Saitama is an inland prefecture in Japan, and the southern part of the prefecture is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of Japan.

It is one of the most important transportation centers in eastern Japan and one of Tokyo's most important industrial areas. Known as "Little Edo" in ancient times, the Kawagoe area still retains its 19th-century urban layout, with the remaining storehouse buildings and Goryeo Shrines as part of its historical monuments.

Saitama City is the most densely populated area in Saitama Prefecture, and as an auxiliary transportation hub in the northern part of Tokyo, the Tohoku and Joetsu Goto Shinkansen, as well as JR regional lines and private railway lines can pass through it.

Many stories in the anime are set in Saitama, such as "Shana with Burning Eyes", "Crayon Shin-chan", "Headless Horseman Persona", etc.

The venue for the final of the Men's Basketball World Championship was placed here, which attracted many fans in Tokyo, and at the same time provided convenient transportation for fans to travel to Tokyo for consumption and shopping.

In the first match of the quarterfinals, Argentina played New Zealand.

China and Lithuania were the second matches of the day.

Time was running out and the players didn't have time to appreciate the new city, which had not been established for a long time.

Argentina defeated New Zealand, 79-62, and there is still a clear gap between the two teams, after Argentina had won all five games in Group A, aiming for the title.

Argentina's top performer was Manu Ginobili with a game-high 28 points, New Zealand with 14 points and Penny, who was once teammate with Jandy with 11 points.

At 12 o'clock, the Chinese team and the Lithuanian team entered.

The quarter-finals continued, with both sides looking solemn and waiting.

China is second in Group D with 4 wins and 1 loss, and Lithuania is third in Group C with 3 wins and 2 losses.

Yang Di's impression of the Lithuanian team is that the players of the Lithuanian team all have long names, like Lavrinovic, Ilgoskas, and of course, the most famous is Sabonis, the basketball idol admitted by Yao Ming himself, one of the best centers in the world in the 80s and 90s.

In this year's Lithuanian national men's basketball team, Ilgoskas did not come, and the rest of the players looked strong and strong, and they were indeed typical Eastern European men

After the national anthem was played, the starters from both sides stayed on the field.

On the Chinese team's side, Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Yang Di, Yao Ming.

Lithuania: Marcioskas, 1.92m, Canidis, 1.95m, Zukaskas, 2.01m, Dalias-Sangella, 2.04m, Lavrinovic, 2.10m.

Although Lithuania suffered a little bit in terms of height, the players were really strong, a big man among a group of whites.

Most of their bounces are average, unlike black athletes, who are still not much different from 1.9 meters or 1.8 meters tall after they are over 2 meters tall, and they can run and jump.

Yao Ming easily jumped the ball to win, Liu Wei dribbled over the half, and the Chinese team attacked in the first wave.

After Yang Di fell to the low post, Yao Ming left the penalty area and ran to the other side of the baseline near the ambush, because there was no defense for three seconds, Lavrinovic waited in the penalty area and would not evacuate a step.

Yang Di turned his back and observed the position of the players.

Sangella's official height in international competitions is 2.04m, but in the NBA, his height is 2.06m. In '02, Sangeira was drafted by the Celtics with the 49th pick, and then sent to the Kings by the Celtics, and this summer, he signed a five-year, $23 million contract with the Wizards.

Defending Yang Di, Lithuania can only let Sangeira go to the opposite position.

Yang Di pouted and leaned back, feeling the pressure on Sangella's defense.

When he was back, the Lithuanian team didn't want to wrap Yang Di so early, Yang Di probably knew Lithuania's defensive strategy against him.

Single defense is the mainstay, supplemented by auxiliary defense.

He couldn't help but show a hint of an inexplicable smile, "Single defense? ”

Holding his breath, Yang Di's left foot was the axis, and suddenly tensed the muscles on his back, and the whole person was like a brown bear, crashing into Sangella's body.

"Bang!"

Sangaira snorted, only to feel a monstrous force like a mountain coming from his arm, and then there was a tingling, the whole body was overwhelmed, in order to maintain balance, small leaps and moved back.

Yang Di's left foot was the axis, and his right foot drew a super circle on the ground, and the whole person suddenly turned to the bottom line.

The right foot stepped on the ground to exert force, the waist and abdomen twisted, the body turned lightly, and the shot was shot backwards.

"A low-post back-to-turn jumper."

Younas's brows furrowed, Yang Di's heads-up goal was not a tactic he arranged at all, why did he start messing around again?

Sangera stretched out his hand with all his might, but his strength was not overwhelmed, and the tips of his fingers could not even touch Yang Di's elbows.

Yang Di in the air, with an elegant posture, his feet raised high, maintaining balance one after the other.

"Huh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

The head coach of Lithuania shook his head and how to defend the low-post turnaround jumper? For such a tall person, the movement is the same as that of a defender.

The Lithuanian team served quickly. Marcioskas dribbles across the halfcourt.

Players from Eastern European countries do not have particularly good basic skills, dribbling straight up and down, opening and closing, but even so, Chinese players do not dare to risk stepping forward to break the ball.

After the Lithuanian team led the ball, Canidis at the top of the arc received the ball.

Then center Lavrinovic ran out and covered Canidis as a block, Yao Ming retreated, hiding behind the defense to break through, the moment Wang Shipeng was blocked, Canidis stepped on the three-point line and jumped.

According to the experience of the game with the Chinese team that year, Yao Ming did not dare to save at this time, because he had to return to the basket to grab rebounds.

But at this time, there was Yang Di on the inside of the Chinese team, and Yao Ming was very relieved to pounce on the whole person, holding his right arm high to interfere with Canidis's shooting, as for not being able to grab the rebound, what does this have to do with Yao Ming? He just wants better results in international competitions and doesn't need data.

"Bell!"

Canidis was disturbed by Yao Ming, and his shot was obviously much stronger.

The basketball bounced to the right under the basket, and Yang Di jumped up for the first time, intercepted in the air, and grabbed the rebound.

"Can this all be predicted?" The head coach of the Lithuanian national team was stunned, feeling that Yang Di was ready to move to the right side to grab the rebound as soon as he saw Canidis shooting.

Yang Di grabbed the rebound, Sangeira forced on the spot, Yang Di immediately dribbled under his crotch, blocked Sangeira on his side, and protected the ball with his left hand.

Then against Sangella, he dribbled forward until a second Lithuanian player came over and dribbled him.

He jumped up and passed the ball and distributed the ball to Liu Wei in the middle.

At this time, there was also a lack of opportunities for fast attack, Liu Wei was experienced, and he was not in a hurry to attack after half time, waiting for Yang Di and Yao Ming to come over together, and then slowly organize.