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<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > [Prequel: 9 years ago debuted at the Olympics and was bloodied by the United States by 83 points].</h1>
Nine years ago in the London Olympics, the United States team led by Kobe, James, Anthony, Durant at that time beat Nigeria by 83 points 156:73, Anthony alone hit 10 3 points in 14 minutes, slashing 37 points, and the United States team hit 27 3 points and bombed Nigeria to find the north; and the Nigerian side Ike Diogu scored a team-high 27 points and 7 rebounds in 17 shots, and Occi scored a team-high 11 points, except for the two of them, the team did not score double-figures. Others who have heard of names are former CBA rebounding champion Odjie and Aminu, who has the bloodline of Nigerian royalty. This also makes Nigeria, which enters the Olympic Games for the first time, feel the gap with the top basketball team, and plant the seeds of revenge in their hearts.
In fact, Nigeria's basketball genes are not bad, they have the largest population size in Africa, but due to the poverty of the country, many Nigerian people have run to developed countries in Europe and the United States to seek upgrades, so many NBA stars are inextricably linked to Nigeria. Big Dream Olajuwon is of Nigerian descent, but he ultimately chose to serve the United States. As a member of the London Olympics who slaughtered them, Iguodala's father was also Nigerian, but Iguodala ultimately chose to also choose to play for the United States. So by 2012, the biggest player in their squad was the old Diogu and the only NBA player with rough technology, Aminu.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > [Growth: Three Ways multi-pronged NBA players blossom everywhere].</h1>
In 2015 they won the African Championship for the first time, giving them a direct run to the Rio 2016 Olympics. At the Rio Olympics, although the group stage was 1 win and 4 losses, it was still at the bottom, but it was possible to beat Croatia, a European powerhouse, which gave them hope. But the squad still had to rely on Aminu and Diogu, and they also decided to go three ways after the Rio Olympics:
One is to send more young players to the NBA for training, and not just rely on the body as a blue-collar worker with rough technical skills, but to train 3 points; the second is to find more players of Nigerian origin, especially star players, to let them play for the country; the third is to choose to plan some foreign players who have no chance to represent their homeland to join.
The first path is clearly successful, and in recent years Nigeria's NBA players have sprung up like mushrooms, with Josh Okoji (Timberwolves), Meitu (Kings), Anunoby (Raptors), Chuma Okiki (Magic), Monte Morris (Nuggets), Ojele (Celtics) already gaining a foothold in the NBA. In last year's draft alone, eight players of Nigerian descent were selected: Isaac Okoro (5th pick in the first round), Oneka Okongu (6th pick in the first round), Presees Achuva (20th pick in the first round), Zeke Najib (22nd pick in the first round), Desmond Bain (30th pick in the first round), Udoka Azubuk (27th pick in the first round), Daniel Otouru (3rd pick in the second round), Jordan Wola (15th pick in the second round).
The second path was difficult, with the Nigerian alphabet brother choosing to refuse in the face of the Nigerian call, along with his two brothers; Oladipo did not choose to join in the 13-year list. It also made them determined to send more players to the United States, so that there will be hope to play the Olympic Games in the end; and now the All-Star Adebayor has also chosen to join the United States for this Olympic Games. Many stars still want to go to countries that have a better chance of winning medals, rather than returning to Nigeria as a leader.
The third way they've succeeded in the first step is spencer Dinwiddie of the Nets. With little hope of being selected for the U.S. team, he chose to join Nigeria, and former Turkish rebounding monster Kanter also received an invitation from Nigeria after a stalemate with Turkey.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > [Blossom: 2019 World Cup Strikes China African Eagle Emerges].</h1>
In the 2019 World Cup, Nigeria, with a large number of young NBA players, has begun to make people shine. Especially in the match with the Chinese team, they let China hit China in qualifying, not only locked the Olympic ticket in advance, but also entered the Olympic Games for three consecutive times and sat on the throne of the first seat of the African men's basketball team. The point is that unlike Nigeria, which relied solely on the elder Diogu and Aminu, their three-point, defensive, and scoring distributions have been greatly improved, which is completely different from the previous rough performances of African teams. Although there are still some shortcomings, it has been separated for three days, which is impressive.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > [Result: Gentleman's Revenge Nine Years No Later 20 Three Points Stun the United States to Win Respect].</h1>
Despite the absence of stars such as Morris, Dinwiddie and Anunoby, Nigeria, with eight NBA players, still made the opening match in an Olympic warm-up game today. The opponent is no one else, it is the United States team that beat them by 83 points 9 years ago, and it is also the key to the United States to beat them that year - three-pointers. Although this American team is not as star-studded as it was then, the American paper lineup with stars such as Durant, Lillard, Beal and Tatum is still the strongest in the world. But Nigeria clenched the score and managed to beat the United States with 20 3-pointers. To fight back at the United States in the way that the United States defeated them in the past is exactly the so-called way of the other, and to give the other body.
Nigerian officials also tweeted "Please respect us", while Nigerian youngster Awaqiu's social media was more provocative. He once knocked Durant to the ground when durant dunked in the game, and he also wrote: "You are not the person who (can dunk me), brother, believe me you are not anyone, it is my honor to represent the national team, step by step." This passage is full of strong provocative atmosphere
From the weak African bird that was bullied in the past, to the African eagle that can really defeat the United States today. Nigeria has also shown the world their progress in the past 10 years, and believes that this Olympic Games, this African eagle will also make a historic breakthrough.
And if we face Nigeria, which once beat us in the last minute of the 2019 World Cup, and now that we don't have the UAE League, how many points will our men's basketball team lose?