Zhu Fangyu never thought that one day he would play power forward... Although he weighed 100 kilograms, which was heavier than some thin domestic centers, he never expected that one day Wang Zhizhi would say to him: "Bajie, today

You play power forward."

Zhu Fangyu looked at the opponent's power forward Takeuchi brothers, who weighed 95 kilograms and weighed 2.05 meters. What else could he do? He could only respond: "I know, Bai Longma."

Therefore, Zhu Fangyu was originally going to play outside with Wang Shipeng and his senior brother who was one year older than him...no, it was the world's strongest boss, and now he is partnering with the boss in the inside.

Wang Zhizhi’s position today is G, Yao Ming is also G, Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng are F, and Liu Mang is C.

Liu Mang plays the center position!

After the Chinese team announced its roster at noon, it caused a sensation. Chinese fans were excited and their sense of psychological superiority exploded!

Just play!

As for Japanese basketball fans…

The Japanese have a characteristic. When faced with an opponent they absolutely cannot win, they will find reasons and then support...

For example, they feel that Liu Mang is not from Earth, but sent by aliens to dominate the basketball world on Earth...

There are even Japanese otakus and otakus who speculate that Liu Mang is a super earthling, a humanoid high-tech developed by China...

What the Chinese team did this time was too arrogant!

Even the U.S. team, which was preparing for today's second game against its powerful enemy Greece, couldn't help but pay attention to this game while preparing for the game.

None of them had ever played against the Japanese team. Although they knew that the Japanese team was weak, the Chinese team actually provoked them like this!

James and others were curious and found a TV to watch the game while preparing for the game.

Yes, everyone thinks Liu Mang's actions this time are provocative, because the five players are the same as the lineup originally analyzed by the media, but their positions have changed.

Chinese fans like this kind of provocation. The target is the Japanese team. No matter how they humiliate them, they will not feel it is against morality.

What else can Japanese basketball fans do? There is someone on the other side who doesn’t know whether it’s a Super Saiyan or a Super Earthling. Their national team just can’t beat them! They can only watch.

Moreover... among Japanese basketball fans, most are fans of Liu Mang and Yao Ming...

Compared with the two domestic fans who account for half of the fans, in the eyes of other Asian countries and most fans in the world who like NBA, Liu Mang and Yao Ming are already great.

China is on this side, there are five masters and apprentices... no, it's a five-man team and the substitute teammates are very excited. From submitting the list in the morning to preparing for the game at Saitama Super Arena after lunch, I saw some Chinese fans temporarily found

The big cardboard has "Super Center Liu Mang" or "Super Point Guard Yao Ming" written in Chinese.

Getting high...

However, there are also people in the national team who are miserable. As the leader of the national team, Director Zhang is miserable and explaining to the Blues Association and the senior national leaders responsible for this World Championships.

The national team's "ombudsman" has been refusing all interviews since morning.

However, Director Zhang is also very happy!

Because of a certain player No. 24 who did not want to be named, the style of the Chinese team changed...

…

At 2:30 in the afternoon, after the Chinese team warmed up, they arrived at the Saitama Super Arena.

The stadium is like a bowl, with a total of more than 47,000 seats, which are packed to the rafters.

Liu Mang looked around. Relatively speaking, there are more fans in Japan. The sports atmosphere in Japan is very strong, and it does not have much to do with the results of the national team. Their football, baseball, and tennis games have very high attendance rates.

High, basketball is further behind, but as the host country holds the World Series, there are still many Japanese fans who pre-purchase tickets for the Japanese team in Saitama Prefecture, the main venue. The number of pre-purchased tickets by phone and online is 100% for each venue and country.

Of the 30 tickets, the remaining 40% are sold through ticket sales points.

Except for Japanese fans, the others are basically Chinese fans...

When the Chinese team players entered the stadium, the whole audience cheered!

Japanese fans are shouting "Ace", while Chinese fans...

Liu Mang became furious after entering the venue: You are the gangster, and your whole family is a gangster!

Liu Mang is so angry. Look at the Japanese fans. Many of them are wearing T-shirts with the Japanese flag. However, this group of compatriots are afraid that others will not know that they are hooligans. Many of them are wearing T-shirts with the "League of Hooligans".

From a closer look, Liu Mang could clearly see that he was a copycat!

The point is, if you have money to travel and contribute income to Japan, buying an authentic T-shirt won’t do it!

…

During the preparation time before the game, the players of the two teams were preparing separately. The Chinese team was discussing how to play in a relaxed manner; the Japanese team was excited!

Even the fans in their own country don’t think they have a chance to win. This is their home court! Everyone is shouting Liu Mang’s name!

Tian Wo Yongtai looked at Liu Mang with angry eyes.

Due to the success of Liu Mang and Yao Ming, some NBA teams have also set their sights on Japan, a large market in Asia. Yuta Tagakure is the most popular among them. He was invited by the Suns to participate in the training camp and played several preseason games.

, and then was laid off.

In 2004, when he was signed by the Suns, he once said that Japanese basketball would surpass Chinese basketball within three years. Now two years have passed...

Thinking that the other party actually started provoking when submitting the list, Tian Woyong was very angry!

There is no communication between the two teams... There is no way to communicate, there is a language barrier...

Moreover, most of the people in both teams didn’t speak English very well, so they couldn’t communicate much.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the game was finally about to start.

The Chinese team sent Yao Ming (226), Wang Zhizhi (213), Zhu Fangyu (201), Wang Shipeng (196), and Liu Mang (193).

The Japanese team sent: Yuta Tabata (175), Takuya Kawamura (192), Joeji Takeuchi (205), Kosuke Takeuchi (205), and Satoru Furuta (199).

The live TV broadcast has already started for more than ten minutes. Members of the national teams of basketball powers such as the United States, Spain, and Argentina are also paying attention. Most of them don’t know much about the Japanese team. They want to see how strong the Japanese team is.

Will let the Chinese team provoke them.

Looking at the height comparison of the players from the two teams, the difference is huge!

And then it came time for the jump ball…

They discovered that the Chinese team was not provoking, they were serious...

Liu Mang came to the side of the center circle and stood in the center circle with the opponent's center Satoru Furuta, preparing to jump the ball!

The FIBA ​​referee was a little dumbfounded. It was really Liu Mang playing center!

This is a jump ball. What is it if you don't play center?
Chapter completed!