Spain.

A total of 24 teams participated in the Men's Basketball World Cup. At the end of August, these 24 teams arrived in Spain.

The World Cup will start on August 30th and end on September 14th. The games will be played in the 6 cities of Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Sevilla, Bilbao, Granada and Las Palmas in Spain. Held.

In addition to the 24 teams, countless basketball fans also gathered in Spain and came to six cities in Spain to wait for the game to start.

Some fans plan to travel to different places in the next half month to watch different games in different cities. By the way, they can also visit different cities in Spain.

The Men's Basketball World Cup has not yet begun, and the discussions surrounding the World Cup have been heated up.

"Tsk tsk, the US team's lineup is still so luxurious. It's a pity that there are no James and Wade, Paul, Anthony, Durant and Westbrook, otherwise the championship must be a certainty."

"Then you mean, the U.S. team may not be able to win the championship right now?"

"Hey, it's not necessarily true. Isn't the Spanish team strong enough? Gasol and Ibaka, this lineup is not worse than the American team, right? There are also Rubio, Calderon, Fernandez and others on the outside. Although better than Ross, Curry, and Irving from the US team are a bit inferior, but this is an international arena, not the same as the NBA."

"Yes, NBA is NBA, and the international arena is the international arena. Was the American men's basketball team strong in the 2004 Athens Olympics? Didn't they still fail to win the championship."

"Indeed, in addition to the U.S. team, the Spanish team is also very strong and is the favorite to win the championship. But have you overlooked a team?"

"Which team?"

"Huaxia men's basketball team! The Chinese men's basketball team won the silver medal at the Olympic Games last year. At that time, Qin played only two seasons in the NBA and he has not yet become a regular season mvp. Now he has won the regular season mvp twice. Won the NBA championship twice. Isn't he stronger now than at the time of the Olympics? And the China Men's Basketball team also has Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue."

"It is true that the China Men's Basketball Team is also very strong and the lineup is very gorgeous. Although there are fewer players with NBA experience than Spain, Qin is really terrible. That is a figure comparable to James and Durant. With him, the China Men’s Basketball Team has everything possible."

"In addition to these three teams, Brazil and Australia are not bad..."

In people's discussion, the focus is naturally the US team and the host Spanish team, but because of Qin Hao's relationship, no one dares to ignore the China Men's Basketball Team.

Imagine a few years ago, in such international competitions, when people mentioned the China Men's Basketball Team, at most they were discussing whether they could qualify for the group.

Today, the China Men's Basketball Team has become a top-level team, even capable of competing with the United States and Spain.

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In a blink of an eye, on August 30, the 2014 Spanish Men's Basketball World Cup officially kicked off.

At the opening ceremony, 24 teams gathered together, they collided with each other, there was scrutiny, envy, tension, expectation and eagerness...

Qin Hao also met a group of his little friends, but now everyone's camp has changed again.

Nene is the Brazilian team, and Rose, Curry, Clay, and George are the American team. The two sides looked at each other and greeted with a smile.

After working for almost two hours, the opening ceremony finally ended, and the group stage competition is about to start.

A total of 24 teams are divided into four ABCD groups, each with 6 teams.

The specific groups are:

Group A is Spain, Brazil, France, Serbia, Iran, Egypt.

Group B is China, Lithuania, Slovenia, Australia, Mexico and Angola.

Group C is the United States, Turkey, Dominica, New Zealand, Ukraine, Finland.

Group D is Greece, Croatia, Argentina, Senegal, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

The group competition is based on the group as the unit, and the group single round-robin competition is carried out, and the ranking is based on the points.

According to FIBA ​​regulations, 2 points are awarded for winning a game, 1 point for losing a game, and 0 points for abstention or disqualification.

When the group stage is over, the top four teams in each group will get the right to qualify for the group and enter the second round-the single elimination round.

Sixteen teams qualifying in the group stage, which is the top sixteen, will enter the single-elimination stage, first with 16 in 8, then 8 in 4, 4 in 2, and finally the championship will be decided.

In addition, the team that loses in the semi-finals will have a 3rd or 4th place ranking match. The winning team will win the bronze medal and the losing team will be ranked fourth.

The competition system is not complicated, but the competition is extremely cruel, especially when it comes to the knockout stage, a game is set to live and die. If you want to win the championship, you must win until the end.

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At the end of the opening ceremony, the China Men's Basketball Team ushered in its first opponent in the group stage-Lithuania.

Although Lithuania is a small country, its strength is not weak. In the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, the Lithuanian team reached the finals and semi-finals respectively. In the 2010 World Championships, they finally won the third place.

At the European Championships last year, Lithuania defeated Croatia to reach the final. Although it lost to France in the final, its strength is evident.

The Lithuania team is mainly strong in the interior. The Rockets substitute interior Natas Motaiyunas and Raptors center Yunas Valance Yunas's twin tower combination makes the Lithuania team strong enough in the interior.

However, if you compare Yao Ming + Yi Jianlian on the China Men's Basketball team, it would be inferior.

In the arena, the players of both sides have already arrived. After their own warm-ups, the players of both sides returned to the sidelines.

Lithuania's side.

A group of players gathered around the head coach Yunas Kazlauskas. Coach Yunas looked solemn and said: "We do not have an advantage in the lineup against the China Men's Basketball Team. The opponents have Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian inside. With Qin Hao and Sun Yue, we are at a disadvantage in terms of height and personal strength."

"What about position 3?" a player asked.

Inside Yao Ming + Yi Jianlian, everyone is familiar with and understand their strengths, not to mention Qin Hao outside.

But position 3 seems to be a breakthrough.

"No. 3 is not easy to deal with." Coach Yunus shook his head. He signed with Hongyuan Basketball Club in September last year and coached in CBA for a year. Naturally, he is familiar with Jiang Feng, the ace player of the Cba Southern Yunlong Team. He knew Jiang Feng's strength.

Immediately, coach Yunus reminded: “Don’t underestimate the opponent’s No. 3 Jiang Feng. His breakthrough is very sharp, the first step is very quick, and the physical fitness is excellent, not afraid of confrontation, the style of play does not want the usual Chinese players. , Is more American and must not be taken lightly."

After that, the face of the Lithuanian team players changed, and it seemed that every position on his side was at a disadvantage.

How to fight this?