The Chinese men's basketball team 30 lost to the Australian team 69:76 in the third window of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. The
competition was held at the John Cain Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. The starting players of the Chinese team are Zhao Jiwei , Guo Ailun , Zhou Qi , Hu Mingxuan and Shen Zijie . The Australian team's starting players include Matthew Dellavedova and others.
head coach Du Feng said in an interview with FIBA before the game that the Australian team is the strongest opponent the Chinese team has encountered during these competition windows. In addition to the strength gap between the two teams, the personnel are not uniform and The running-in process of the replacement of old and new players is also a problem that the Chinese team needs to overcome. Moreover, although Australia is similar to China, the huge temperature difference between winter and summer in the northern and southern hemispheres also requires the team members to adapt.
After the start of the game, the Chinese team relied on Zhou Qi's strong attack under the basket to open up the situation, but the touch was never very smooth. Several attempts at long-range shots failed to hit. It took more than 4 minutes of the first quarter to hit the first "three-pointer". point". The Chinese team gradually adjusted its state and took full advantage of its inside advantage. It fell slightly behind at 15:17 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Australian team continued to maintain a hot touch, hitting consecutive shots from outside the three-point line, and soon opened up the score. After half-time, the score advantage expanded to 43:34.
After the second half started, the Australian team strengthened its defense against Zhou Qi and launched a 10:3 offensive shortly after the start, further widening the point difference. The Chinese team had a small climax in the second half of the third quarter. Zhou Qi's personal breakthrough layup and Gu Quan's "three-pointer" helped the Chinese team chase the score to 55:57.
In the last quarter, the Chinese team kept holding on and kept the point difference at about 2 points. However, in the second half of the game, the Chinese team's shooting percentage began to decline, with many missed shots and several frontcourt errors in the offense. Australia The team soon widened the point difference again. In the end, the Chinese team lost 69:76. The two teams will play the second game on the evening of July 3. (Hao Yalin)
(Xinhuanet)
