Since returning to the international stage in 1974, the Chinese men's basketball team has always achieved good results in Asian competitions. However, in recent years, the Chinese men's basketball team has repeatedly suffered setbacks in Asian competitions. They lost to their younger brother, Chinese Taipei, three times, and then lost to the Philippines, India, and Japan in succession. There was even an embarrassing situation where they suffered a disastrous defeat with more players than less players. Let’s take a look at some of China’s most humiliating defeats.
Speaking of the men's basketball team being beaten miserably, one opponent must be mentioned. As the younger brother of the Chinese team, the Taiwanese men's basketball team has never defeated the men's basketball team in the Asian arena in the past. However, in the 2013 Asian Championships, the Taiwan team achieved a comeback after being 18 points behind, giving the Chinese team the most humiliating battle. In the subsequent East Asian Games and Asian Cup, the Taiwan team lost to its opponents twice in a row.
Of course, losing to Chinese Taipei may be acceptable. What is really unacceptable is that the Chinese team even lost to the Indian team. What is even more unexpected is that this Indian team is still an amateur team.
After successive defeats in the Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team still did not learn their lesson. In the 2014 Asian Games, the Chinese men's basketball team once again lost to Maicheng, and this time, their opponent was the Japanese team. Although the Japanese men's basketball team has a record of defeating the Chinese team in Asian competitions, since 2000, the Chinese team has almost never lost a match against the Japanese team.
If losing to South Korea, Iran, or even Japan is all due to carelessness or strength, then losing to the Philippines is incomprehensible. In last year's Asian Cup, when the Chinese team competed with the Philippines for third place, the Chinese team lost to its opponent after four quarters of competition. And you know, the Philippines at that time was Dohit, not Bratcher now. If it were the Philippine men's basketball team led by Lu Bu, wouldn't it be even more terrifying?
Of course, compared to the previous records, the following record may be more difficult to accept. That is, in a warm-up match last year, the Chinese Olympic men's basketball team once defeated the few with more, but in the end they still lost miserably to opponent. There was even an embarrassing situation where 5 people beat 2 people on the court, but the Olympic team regrettably lost the game in the end.
