At the end of the game, time stopped beating on the scoreboard above the stadium.

Chamberlain jumped up, waved his fists and roared: "The Dragon Team No. 1"

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi hugged each other with a smile, Guo Ailun and Yu Penglong were even more excited, and the Chinese fans who came to the scene stood up and vented their excitement with rhythmic applause.

On the other side of the stadium, the atmosphere between the Turkish team is much more dull, and victory in the group stage may not be very important, but they are the hosts. If they can qualify as the first in the group, it will naturally be a better explanation for their fans.

In addition, the players of the Turkish men's basketball team also owe their coach Donjevic a first place.

Donjevic is the godfather of the Turkish men's basketball team. He has led this team in 198, and has gone from a data analyst to a head coach of the men's basketball team, and has put in countless efforts for this team.

Turkey has few people. Although their domestic sports atmosphere is good, there are few international stars who can show off, let alone basketball. Basketball has developed relatively late in Turkey. So far, this team has only participated in three World Championships.

With the training of Donjevic, the Turkish men's basketball team gradually got on track and became a famous European strongman. They even gave birth to NHA famous players such as Tekoglu and Oku. As a result, last year, Donjevic was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Originally, Donjevic had to undergo surgery last year, but at that time, the Turkish men's basketball team was going to prepare for the European Championships, so he could only delay the operation time. According to the doctor's advice, this kind of surgery is generally better in the autumn.

However, there is a more important World Championship this fall, and Türkiye is the host

In this way, after moving around, Donjevic had surgery in the spring.

As an old coach, Don Jevic has always been famous in international basketball for his professional coaching level and professionalism. Including American coach Lao K, he has always admired him very much.

As a junior, Nelson respects such a real basketball player. After the game, he immediately walked to the coaching seat in Turkey, stretched out his hands and held the old coach's right hand, and said, "We won a lucky victory. Sir, this is a wonderful game. You taught me a good lesson."

Donjevic patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "Yude very well, young man, I am still analyzing data at your age. You can already lead a team to the World Championships. It seems that I am not convinced of my old age."

Donjevic was quite moved, and Nelson said politely: "You have been awarded too much. Sir, you are the real famous coach. My father has always regretted that he cannot fight with you in the world court. Before this game, he specifically asked me to convey his blessings to you."

Chamberlain also came over and heard the words of Nelson Jr., and he smiled: "Yes, Mr. Donjevic, if you retire in the future and come to Oakland for vacation, then Old Don will definitely treat you well and you will become good friends because you have many common topics."

Donjevic had silver hair and heavy wrinkles on his face, but his smile was generous. He held Chamberlain's big hand and said, "Yes, we have many common topics, such as health care. We two old guys are fighting with serious illnesses now."

Chamberlain was a little embarrassed when he heard the old man say this, and smiled and said, "No, I mean basketball. Your common topic is basketball."

Although the game was very fierce, both sides were very polite in the press conference after the game. After all, this is the world basketball world, and it is not the NHA that there is no old enemy.

Tekoglu shrugged and said to the reporter: "We really want to give Donjevic an explanation. There is no doubt that we have met one of the strongest teams in this World Championships, that is the Chinese men's basketball team. However, we were not afraid before the game. We firmly believe that we can win, but unfortunately, the final result was not great."

Donjevic comforted his generals and said, "To be honest, we really want to win, but as a national men's basketball team that has only played three World Championships, the second in the group is also a wonderful result. The game has not ended yet, and the end is just the group stage. We still have a long way to go."

Nelson Jr. also expressed respect for Donjevic, saying: "There is no doubt that our opponents played very tenaciously in the game. I can feel that they have a belief in fighting for Mr. Donjevic. I envy this. This is the highest honor of a coach."

"I am indeed very proud of this," Donjevich added with a smile.

A reporter said in due time: "It's like the Warriors who led the team to fight for Mr. Nelson and then win twice in the finals, right?

Chamberlain said: "Yes, that's it. It's not easy for us to win. In fact, there's a bit of luck in our victory. If their main center Aoku has not made a truce, then it's hard to say who will win."

Finally, Donjevic smiled contentedly: "My players are telling me every day that they want to do for me, and that's the best thing they have ever done for me. This team has all the characteristics that can make the coach proud. The guys are united, diligent in training, talent, and most importantly, the team is full of care, so I'm very proud to be with this team."

The opening match between the Chinese team and the Greek team set a record of the number of viewers of the men's basketball team in the World Championships. Although the Chinese team and the host Turkey team failed to break that record this time, the enthusiasm shown by the fans during the game was even more than enough.

The game took place in the afternoon. Every time the Turkish team scored a goal, fans cheered on the streets and alleys. In China, there were more people watching the game, and the online messages even made several large forums pop up.

To this end, EpN expert Henry Hilbert wrote an article on the topic of "Whether basketball has become the world's number one sport", pointing out that the influence of basketball in the world is increasing day by day. In Asia and Australia, it has become the number one sport, and there is such a trend around the world.

Albert specifically took the UK, a basketball niche country among the sports powers, as an example. As we all know, this country is the world of football.

A few years ago, the British national basketball team sold only a few tickets during the tour in England. If they went to the UK 26 years ago, it would be difficult to find a place to play.

