Milicic's eyebrow bone was knocked open. While the team doctor was sewing stitches, coach Pesic was lecturing everyone:
"You are afraid! You are trembling! Why are you afraid! We have been training since July and passed all the way in the group stage. Isn't what we are looking forward to is to unseat the dream team at the top of the world? We started from the beginning
Knowing that the Dream Team is stronger than us, why do we still come to the game? Are we humiliating ourselves?"
Pesic glanced at all the players, who all lowered their heads in shame. Even Milicic, who was undergoing stitches, did not dare to make a sound to soothe the pain.
"I believe that every child in this room will have a bitter past. We grew up in wars and coups. We were able to overcome all obstacles. We are not basketball stars. We are not as good as the idols who endorse the brand. We are fighters. In
Here, we have to fight for the country! We cannot make more contributions to the people of the country, but we can make them feel that with unyielding will, we can overcome all difficulties in front of us!"
Everyone's enthusiasm was ignited. Pesic pointed at each player and said:
"Bodiroga, you are called a 'god' by basketball fans in Serbia and Montenegro, then you should act like a god and create miracles to let those NBA stars know that you dominate everything in the international arena.
No matter how they are in the NBA, when it comes to this arena, only you can dominate."
"Milicic, you are the pride of Serbia and Montenegro, you are a treasure of the motherland, but people in the NBA do not agree with you. They say you are a parallel import and use the gap between you and James as a basis for discussion. You have to respond to them. Now
In this situation, only you can save yourself. If you don’t want to be a marginal person who averages 5 minutes per game, then go and defeat them and shut up those who question you!”
"Radmanovic, you have a touch that ordinary big men don't have, but they say you are a softie who can't fight and defend. Use your energy and let them know that the boys from Serbia and Montenegro are all fighters."
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Milicic came on the field wrapped in a white bandage. A touch of blood seeped out of the bandage, adding a lot of blood to his original appearance.
Neither team changed their tactics. After the start, Bodilloga took control of the ball and actively looked for physical confrontation, squeezing Marbury forward. Marbury took a step back and looked like he had been knocked away, but the referee
Ignoring it, in this gap, Bodiloga had already opened his hand to shoot a three-pointer. Under the basket, Duncan, James, Kostic, and Milicic were pushing and pushing each other, trying to compete for rebounds.
ball.
Rebound? That's not necessary! A confident smile appeared on Bodiloga's face. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the time when he won the World Championship two years ago, when he won the UEFA Champions League MVP, and when he coached the NBA All-Stars.
How player Stojakovic plays the game.
The ball went hollow into the basket. After Bodiloga finished shooting the ball, he turned around and returned to his half of the court. He did not watch the ball at all. He only heard the cheers of the audience.
When the U.S. team attacked, Marbury was at a disadvantage in the fight with Bodilloga. With Bodilloga's height, he was a power forward or even a center in the NBA. Marbury didn't want to waste his energy in vain. He moved the ball
The pass was passed to Iverson. Iverson faced Pavlovic's defense very easily. After two consecutive cross steps, he cut to the outside baseline. Seeing that Pavlovic was about to lose his position, he used his own
The advantage of his arm length was to cut towards Iverson's ball. Of course, Iverson saw through his intention. Just when Pavlovich's hand was about to come over, Iverson directly made a shooting motion to pass the ball.
The basketball was thrown to deceive a 2+1, but as soon as Pavlovic's hand hit his arm, Iverson felt like he was clicked. The ball was not thrown at all, and he was directly hit by this huge force.
He lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.
The referee's whistle sounded and Iverson was given two free throws. Iverson's arm was numb and he only hit one of the two free throws. Although this little man who is famous for his tenacity has an extremely tenacious will, he was beaten by a
A giant man over 2 meters long was hit, and the feeling on his muscles was still very uncomfortable.
Iverson was not very adaptable to FIBA's playing style. He once led the 76ers to play in European preseason games, and the best performer turned out to be blue-collar Dalembert. Later, Iverson went to Europe and also
It was not successful. The zone defense in European basketball is very tough. It is too difficult to break through, and there are more physical confrontations. Point guards like Deron Williams who are strong and good at shooting are extremely useful in Europe.
Serbia and Montenegro attacked again. The team still implemented the tactics of the first quarter, pulling out three-point shooters to create one-on-one space inside. The ball was handed to Milicic, who leaned on James twice on the left.
, suddenly turned to the right, his long arms were already close to the basket, and he could layup with just a flick of his palm. James quickly jumped up to block the attack, but Milicic suddenly changed his center of gravity and turned to the right.
Step forward and hook the ball from behind the basket, and the ball goes in!
After the ball was scored, Milicic pointed at James arrogantly and said: "LeBron, you are just the emperor of Akron, and it is not your turn in this arena!"
Milicic had never dared to say harsh words before. He was subconsciously afraid of angering James and letting him show his super strength. But can your opponent let you go by repeatedly retreating and avoiding? That will only make him
Trampling on your dignity even more.
This ball made James angry, and the players of the Dream Sixth Team also knew that this ball must be handed over to James. Sometimes when the opponent provokes the opponent, the star must face the opponent's defense and give a response ball, but he does not dare to respond to that ball.
Just admitting defeat directly, which is very damaging to the team's morale.
James was trying to get a position under the basket. Marbury faced Bodilloga and turned around. Bodilloga kept up with Marbury, but the ball was already thrown to James at the moment he turned around. This exquisite direct pass
He immediately won applause from the sidelines.
James got the ball under the basket, used the skills he and Anthony had practiced hard at the basket, lowered his head and used his back muscles to hit Milicic twice. Milicic stepped back a little, and James wanted to get up for a layup.
But he found that Milicic's arm had already covered his head.
Milicic said: "Where did you learn the technique under the basket? This technique is used when you have an advantage over the opponent in terms of height and strength. You and I both pushed to the basket and you had no space to shoot.
,Is this the strength of your emperor?"
James didn't believe in evil and was very competitive. He jumped up and wanted to make a ground-breaking dunk. But just after he got up a little, Milicic's big hand was already on the ball, and he slapped the ball away with a big block.
Radmanovic got the ball, and Bodiloga and Pavlovich were already on the ball.
Iverson and Marbury had also retreated to the basket. After receiving the ball, Pavlovich did not go to the basket. Instead, he made a shot during the counterattack, and the ball hit the board and went into the basket.
Milicic pointed to the floor and said to the dumbfounded James: "This is guarded by me - the Emperor's restricted area!"
