The group stage is very close. At 21:00 on August 29, Beijing time, the second round of the 16th Turkey World Men's Basketball Championship, the Chinese men's basketball team started against Côte d'Ivoire.

Côte d'Ivoire is a civilian team, with neither NBA stars nor famous players. As an unknown team in the African region, Côte d'Ivoire participated in the World Championships in a total of three times, and eventually met the Chinese team.

The Chinese team defeated Côte d'Ivoire 91-77 in the rematch at the 1982 World Championships. Then, at the 1986 World Championships, China won again 84-72, winning the key battle to advance to the second stage.

It is worth noting that in history, the Chinese men's basketball team has only played against Côte d'Ivoire twice, and the Chinese team won both times.

The ending this time is the same.

The Chinese team has been leading the opponent since the first quarter.

The advantages and disadvantages of this team in Côte d'Ivoire are obvious. They are good at fast attacks, but their inside strength is insufficient, so Yi Jianlian exploded from the beginning.

With Zhou Mubai's arrangement, Yi Jianlian repeatedly hit the basket of Côte d'Ivoire and directly punched their baskets.

On the outside, except Zhou Mubai, Wang Shipeng and Wang Zhizhi all made three-pointers, which directly made Côte d'Ivoire dizzy.

The game lost its suspense at the beginning of the second half. Zhou Mubai directly made a three-quarter pass. He scored 31 points, 13 assists, 8 rebounds, and 26 points, 9 rebounds, and Wang Shipeng scored 25 points that broke the World Championships personal record.

The Chinese team beat Côte d'Ivoire with 46 points!

There is no suspense to win this game. In the pre-match prediction, Côte d'Ivoire's strength is much weaker than China, but it was unexpected to be so bloody.

Because I have won two games and both win big scores, there is basically no problem qualifying. However, the higher the ranking, the more you can gain more advantages, so winning as much as possible is still the attitude of the Chinese team.

But the next thing we have to face is Puerto Rico, Russia and Türkiye, and none of these three teams are good at it.

The Puerto Rico Men's Basketball Team is a traditional powerhouse in Central and North America. In the FIBA's national team rankings in December 2009, the Puerto Rico team ranked 10th, just one behind the Chinese men's basketball team.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Puerto Rico swept the "Dream Six" 92-73, revealing the first upset in the competition.

Puerto Rico is a regular visitor to the Men's Basketball World Championships. The team looks ordinary in the World Championships, but they can always qualify in the group to enter the rematch, which shows the strength of the Puerto Rico Men's Basketball Team.

This time, Puerto Rico, who qualifies as the runner-up in the Americas, set sail again and launched a new round of impact on the European and American powers.

The Puerto Rico Men's Basketball Team is the backbone of the world basketball world, and the team has many talented players. The number one star is Carlos Arroyo, who plays for the Miami Heat. Although he is frustrated in the NBA, he is definitely a good player under the rules of fiba.

In addition, the team also has powerful players such as Barrea and Rivera, and their strength cannot be underestimated by the great powers.

Of course, because of Zhou Mubai's joining, the Chinese team is better than Puerto Rico in terms of evaluation, especially Zhou Mubai's great achievements in suppressing the opponent's point guard, which greatly reduces Puerto Rico's chances of winning.

Arroyo was frustrated in the NBA, but his opponent Zhou Mubai was a double MVP who won the regular season MVP and the finals MVP as a point guard. It is naturally very obvious which of the weight is more important.

However, the Puerto Rican men's basketball team has a nerve-wrenching style. Once they start to be angry, they can even kill the American Dream Team.

However, the group stage was eliminated in the Japan World Championships. No one dared to take it lightly.

The Chinese team will not be even more likely because the Chinese team and Puerto Rico have a grudge.

Zhou Mubai was originally unaware of this, but seeing Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi and others before the game, he couldn't help but ask curiously, and Liu Wei said one by one, which was interesting.

It was the 2005 Stankovic Cup, and the Chinese men's basketball team and the Puerto Rico men's basketball team met in the group stage.

With 1 minute and 28 seconds left in the game, Zhu Fangyu missed the shot from the bottom corner, Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound, and Puerto Rico's No. 4 had to make a defensive foul.

Ah Lian felt that the opponent's defense was too big, because their defense was too big, so Yi Jianlian reached out and pushed it, and a conflict broke out, and the players on both sides formed a group.

Because the scene was too chaotic, the referee immediately declared that the game ended.

The players in Puerto Rico have been chasing Chinese players, and they have been chasing them outside the field. Even the railings in front of the background board outside the field have been trampled.

This is not over. After the fight was over, the Puerto Rican men's basketball team was still waiting for the Chinese team players in the aisle, and the two sides had another melee.

Zhou Mubai couldn't help but smile bitterly. The athlete in Puerto Rican was too angry.

Generally speaking, at most, fighting on the court is just like punching each other. If you keep chasing each other, it will be too much. The key is that you will go to the aisle to block people after the fight. This is really too much. No wonder Yi Jianlian and the others are ready to fight.

Zhou Mubai quickly warned: "We have to go for good results. We must not conflict with them, otherwise we will be in big trouble if we are suspended at that time!"

Yi Jianlian and others looked a little sorry, but they understood the truth. Puerto Rico was just here to join in the fun, but this year's Chinese team wanted to make a breakthrough. The so-called "little unbearable means big plans" is understood by Chinese people.

Puerto Rico dressing room.

Peter John Ramos talked to Arroyo next to him while changing clothes. He was the center of the Puerto Rico national team. He was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 32nd pick in the second round in 2004. However, Ramos, who was only 19 years old at the time, could not adapt to the NBA and played only 6 games. He was cut shortly afterwards by the Wizards.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, 19-year-old Ramos helped Puerto Rico defeat the American Dream Six, which had superstars such as Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson, and became famous for a while.

"That Zhou Mubai, you have fought with him. How strong is he?"

How strong is he?

Arroyo suddenly fell into deep thought.

The Heat and the Knicks met in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat were swept by the Knicks. He was Zhou Mubai's counterattack. Of course, he dropped this, but it was a bit difficult to describe how strong he was.

"Well... that feeling is probably the first time I had the opportunity to fight the strongest male basketball player at that time when I was a child. The skills I proud of are completely vulnerable in front of him, just like the feeling of a primary school student being beaten by a student..."

Peter John Ramos showed a look of surprise on his face, but he knew how strong Arroyo was.

Arroyo's ball control can definitely be described as gorgeous. The balanced ball control technology of left and right hands, combined with a variety of skilled footwork, makes him look calm when dribbling or breaking through.

Facing the opponent's pressing, you can make difficult movements such as dribbling behind the ball and turning around during high-speed movement.

Although there are some weaknesses on the defensive end, they are all top-notch passes, assists, picks and rolls, shootings, and breakthroughs. Such a player actually thinks he is a primary school student in front of his opponent!
Chapter completed!