However, in the UK now, more young people choose to play basketball than other sports. Because basketball does not require the credit set, and as they grow, attention to NHAR spoon will appear sooner or later.

This is a long-term process, but it is of great significance. Similarly, as the children who like football grow up, the US football market has gradually grown.

"If you look deeper, you will find that among the 14-to-18-year-olds, the most popular sport is basketball, and it's not limited to gender," said a PIBAR executive.

It is actually difficult to make a conclusion on this topic. In the minds of more people, football is the traditional number one sports event.

So to give an answer, a lot of investigation and research is required. In 2UU, an authoritative company conducted a study, covering the UK, France, Spain and Germany.

It was found that about 3.36 million basketball fans in these four countries were mainly young people aged 1,524.

In 1997, another company conducted a global study. They conducted 360 interviews and found that only L people in the world played basketball. Thirteen years have passed, and 366 people have also interviewed, and 6 people who have played basketball have been occupied.

In Asia and Australia, basketball has replaced football as the number one sport, and there is also such a trend around the world.

The famous British "Guardian" conducted a survey on China and concluded that basketball is the most well-deserved sport.

There are two explosive periods of growth in Chinese fans. The first is Yao Ming's entry into NHAR 62 years, and the other is Chamberlain's rise in 207.

According to the Guardian's survey, China now has a total of 600 million basketball population, which is a full-time-times-of-a-times-of-football player in China.

The institutions that have investigated the Chinese basketball market are all shocked by the country's huge basketball power, and Chamberlain created a miracle.

It may be too exaggerated to say that basketball can surpass football in China because Chamberlain is alone. But if we have to select "the greatest hero of basketball promotion" in China, Chamberlain is truly worthy of it and is more qualified to receive this honor than Yao Ming.

Even in the United States, although NHAl is only ranked third in the influence ranking of the four major leagues, and UL and NHL are also overwhelming, the survey agency found that among the young people in the United States, basketball is the most popular sport.

Among the 14-17-year-olds who are engaged in various sports, basketball has 91,826 people, which is more than 718,460 of rugby, volleyball, 55,660 of soccer, 54,660 of baseball, 54,660 of baseball.

At the end of the group stage, the Chinese men's basketball team ranked first in Group C with five wins and zero losses, and the other rankings were Türkiye, Russia, Greece, Puerto Rico and Côte d'Ivoire.

The most popular Dream Team also topped the Group B with five wins and zero losses. Serbia was the first in Group A, while Argentina was ranked second. The first in Group B was unexpected. The most popular Spanish team was actually overthrown by Lithuania and ranked second in Group B.

According to the PIBAR rules, the knockout round after the group stage is a mixed match between Group A and Group B, and a mixed match between Group C and Group B. In this way, the next opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team is the fourth-place French team in Group B.

The Spanish team is very confused. They are second in Group B, which means that before entering the semi-finals in the future, they will have to fight with the Chinese men's basketball team led by Chamberlain.

The Dragon Team was abusing the Argentina team in the Olympics. When Group B was competing for the first place, it played very tragic. Lithuania and Argentina team did not want to meet the Chinese men's basketball team, but in the end, Lithuania, who was tall and powerful, won.

Judging from the historical record alone, the Lithuanian team should not be afraid. The national teams of both sides met six times in the Olympics. Every time the Chinese men's basketball team lost, losing as much as 3 points to their opponents.

Because of the excellent historical record, the local Lithuanian media are extremely high-profile about the possible Dragon Team Lithuanian game, and even said that the Chinese team is like air, and they will only focus on the strong enemies they may encounter in the future.

However, the coaching staff of the Lithuanian team are not media that can only open their mouths and brag. The latter relies on nonsense to make a living, while the former relies on practical skills to make a living.

Lithuanian basketball has a distinct tradition of attaching great importance to the Olympics, and the World Championships are a place for them to train newcomers for the Olympics. They have won the Olympic bronze medal three times and have not been able to enter the World Championships once.

In this World Championships, the Lithuanian team experienced a major change. A large number of veterans, including European king Jaskovihus, withdrew from the national team. The young people after the "2nd" began to control the national team. Their strength has dropped by more than one level compared to the Beijing Olympics two years ago.

Of course, as a traditional European team, the Lithuanian team that appeared in Turkey maintained the team's usual style: paying attention to overall, confrontation and strength.

The main offensive methods of this Lithuanian team are still a large number of high-quality pick-and-rolls and counterattack waves brought by high-intensity defense. On the defensive end, Lithuania is similar to other European strong teams - active, tough, dense formation, and emphasis on physical confrontation, which is a bit like a replica of the Russian men's basketball team, using a lot of physical contact to suppress opponents' offense.

In the group stage, they relied on high-intensity oppressive defense to smooth out the 18-point gap and finally reversed and defeated the Spanish team. Although the team has an NHA inside line like Creza, the real offensive focus is on the outside line, and almost everyone of the forward guards has a beautiful three-pointer.

It can be said that such an opponent has caused a headache for the Chinese men's basketball team in the past. 26 years ago, the opponent used the pick-and-roll to shoot and "dead" China.
Chapter completed!