Chapter 1639 Beat France Violently, Equaling the Best in History

French basketball has never been considered a top team in Europe. It has been a mid-range team for many years. What is a mid-range team? It means that it is better than the top but not as good as the bottom. It also has stars, but it just can't play well.

There are many such teams, such as Germany, which has NBA stars such as Nowitzki, but the other players are too weak to keep up with Dirk. Another example is China before, where Dayao Yao is also carrying a heavy burden.

But when it comes to France, it's different.

Over the years, France has not been able to win a World Series championship. Looking back at history, the French men's basketball team is a frequent visitor to various world competitions. The team has participated in the European Championships 33 times but generally has a poor record. The best result in the World Series was the runner-up in the 2000 Olympic Games. That year, France gathered the best players at the time and made it all the way to the finals.

However, what is remembered in the final is not how strong France was and how much trouble it caused to the United States, but Carter's shocking death dunk. To this day, you can still see Carter's heroic appearance on major websites and forums. .

France is really miserable.

In the World Championships, the best result of the French team was fifth place in 2006. The Gallic Legion also lacked Parker in that competition, but under the leadership of many NBA players, the team made great progress and reached the quarterfinals. In the end, they defeated Turkey in the ranking battle and achieved a good result of fifth place.

The reason why the French team has not been able to achieve good results for a long time is not that their players are not strong enough. The number of NBA players in the French team is one of the largest outside the United States in this era, and can even rival Spain.

However, just like Parker refused to participate in 2006, no matter how many players there are, they will not participate in the national team competition at all. Even the players who participate have no sense of national honor at all. They just play perfunctorily on the court and finish the game. That's it.

For example, in this competition, Parker and Turiaf declined to play for their country, the Bulls refused to release Noah, and Beaubois, who was regarded as Parker's replacement, was absent due to injury. However, the French men's basketball team is still strong, including Diaw and Pietru. Basketball, Batum, Ajinza and other NBA players enable the French men's basketball team to still form a luxurious lineup.

However, this luxurious lineup had 2 wins and 3 losses in 5 games in the World Championship group, ranking fourth in Group D. Not only were they beaten badly by Spain, which is based on the youth team, but they were also unable to defeat established powers like Lithuania, and even New Zealand. Such a team, if it weren't for Lebanon and Canada, which has no sense of national honor and is at the bottom, they wouldn't even be able to qualify.

Think about it. After the 55-86 defeat in the warm-up match against Mengjiu, the head coach Diaw said in a loud voice after the game that "the US team is too immature". Now it sounds a bit cerebral.

But this is normal. Students who have studied history know very well why the French team behaves like this, and what Ji Feng wants to do is to send these mercenaries home.

On September 4th, Saturday, the 16-to-8 knockout round officially started. The first two brothers to appear were Serbia and Croatia. These two brothers are definitely feuding. Although they originally belonged to Yugoslavia, they are now two separate teams. It's definitely a head-to-head comparison.

fierce!

Hot!

Even a little bloody!

A total of 3 people from the two teams were stunned. This kind of scene is difficult to see in previous games. This proves the belief of both teams in winning this game. In the end, Serbia took the game away with a quasi-win, 73 -72, Serbia took the lead in getting a place in the top 8.

After the game, the Serbian captain's words were even more touching: "I fight for my motherland! Thank you to the fans for supporting us!"

The tears of the Croatian players were also touching. Overall, this game was one of the few good shots in this World Championship.

"We really should let the French guys see how they play." Arab League spread his hands in the stands.

"It's better to say goodbye. They don't understand even after looking at it," Ji Feng said.

On the 5th, Spain defeated Greece, while Slovenia defeated Australia. This was what people expected before the game.

After two days of playing, it was finally time for the Chinese team to take the field.

At 2 o'clock in the morning BJ time, countless fans are eagerly looking forward to the Chinese team's victory in the knockout round again after 16 years.

The French team stated before the game that they had received the top lottery. They believed from top to bottom that finishing fourth in the group would be the best lottery to face China.

"I know China has Ji Feng, but who else do they have? We have Batum, we have Diaw, they can take care of everyone else!" the French team coach said confidently before the game.

Game start!

At the beginning, China got the ball, and France immediately put Batum against Ji Feng!

From a matchup point of view, this is indeed a good choice. Batum played really well in the NBA, he is fast and can keep up.

But no one must have told them that Batum, a guy who is thinner and shorter than Ji Feng, is Ji Feng's favorite.

When asking for the ball in the low post, Liu Wei only needs to pass the ball to Ji Feng. Liu Wei said, I am familiar with this job!

Precise ball distribution.

Ji Feng played in the low post with his back, and the French inside wanted to shrink. Ji Feng turned right and broke through the baseline, hitting the board high and scoring the first goal.

In turn, France followed suit, and Batum also wanted to hit one, and in order to succeed, he even called a pick-and-roll. However, when the pick-and-roll came, Ji Feng and the Arab League instantly double-teamed Batum. Batum didn't think about it at all. After the season, he called for double-teaming, and in a hurry, he walked away...

"Fuck, you cheating is called a double team!" Batum became angry in an instant and yelled out. He originally wanted to fight Ji Feng alone. In the NBA, Ji Feng's single defense is almost not called a double team. Why do you treat him like this? Not convinced!

Ji Feng looked sideways: "SB..."

I double-team you because I think highly of you, so don’t be ignorant of the praise!

Ignoring Batum's gaze, Ji Feng received the baseline ball, dribbled the ball halfway and used his strength to push Batum past mid-range.

Hit again!

4-0, China got off to a good start as usual.

And France finally scored a goal in the paint with the essence of human creeping, but then Ji Feng began to explode. He no longer played a pick-and-roll with the Arab League. Facing Batum's defense, he resolutely broke through. Once Batum gave him a step, He just shoots.

This move was too effective in the international arena. Batum was unable to limit Ji Feng. France had to choose to attack from a flank, but flanking also came at a price. Diaw paid four fouls in the first half and was about to graduate. .

The French team fell behind by 11 points in the first half, thanks to the explosion of role players, especially Pietrus' three-pointers, which were extremely accurate and he hit 5 three-pointers in the first half.

However, the French coach is still anxious. He cannot restrict Ji Feng. How to play in the second half.

So in the half, he deployed more fierce tactics, and they did not hesitate to use fierce fouls to prevent Ji Feng from scoring.

But Ji Feng seemed to have something. After being beaten fiercely for the first time, Ji Feng changed his tactics and used off-ball movement to attract the defense, and he caught the ball and shot directly!

For a moment, it was like rain!

Ji Feng hit 6 three-pointers in the third quarter, scoring 22 points in a single quarter and 45 points in three quarters. He led the team to a 35-19 quarter, widening the gap in one fell swoop.

The French team is no longer chasing. No matter how loud the coach yells, it is useless. This is the mercenary army...

108-80, China swept France with 28 points and entered the quarterfinals of the World Championships for the second time in history!