The tall lineup at the end of the first half had a good effect, and the second half continued with a strange misplaced formation.
Serbia and Montenegro lineup:
Point guard: Bodiloga Shooting guard: Pavlovich Small forward: Radmanovic Power forward: Milicic Center: Krstic
Argentina lineup:
Point guard: Sanchez Shooting guard: Manu Ginobili Small forward: Delfino Power forward: Nocchioni Center: Scola
Serbia and Montenegro sent out a big lineup, and they also targeted all small lineups. Nocchioni is a breakthrough player who faces the frame. Although he is fierce in rebounding, his backcourt rebound protection ability is extremely poor, and Scola
Not to mention, they are completely top-notch players. It seems that they want to defeat the Serbian and Montenegrin team with their speed.
As soon as Bodilloga received the ball after the kickoff, he was guarded in the corner by Sanchez, Ginobili and Delfino. Seeing that he was about to lose the ball, Bodilloga took the risk.
, he pulled it up on the spot and threw the ball hard toward the backboard based on his feeling. Milicic ran hurriedly toward the backboard. The ball hit the backboard and bounced out. The height was just right. Milicic
Leap high, grab the ball in the air, and with forward momentum, slam the ball into the basket...
"Bang!" The ball hit the basket hard, and Scola fell under Milicic. Milicic's weight of 275 pounds plus the momentum of his forward run-up and take-off was really enough.
Scola suffered.
This time of unintentional cooperation, before anyone could react, the ball had already hit the box, and the whole audience suddenly roared with cheers.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle was a little slower, and the goal was valid. Scola blocked the foul, and Milicic got another chance to add a penalty. The ball was steadily scored, and the point difference was reduced to 3 points.
Serbia and Montenegro quickly retreated to the basket. Perhaps it was this dunk that made Milicic lose all his depression in the first half. He shouted loudly to Ginobili on the opposite side: "Manu! You
Didn’t you say I don’t have to play in the second half? I’m here! Come on!”
Ginobili was irritated by Milicic. He shouted fiercely at Delfino who was throwing the sideline ball: "Damn it! Give the ball to me! I'm going to teach this kid a lesson!"
Facing Ginobili on defense was Serbia and Montenegro's outside ace Bodiloga, while Pavlovich was misplaced to defend the opponent's point guard Sanchez.
Bodilloga had advantages in height and strength. He was squeezing Ginobili with his body. Ginobili was forced to break through to the right, and then changed direction to throw away Bodilloga by half his body.
Facing Milicic's defense, he threw the ball under his ribs with a pull rod. "Pop!" The ball was slapped out by Krstic who was defending from behind. Although Krstic was soft,
His defense has been criticized by NBA experts, but his height of 2.13 meters is not as papery as those "bricks" who don't play on the court say. He has a strong defense ability.
He has a good sense of defense. However, the presence of the three fast-break monsters Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson in the Nets made the Nets focus more on perimeter defense, and there was no strong player around him.
The power forward gave him enough support.
This big block seemed to prove his defensive ability. Krstic and Milicic bumped shoulders, and the two big men roared.
The Argentine team's attack time was only 3 seconds. The ball came out again. Ginobili made a hasty shot under the close defense of Bodilloga, but the ball missed. Milicic and Krstic passed Scola and No.
Chioni was firmly behind him, and Milicic firmly grasped the rebound in his hands.
After a slight adjustment, Milicic passed the ball to Pavlovic who was about to go down. Argentina's Delfino and Sanchez had already returned to the basket to defend. Pavlovic did not attack the basket.
Instead, he takes a step back while dribbling and raises his hand to shoot a three-pointer.
"Whoa!" The three-pointer hit the net, 46-all. The big hole dug by Serbia and Montenegro after the opening game was finally filled.
Pavlovic was a player who participated in the draft together with Milicic last year. Although his three-point shooting rate was only 27% in his first season, this is what FIBA players must go through to come to the NBA.
The process and the difference in distance from the three-point line affected Pavlovic's shooting percentage in his first NBA season.
Facts have proved that Pavlovic is a marksman who can achieve 40% three-point shooting rate in the NBA. He also later became an outstanding assistant to LeBron James, the favorite of Milicic's class.
, with his stable three-point shooting contribution, he helped the Cavaliers reach the Finals in 2007.
When training with the team, Pavlovich was a terrifying presence. On the FIBA three-point line, with no one defending him, he made 47 consecutive three-pointers. This is Serbia and Montenegro.
The highest record in the team's training camp, and Pavlovich is a 2.10-meter-tall swingman. His height has a huge advantage when facing any shooting guard. So this time Pesic is the head coach.
Bringing him here also hopes that he will appear as Stojakovic's second role.
The cheers from the spectators on the sidelines rang out. The match held in Athens was not very far from Serbia and Montenegro, so most of the spectators on the court came to cheer for Serbia and Montenegro. In addition, some European fans did not want European football to be played.
The team lost to a South American team, and the atmosphere in the stadium was filled with excitement.
The Argentina team did not call a timeout. Although the Serbian and Montenegrin teams played more lively, they only scored two goals. If they directly changed the formation like this, the team's plan for the second half would be completely disrupted.
Sanchez dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, spotted the gap and handed the ball to Scola. Facing Krstic's defense, Scola swayed slightly on his back, and Krstic shifted his center of gravity slightly outward.
After moving a little, Scola immediately cut inside and turned around and hit a basketball on the board. Argentina took the lead again, and the "Defense" chants from the Serbian and Black fans in the stadium instantly became silent.
Bodiloga dribbled the ball and used his body to run over the defensive Sanchez. After reaching the frontcourt, he directly handed the ball to Milicic who was in a good position. As soon as the ball came into his hands, Nocchione rushed over and tried to
Cutting the ball out of Milicic's hands, he gave up on Krstic, whom he was guarding, and gambled to steal the ball.
Milicic quickly passed the ball to Krstic, who was already standing at the three-point line in the corner. Krstic was about to shoot, but Delfino was already in place to defend. Krstic passed the ball out again.
Radmanovic, who got the ball for the first time, was unmarked. He even made preparations, glanced at the basket, and slowly threw the ball just like he usually does during three-point training.
The ball hit the basket and bounced high up. Under the basket, Milicic was stuck behind Scola and Nocchioni and had no chance to grab the rebound, but something strange happened.
, the ball bounced and then spun around twice. It reluctantly entered the basket and hit a three-pointer!
49 to 48! Serbia and Montenegro overtook the score for the first time since the opening game!
The third quarter was just over 2 minutes old, but the Argentine team had already requested a timeout, and Ginobili walked off the court unwillingly.
