I group and J group games will start first.

The Chinese team will also usher in a match against the Greek team on the first day of the复赛 (fù sài) [repechage].

Although it is only the first game of the复赛 (fù sài), for the Chinese and Greek teams who have only won 2 and lost 1 in the group stage, this is their battle of life and death.

The loser can only look at the faces of the Argentinian and Cameroonian teams, and the hope of promotion is very small.

The Chinese team conducted daily training on the morning of the game day.

Li Chunjiang also pulled Tang Tian and the coaching staff to analyze the characteristics of the Greek team.

Before the start of the World Cup, Greece was considered, like Serbia, Australia, Canada, and the Chinese team, to have the strength to challenge the American team.

But they exposed many problems in the group stage.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't dare to shoot from the outside, other Greek team players were unstable from the outside, Giannis Antetokounmpo was incompatible with the team's style, and so on.

In other words, after the group stage, they have been downgraded from one of the challengers of the American team to a team striving for the top eight by the outside world.

However, the Greek team has Giannis Antetokounmpo after all, and is also a top European powerhouse.

Even if we take a step back, the last time the two teams played against each other was in 2008, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by Yao Ming lost to Greece 77 to 91.

You should know that the Greek team didn't have Giannis Antetokounmpo at that time, and the Chinese team was known as the strongest Chinese men's basketball team in history.

Therefore, this time against Greece, the Chinese team has no reason to take it lightly.

Li Chunjiang's main idea is to still use one big and four small, and then use a 2-3 zone defense to limit the Greek team's breakthroughs.

Partnering with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the inside is Borousis, who is 2.14 meters tall, and also the foreign aid of the Guangsha team last season.

In other words, Borousis played under Li Chunjiang before.

Li Chunjiang is very familiar with him. He is an Okur-style player who loves to shoot three-pointers from the outside.

And like Okur, he doesn't have much offensive skill in the low post, and was even defended to death by Zhu Xuhang in the CBA last season.

Tang Tian also agreed, but he also had some of his own suggestions.

He will play the small forward position in this game.

The purpose of doing so is also very clear, as a small forward, standing on both sides in the zone defense can better help defend the basket.

Of course, the main purpose of doing this is to target Giannis Antetokounmpo.

After discussing the tactics, then came the training.

The training lasted for an hour and a half before it was opened to the public, and after it was opened, it was just some simple shooting training.

When accepting an interview after training, Li Chunjiang also said in front of the media that he would play the same way as he did in the group stage tonight.

This kind of targeted tactics will not be exposed in advance, and smoke bombs must also be released.

After the Chinese team finished training, the Greek team arrived at the training hall on their heels for training.

Their entire training session was open, and the content of the training was mainly shooting and defense.

After the training, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the core of the Greek team, also accepted an interview with reporters.

His attitude was very humble, just like Tang Tian knew, he is a very high-quality basketball star.

"We saw that the Greek team's training content in the morning, in addition to shooting, focused on defense. Is this aimed at Tang Tian?"

The reporter is a Chinese reporter, who came to find out military information for the Chinese team in advance.

"Yes, to beat the Chinese team, you have to defend Tang, everyone knows this, there's nothing to hide."

Giannis Antetokounmpo nodded and said.

"What do you think is the key for the Greek team to win the game tonight?"

The reporter tried to get information out of him.

"Offense, I know Tang's ability, it's not easy to completely limit him, so we must do a good job in offense, that will be the key to our victory."

Giannis Antetokounmpo is also really honest.

"We all know that in the NBA Finals in May this year, your team lost to Tang's team. Will this affect your mentality?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"No, it won't. There is a big difference between NBA and FIBA games. The Greek team and the Bucks, the Chinese team and the Pelicans are also different, so that won't affect me."

The expression on Giannis Antetokounmpo's face was relaxed, and it could be seen that what he said was all from the heart.

"Are you confident about tonight's game?"

The reporter asked finally.

"Yes, although NBA and FIBA games are different, my performance in the NBA Finals was not good. I think tonight's game is an opportunity for me to prove myself again, and I am full of confidence."

Giannis Antetokounmpo said very seriously.

With such a serious Giannis Antetokounmpo, it can be foreseen that the game between the Chinese team and the Greek team tonight will be an extremely fierce game.

The two teams did not arrange any more training sessions in the afternoon, and they all appeared in the Wukesong Arena in the afternoon.

The benefit of being the host is that the games are generally scheduled during prime time.

For example, the Chinese team's games are basically at seven or eight o'clock in the evening.

This allows them to have time in the afternoon to observe their competitors.

The Greek team also benefited from this.

The match between Argentina and Cameroon will be played first in the afternoon.

This is also the focus of Group I. The two teams will compete for the top spot in Group I to ensure an advantageous position in the quarter-finals.

"Who do you think can win?"

After Tang Tian successfully predicted the situation in Poland and Nigeria last time, Li Chunjiang was impressed by Tang Tian, and couldn't help but ask him before the game.

"Argentina."

Tang Tian gave his prediction.

Not only because he knew that Argentina had reached the final of this World Cup in history, but also because Cameroon's outside line was very weak and could not limit Campazzo.

"I think the same as you this time."

Li Chunjiang also nodded in agreement.

Cameroon and Argentina are actually a PK between individual basketball and team basketball, and the latter is more likely to win.

Just like Nigeria, their paper strength is not inferior to the Chinese team, but in the end they couldn't stand a beating.

While they were talking, the game on the field had already begun.

However, the situation was not quite the same as they expected.

Embiid won the first offensive opportunity for Cameroon, and Cameroon also focused on the inside line first.

Even Argentina shrunk their defense as expected.

However, in the first possession, Embiid assisted Aziz on Cameroon's outside line to hit a three-pointer.

When Campazzo made a beautiful pass to assist Scola to score a goal for the Argentinian team.

Turning around, Siakam broke through and assisted Christian to hit another three-pointer from the outside.

This has become the epitome of the two sides after the start. After the first quarter, Cameroon led Argentina by 25 to 20.

"Cameroon's outside line is stronger than we expected."

Li Chunjiang said with a frown at this time.

Cameroon is their next opponent, and such a performance obviously put a lot of pressure on him.

Tang Tian also nodded, admitting that he had misjudged.

Because Embiid and Siakam had not represented Cameroon in the competition before, there is actually very little information about the Cameroon men's basketball team.

As a result, the limited information from the men's basketball coaching staff only came from the World Cup qualifiers and this year's group stage.

Now it seems that the Cameroon team's offense is better than expected, even better than the performance in the group stage.

This is also normal. Embiid and Siakam also have to work with their teammates, especially in high-intensity World Cup games, the faster they work together.

Now that they are combining inside and outside lines, Cameroon's strength is underestimated, and it is foreseeable that the Chinese team will have a difficult time playing against them next time.