soon, the second quarter of the game began.

Liu Xiu stole the ball from second-generation Sani Besinovic as soon as he came on the court. Besinovic reacted quickly and used a tactical foul to stop Liu Xiu's fast break.

Sani Besinovic is the biological son of Slovenian team defense coach Memi Besinovic. However, he did not come through the back door. Instead, he is currently the most comprehensive player in the Slovenian team’s defense line.

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In the first quarter, Besinovic and Nesterovic's defense in the middle caused a lot of trouble for Liu Xiu. Yi Jianlian's basic pick-and-roll skills were too poor, Wang Zhizhi's pick-and-roll speed was slow, and Besinovic defended Liu Xiu's outside line.

He did a great job of interfering when shooting after a pick-and-roll; when Liu Xiu wanted to break through after a pick-and-roll, Nesterovich stood still under the basket, and it was quite uncomfortable for Liu Xiu to break through.

But now Nesterovich has been replaced and rested like Yao Ming...

When the Chinese team attacked, Liu Xiu drove past Besinovic from the top of the arc and hit the inside through Blazek and smashed the ball into the basket!

At 218 centimeters tall and weighing 114 kilograms, Blazek is as big as a bamboo pole. His statistics are not bad. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game last season, but his shot-blocking efficiency is not as high as that of a guard like Liu Xiu.

In the next two rounds, Liu Xiu did not hesitate to attack the inside, making a layup and a European step floater. He scored both goals. He scored 3 goals in a row and started the "Kobe Time"!

After that, Liu Xiu scored another three-pointer and beat the opponent 9 to 5 alone, stopping the Slovenian team, 36 to 30, and the Chinese team expanded its lead to 6 points!

After returning from the timeout, Dragic, who came on the bench, hit a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll. Liu Xiu wanted to retaliate... Unfortunately, this step-back three-pointer was too floaty, and even "Kobe time" couldn't save it.

That kind of wave... But Yi Jianlian made a tip-in through Blazek and pushed the ball into the basket!

Blazek is 218 centimeters tall and is a starter for the NBA team. Originally, he was quite a deterrent to the players of the Chinese team, but Liu Xiu succeeded in attacking the frame three times in a row at the beginning of the second quarter. The players of the Chinese team discovered that

This tall man was a paper tiger, and Yi Jianlian decisively began to attack the inside.

The Chinese team began to take the initiative in the game. After Yao Ming came on the court in the second half of the second quarter, the Chinese team further widened the point difference. At the end of the half, the Chinese team led the Slovenian team by 10 points 56 to 46, successfully widening the point difference.

To double digits!

In the third quarter, the Slovenian team launched a counterattack. The Slovenian team discovered that Dragic was a better solution for their point guard position. They sent a backcourt combination of Dragic and Besinovic, and sent a tall and tall frontcourt.

Goran Jurak, who is 203 centimeters long and extremely impactful, sent the twin towers of Sloka and Nesterovich inside to fill up the offense.

The Slovenian team's counterattack was very fierce. The Chinese team was at a disadvantage in the third quarter. With 5.2 seconds left in the third quarter, Besinovic's three-pointer from the bottom corner made the Slovenian team chase the score to 75.

76, a score of 29 to 20 in a single quarter!

However, after Besinovic scored a three-pointer, the Chinese team did not stop to lament self-pity and ran out towards the frontcourt. Li Nan quickly sent the ball to Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi sent a long pass and Liu Xiuzai rushed through the center line.

Then catch the ball.

The players of the Slovenian team reacted quickly, retreated in time, and blocked Liu Xiu when he was about to reach the top arc, and Liu Xiu passed the ball!

Wang Shipeng, who followed up from the left, received the ball, took two steps to the left at a 45-degree angle, took off, chased and shot a three-pointer...

As soon as the ball left Wang Shipeng's hand, the whistle sounded at the end of the third quarter. The ball flew in the air for a second and then fell into the frame!

The referee confirmed that the final whistle sounded after the ball left Wang Shipeng's hand. Wang Shipeng took off from the three-pointer and played first. The goal was valid!

79 to 75, the Chinese team ended the third quarter with a 4-point lead!

Wang Shipeng's goal ignited the morale of the Chinese team, which was suppressed by the Slovenia team in the third quarter.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Liu Xiu made a three-pointer from the right sideline of Yao Ming's pass as soon as he came up. Then Yi Jianlian successfully interfered with Dragic's breakthrough throw. When the Chinese team attacked, Yao Ming supported it from the high position.

, Liu Xiu cut in from the middle and received a pass from Yao Ming, went straight to the basket, and scored against Nesterovich for a layup.

Liu Xiu and Yao Ming worked together to hit a 5-0 wave, widening the point difference to 9 points, leading 84-75!

The point difference was about to reach double digits again, and the Slovenian team once again started to play a fateful counterattack. With the experience of successfully narrowing the point difference from 10 points to 1 point in the third quarter, the Slovenian team players were very confident.
Chapter completed!