Tonight, in the men's basketball final of the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, the Chinese team and the Iranian team will compete for the championship. After falling behind by 16 points in the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team staged a desperate counterattack and finally

Tonight, in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games men's basketball finals, the Chinese team and the Iranian team will compete for the championship. The Chinese men's basketball team fell behind by 16 points in the second quarter, staged a desperate counterattack, and finally defeated Iran 84-72, regaining the Asian Games championship after 8 years, and also winning the championship for the 8th time in history.

The two sides met 4 times in the Asian Games, with the Chinese team winning 3 and losing 1. The Chinese team lost to the Iranian team 67-75 in the group rematch at the last Asian Games. Tonight's victory can be regarded as revenge for the defeat of in the Incheon Asian Games four years ago.

Chinese men's basketball starting lineup: Sun Minghui , Liu Zhixuan , Ding Yanyuhang , Zhou Qi , Wang Zhelin . The starting lineup of the Iranian team: Bahrami , Haddadi , Yahachari, Mashayehi, Sabel.

At the beginning of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team focused on defense. The two teams played extremely stalemate. After Ding Yanyuhang made an emergency stop, the two teams fought to a 6-level tie. However, due to the Chinese men's basketball team making many mistakes today and being at a disadvantage in rebounding, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed the Iranian men's basketball team 18-25 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Iran continued its hot touch and expanded its lead 38-22. Then Abdul Salamu made a sudden outside shot and scored 6 points to stop the decline. In the final period, the Chinese team took advantage of the opportunity to chase the score 11-4 again. Zhao Rui made two free throws, and Abdul Salamu also made a midfielder. Corner three-pointer, Iran only led by 1 point 42-41. At halftime, Iran led 45-41.

In the second half, Zhao Rui scored two three-pointers in a row. The Chinese men's basketball team blasted a 9-0 wave and then led the score to 50-45. Iran immediately suspended, and after the suspension, Iran adopted joint defense. At the end of the quarter, Haddadi performed extremely fiercely on both offense and defense. The 33-year-old veteran started his personal singles mode to help the team try to narrow the gap. At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led the Iranian men's basketball team 59-56.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the score between the two sides was still stalemate, with the Chinese team leading 62-60. Next, the Chinese team felt great on the outside. , Fang Shuo, , Abdul Saramu and Fang Shuo scored three three-pointers in a row. Zhou Qi was not to be outdone and responded with a three-pointer. The Chinese team maintained a 74-64 lead. After that, Abdul Saramu and Fang Shuo scored another three-pointer. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Iran 84-72.

The Chinese men's basketball team won this Asian Games gold medal, which also means that Chinese basketball has won all 4 gold medals in basketball events at this Asian Games. In the previously concluded 3X3 men's and women's basketball games, the Chinese team won gold medals, creating Asian history. This is also the fourth time in history that China's men's and women's basketball teams have been crowned Asian Games champions at the same time.