This afternoon, Beijing time, Group B of the third window of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2023 Men’s Basketball World Cup started competing. At the John Cain Arena in Melbourne, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the host Australia team 69-76. The current group record is 2

This afternoon, Beijing time, Group B of the third window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers will compete. At the John Cain Arena in Melbourne, Chinese men's basketball team lost to the host Australia team 69-76. The current group record is 2 wins and 1 loss. The next game will be against Chinese Taipei team tomorrow afternoon.

Caption: Sun Minghui's attack. Network picture

In the first quarter of the game, the Chinese team felt a little tight at the beginning and missed two consecutive shots. Australia took the lead with a three-pointer. But after that, Zhou Qi scored consecutively under the basket, Zhao Rui and Guo Ailun also hit three-pointers. The Chinese team started with a 10-5 start, and the Australian team coach Gore quickly called a timeout. After the timeout, the Chinese team's offense came to a standstill and was overtaken by a 9-0 attack wave by the opponent. Fortunately, Hu Mingxuan and Sun Minghui succeeded in attacking. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team fell behind 15-17. In the second quarter, the Australian team felt hot from beyond the three-point line and gradually widened the point difference. At the end of the first half, the Chinese team fell behind 34-43.

The Chinese team changed sides and fought again. The Chinese team made consecutive mistakes and fell into a scoring drought. It only scored 3 points in nearly 8 minutes in the third quarter and was once 16 points behind 37-53. But then Zhou Qi led the team to chase points. At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team was only 2 points behind 55 to 57. The two sides were tied several times in the last quarter, but the Chinese team was exhausted in the second half and was ultimately unable to recover.

Caption: Wang Zhelin rebounds network picture

It should be said that the Chinese men’s basketball team played very tough in this game. After being widened by their opponents in the second and third quarters, this young national team did not give up the game. Played very tough late in the third quarter. However, in terms of offensive stability, the Chinese men's basketball team still had shortcomings. There was a scoring shortage at the last moment, which also led to the final loss of the game. In terms of

data, Zhou Qi scored 16 points and 17 rebounds, Gu Quan scored 12 points, and Guo Ailun had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Yuanchun)