Beijing time on July 7th, the FIBA 3-person Basketball Asia Cup qualifying tournament continued. The Chinese men’s basketball team , after defeating the Tonga men’s basketball team in the first game, ushered in the second opponent of the qualifying match, the Sri Lankan team. The weaker Sri Lankan team, the Chinese team was a little impatient at the beginning and made some mistakes, but then stabilized its position and soon gained a huge lead. In the end, the Chinese team easily defeated the opponent 21-8 and won two consecutive victories. At the same time, it also successfully advanced to the Asian Cup main stage. In terms of
data, Liu Zeyi scored 39 points, Lu Junhu had 35 points, Zhao Jiaren had 34 points, and Zhao Jiayi had 33 points.
At the beginning of the game, Liu Zeyi attacked the inside to no avail. The Sri Lankan team caused a foul and scored first through free throws. The Chinese team had an obvious advantage inside. Lu Junhu cut through the basket and opened the scoring for the Chinese team. Facing a weaker opponent, the Chinese team was slightly weak. Impatient, Liu Ze made a low-level mistake that was a walking violation during his first basket attack. However, the Chinese team soon stabilized the rhythm. Zhao Jiayi first made a strong shot from the outside and scored "2+1", and then Zhao Jiaren broke through and hit easily. Liu Ze Yi also regained his form and succeeded in a strong attack under the basket. The Chinese team scored 5 points in a row to maintain a 6-2 lead. Not to be outdone, the Sri Lankan team relied on its speed advantage to continuously attack the inside. The Chinese team was unhurried. Lu Junhu suddenly exerted his strength. First, he hit two points from the outside, then made a tip-in, and then received an assist from Zhao Jiayi and easily hit the basket. The game lasted for nearly four minutes. , the Chinese team temporarily maintains a 12-5 lead.
Although the Chinese team is leading by a large margin, the number of fouls has reached 7 for the first time. This has had a big impact on the Chinese team's defense. After all, as long as there is another foul, the opponent will directly get two free throws. Fortunately, the Sri Lankan team's free throw shooting rate was not good. Although the outside touch felt better, the dominant Chinese team did not mess up their position. With Zhao Jiayi scoring two points, the Chinese team maintained the lead 18-8. Afterwards, Liu Ze made a layup and scored "1+1". Since this was the seventh foul of the Sri Lankan team, the Chinese team will have two free throw opportunities. If Liu Ze makes one or two free throws, the game can be ended directly. Unfortunately, Liu Zeyi missed the second free throw, but then the Sri Lankan team made a mistake. Liu Zeyi easily dunked to end the game. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Sri Lankan team 21-8 and won two consecutive victories. With this victory, the Chinese team successfully advanced to the Asian Cup main stage.
Chinese team lineup: Zhao Jiaren, Zhao Jiayi, Liu Zeyi, Lu Junhu
(CCTV News)
