At 16:40 Beijing time today, in the Asian qualifiers for the Men's Basketball World Cup, Chinese men's basketball team challenged Australian men's basketball team away.
The Australian men's basketball team currently ranks first in Group B with a record of 3 wins and 0 losses, and the Chinese men's basketball team ranks second in Group B with a record of 2 wins and 0 losses.
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team playing away from home was still looking for touch on the offensive end. The Australian men's basketball team ignited the atmosphere at home with a three-pointer. However, the Chinese men's basketball team relied on the outside core Guo Ailun and the inside core Zhou Qi to hit long-range shots one after another, quickly grasped the rhythm of the game, and played a 7-0 wave, forcing Australia to call a timeout. After the timeout, the Australian men's basketball team found its touch on the offensive end, hitting a three-point long shot and scoring a 2+1 lead. Then both sides increased their intensity on the defensive end, and neither team had an easy chance to score. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams scored 4 three-pointers. After the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed the Australian men's basketball team by 2 points 15-17.
In the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team tied the score with Hu Mingxuan 's mid-range shot, but the Australian men's basketball team gradually regained its touch outside the three-point line and used long-range shots to widen the point difference. The Chinese men's basketball team did not control mistakes well in the first half of the game. The players frequently made mistakes on the court, making it difficult for the team to catch up with the score. The Australian men's basketball team took this opportunity to continue to hit three-pointers to widen the point difference. The referee called the Chinese men's basketball team three fouls in one minute and once again disrupted the rhythm of the game. The Chinese men's basketball team also failed to effectively control mistakes. There were 10 turnovers in the first half. With Gu Quan's buzzer-beating three-pointer, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed the Australian men's basketball team by 9 points 34-43 at halftime.
Back from the intermission, the Australian men's basketball team hit a layup, but the Chinese men's basketball team made another mistake and sent out two consecutive fouls. The Australian men's basketball team hit a three-pointer, and the point difference between the two sides came to 14 points. Sun Minghui made a three-pointer to help the team stop the bleeding, but the Chinese men's basketball team slacked off on the defensive end. The Australian men's basketball team made two consecutive three-pointers, and the point difference reached 16 points. Chinese men's basketball coach Du Feng Forced to call timeout. After the timeout, the Chinese men's basketball team failed to break through the Australian men's basketball team's defense. Instead, they made consecutive mistakes and could only commit tactical fouls. The Australian men's basketball team was not in very good shape either. They failed to take advantage of the Chinese men's basketball team's mistakes to form an effective counterattack, and both sides fell into a scoring drought. Wang Zhelin's 42-point throw helped the team blow the counterattack horn. The Australian men's basketball team was caught by the referee for diving. Xu Jie hit a technical free throw, slightly narrowing the point difference between the two sides. With the goals of Shen Zijie and Guo Ailun, the point difference between the two sides was reduced to 9 points. However, the Australian men's basketball team immediately responded with a three-pointer. Guo Ailun made a foul and killed the opponent, and the point difference returned to 10 points. With Xu Jie's mid-range shot and Wang Zhelin's free throw, the Chinese men's basketball team successfully narrowed the point difference to 7 points. The Chinese men's basketball team's offensive climax continued. Zhou Qi scored the key 2+0, and Gu Quan once again hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. points, blasting out a wave of 18-4 super attacks. After three quarters, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed the Australian men's basketball team by 2 points 55-57.
The two sides came to the final battle. Zhou Qi's small floater helped the team equalize the score, but Dellavedova's elegant three-pointer allowed the Australian men's basketball team to regain the lead. Zhou Qi scored from the basket, and the Chinese men's basketball team was only 1 point behind. However, the Australian men's basketball team once again used a double-attack tactic to force Zhou Qi to make a mistake. However, the Chinese men's basketball team showed strong resilience. Guo Ailun assisted Wang Zhelin to score 2+1, and the Chinese men's basketball team equalized the score. The two sides then started a tug-of-war, but no one was able to widen the point difference, and the game entered a fierce stage. The Australian men's basketball team's three-pointers throughout the game once again helped the team take the lead. So far, they have made 14 of 28 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 50%. The Chinese men's basketball team continued to chase points, but the referee awarded the Chinese men's basketball team a three-point foul and gave the Australian men's basketball team three free throw opportunities. The difference between the two sides came to 5 points. Then the two teams increased their intensity on the defensive end. The Chinese men's basketball team and the Australian men's basketball team fought fiercely until the last moment of the game. Xu Jie hit a key three-pointer to extend the suspense of the game, but the Australian men's basketball team continued to hit three-pointers to kill the game.
In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 69-76 to the Australian men's basketball team and failed to reverse the game.
statistics for this game:
Australian men's basketball team: Dellavedova had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, McCarron had 13 points and 6 steals, Jack White had 10 points and 4 assists, Florin had 6 points, and McVay had 11 points. , Steindl scored 8 points.
Chinese men's basketball team: Guo Ailun had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Xu Jie had 6 points, Zhao Rui had 43 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gu Quan had 12 points and 3 rebounds, Hu Mingxuan had 5 points, Sun Minghui had 6 points and 2 rebounds, Wang Zhelin had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. assists.
