On August 27, Beijing time, the men's basketball World Cup is in full swing, and there is still a lack of veteran NBA superstars such as Curry and James in this World Cup, but it can also be described as a gathering of stars, and 55 NBA players also make the World Cup full of highlights. At present, 8 groups of 32 teams have all completed the first round of the group stage, after watching these games, everyone is also sighing, with the rise of European teams, the American men's basketball team is no longer a monopoly, at least two teams in this World Cup can pose a threat to the US men's basketball team, while Asian teams and the world's strong teams still have an indelible gully, and the Chinese men's basketball team is also facing the embarrassing situation of finding a victory in the world.
On the first matchday, the Canadian men's basketball team and the French men's basketball team attracted much attention from the outside world, this set of matchups was known as the early start of the semifinals, the French team has Gobert, Fournier, Batum several NBA players, although not as good as Canada in the book, but considering that their team has long been a mature European powerhouse, and FIBA's rules do not defend 3 seconds, the penalty on the interference ball is also different from the NBA, Gobert can always eat and drink in international competitions. In addition, this Canadian men's basketball team was not favored by the outside world before the game, and they were elected the most likely team to be disappointed in the World Cup with 10% of the votes, after all, this team has no outstanding results in the past competitions, and the core players are young in their 20s and lack of experience in international competitions, so this game is known as the game of Mars hitting the earth.
But I never thought that after playing a good quarter, the French men's basketball team began to collapse in the second quarter, and lost by 17 points in the third quarter, and finally lost to Canada by 30 points. Canada's top star had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Olynyk had 18, Brooks had 12 and Alexander Walker had 12. In contrast, in the French men's basketball team, Gobert had 8 points and 9 rebounds, while Fournier went it alone and scored 21 points. The group is strong, and Latvia are a dark horse, beating Lebanon by 39 points in the absence of Pozin. There are many powerful NBA stars in Canada, such as Barrett and Powell are good scorers, and if they face the US men's basketball team, Canada has the ability to beat the US men's basketball team.
In addition, Slovenia is also a dark horse, in the game against Venezuela, Doncic went crazy, scoring 37 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team to victory over Venezuela. Venezuela is well known as a team known for their fierce defense, tough style and physical qualities, as well as a strong focus on team basketball and a wealth of experience in international competitions. However, Slovenia has Doncic and veteran Dragic, obviously stronger, and Doncic in this single-robin game, his threat and scoring ability will completely bloom, plus Slovenia also has McToby, Prepelic two fierce players, Slovenia definitely has the ability to wrestle with the American men's basketball team.
In the first round of the group stage, Asian teams were wiped out, with Japan losing 63-81 to Germany, the Philippines losing 81-87 to Dominica, Lebanon losing 70-109 to Latvia, Iran losing 59-100 to Brazil and China losing 63-105 to Serbia. At present, these teams in Asia, the Philippines is stronger, if the Chinese men's basketball team really meets the Philippines in the qualifying round, if you want to win, you have to play the best state, and I have to say that Asian teams will continue to be reduced to accompaniment in international competitions this time. The opponents of the Chinese men's basketball group, South Sudan and Puerto Rico, also played a very wonderful game in the first game, and the two teams only scored the victory and defeat until overtime, and it is obviously not difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat them. At this moment, the players need to unload the baggage, maintain confidence, dare to shoot on the pitch and show hard work.
As the most popular American men's basketball team in this World Cup winning the championship, did not play its true strength in the first game, defeated New Zealand by 27 points, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated New Zealand in the warm-up game, considering that the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Serbia by 42 points, the performance of the American men's basketball team is not ideal, if it is played against European teams in this state, it is obviously also tricky. In the first game, the most points in the US men's basketball team was Banchero, followed by Edwards, and Lakers young player Reeves also played well, scoring 12 points and 6 assists in 22 minutes. Obviously, if the US men's basketball team wants to win the championship, it must first determine a core point, and the team must adapt to the rules of FIBA as soon as possible. Otherwise, Slovenia and Canada are their strongest opponents.