On November 27th, Chinese team player Zhang Zhenlin (left) competed with Japanese team player Takeuchi Kosuke in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
The game was held at Sendai Stadium. The Chinese team coach Du Feng started with Zhou Peng, Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei, Hu Jinqiu and Zhou Qi , After the start of the game, the Chinese team had an absolute advantage. Zhou Qi scored frequently in the interior. The Chinese team quickly led 8:0, and the Japanese team did not score a point in nearly three minutes. After that, the Chinese team extended the lead to 19:2. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led 27:11.
In the second quarter, the Japanese team's offense improved significantly, and the Chinese team scored 18 points each. The Chinese team led 45:29 in the first half.
Zhou Qi suffered a blow in the middle of the third quarter. He injured his right ankle while defending the Japanese team's basket and was finally helped off the court. Zhou Qi flew from Australia to Japan to participate in this game. He played 19 minutes and 34 seconds and contributed 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. All three data ranked first in the game.
The Chinese team's game was obviously still affected by Zhou Qi's injury. After finishing the third quarter at 64:40, the Chinese team lost to the Japanese team by 15:23 in the fourth quarter, but they still ended up with 16 points. The advantage won the whole game.
On November 27, Chinese team player Zhou Qi (second from right) was helped off the field after being injured.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
All 12 players of the Chinese team got the chance to play. Guo Ailun also scored 24 points and 4 rebounds were recorded. Hu Jinqiu and Zhao Rui contributed 15 and 10 points respectively.
Du Feng told reporters at the post-match press conference that it is still unclear how Zhou Qi's injury is, and he needs to know the situation with the team doctor before deciding whether he can participate in the second game against the Japanese team on the 28th.
Regarding this victory, Du Feng said that despite the short training time and lack of running-in, all the players showed a very positive attitude in the game. He also has a clear understanding of the problems exposed after the Chinese team took a big lead in the second half.
Du Feng said: "There are more mistakes, the defense is leaking, and the offense is a bit simple. Let the opponent bring the score closer. I hope that in tomorrow's game, everyone can be more focused and concentrate on playing a good 40-minute game."
Guo Ailun, who attended the press conference with Du Feng later, expressed his gratitude for being able to return to the national team, and said that he was "very excited" to wear the national team jersey again and would do his "200%" efforts to fight on the field. Guo Ailun also said that everyone played "tight" and not completely let go.
On November 27, Chinese team player Guo Ailun (front right) attacked during the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoyu
Japan's head coach Horvath said after the game: "The Chinese team has an advantage in physical confrontation and controlled the rhythm from the beginning. They are very good in rebounding, but this does not surprise me. .We adopted man-to-man tactics in the second and third quarters and achieved good results. After that, the Chinese team made some adjustments, but we were not able to adapt in time."
Horvath once led Japan Women's Basketball_ span2span, who won the Asian Cup twice and won the women's basketball silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, said the Japanese team will learn from this defeat and believe it will be better in the second game Performance.
Japanese captain Fu Jian Yushu said,The Chinese players kept putting pressure on them from the very beginning, and the Japanese players couldn't score at all.
China-Japan The second game will start at 6:30 pm local time on the 28th.
editors: Liu Yang, Huang Xuguo, Ji Jiadong
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