Beijing time today (July 12), the 2022 Men’s Basketball Asian Cup officially kicked off in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. On the first match day, the Chinese men's basketball team faced the South Korean team, the strongest opponent in the group stage. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Korean men's basketball team 81-93, giving up the opportunity in the battle for the top spot in the group. They will face their second opponent in the group stage of this tournament, the Bahrain Men's Basketball Team, after a day's rest.
Du Feng's picture according to IC photo
Many main players were absent, Du Feng formed a "frontless formation"
12 points and lost the game and missed a good start
In this Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team is in Group B with South Korea, Bahrain and Chinese Taipei, and the group leader can Directly get a seat in the quarter-finals, and the second place in the group will compete with the third place in the other group for a quarter-finals seat. Since the two teams in the same group, Bahrain and Chinese Taipei, are relatively inferior, this game with the South Korean team is crucial for competing for the top eight qualifications.
Gu Quantu Visual China
Due to the absence of Zhou Qi, Guo Ailun, Zhao Jiwei and other players in this game, Wang Zhelin was also put on the bench by Du Feng. The Chinese men's basketball team ranked Hu Mingxuan, Sun Minghui, Zhao Rui, Zhai Xiaochuan and Fu Hao for this game. ’s starting lineup without a center. In the first quarter, Zhao Rui became the absolute hero of the Chinese team. He made 5 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws and scored 12 points, helping the Chinese team draw with their opponents 19-19. In the first half of the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was not ideal in controlling the number of fouls, and its grasp of opportunities on the outside was reduced, resulting in the score difference being widened to 6 points by the opponent; however, after adjusting the outside feel, Gu Quan's excellent outside touch helped The Chinese men's basketball team closed the gap and took the lead. The team led 45-43 at the end of the half.
In the first half of the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team missed too many layup opportunities. After the offense stalled, the opponent slightly widened the gap. After Du Feng replaced Jiang Weize on the court, his touch on the outside and his offensive connection helped the Chinese men's basketball team stop the bleeding. However, at the end of this quarter, the Chinese team fell behind 59-65. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team was frequently limited on the offensive end. Although it once narrowed the point difference to 5 points, it was still unable to limit the opponent's offensive due to the timing of double-teaming, and ultimately lost to its opponent 81-93.
Next, the Chinese men’s basketball team will face the Bahrain team at 21:00 on July 14th, Beijing time, and the last opponent of the group stage, the Chinese Taipei team, at 21:00 on July 16th.
The impact of the new crown has led the Chinese men’s basketball team to recruit 5 players to support them.
They lost the first game but got an unexpected surprise.
This summer is indeed very busy for the Chinese men’s basketball team. They have just returned from Australia to participate in the World Cup qualifying window period. When we arrived in Jakarta, we encountered pre-match attrition. According to a statement issued by the Chinese Basketball Association, due to the positive nucleic acid test results of many members of the overseas participating teams, five players, Zhai Xiaochuan, Fan Ziming, He Xining, Gao Shiyan and Jiang Weize, were urgently recruited from China to participate in the Asian Cup.
"It is our duty to fight for our country. If the national team needs it, we will do our best!" Chinese men's basketball small forward Zhai Xiaochuan wrote on his personal social media. According to reports, Zhai Xiaochuan went to the front line to support the national team and embarked on the trip without going home to say goodbye to his family to meet up with the other four team members.
Since the lineup of the Chinese men’s basketball team participating in the Asian Cup has undergone major changes from the lineup that previously participated in the World Preliminaries, it does have a certain role in reinforcing the forward line. However, the outside core Guo Ailun and the inside pillar Zhou Qi were unable to play due to health issues. It is undoubtedly a very heavy blow to the Chinese men's basketball team. Therefore, before the game, the Korean media issued an article stating that they should take advantage of the incomplete lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team to win over their opponents.
Chinese team Asian Cup roster
The two teams are "old enemies" in Asia and even the world. The most recent encounter in the Asian Cup was in Changsha in 2015. At that time, the Asian Championship had not yet been renamed to the current Asian Cup. The Chinese men's basketball team, which had the home court advantage, made it all the way to the final to face the challenge of the South Korean team.At that time, the Chinese men's basketball team started very slowly, falling behind by as much as 13 points in the first quarter, and fell behind by as much as 20 points in the entire game! However, in the fourth quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team staged a desperate counterattack. Zhou Qi scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to dominate the paint, helping the Chinese men's basketball team stage a super comeback 76-73 and win the championship at home.
After this, the landscape of Asian basketball has undergone tremendous changes. With the official renaming of the Asian Championships to the FIBA Asia Cup, it has been held every four years from the original two years. With the addition of the Australian and New Zealand men's basketball teams to the event, it has doubled the difficulty for the Chinese men's basketball team to win the championship. In the last tournament, the new Australian men's basketball team defeated the Iranian team in the final and won the championship trophy. Judging from the current situation, the Chinese men's basketball team has a high probability of advancing to the knockout playoffs as the second place in the group. According to the schedule, they have a great chance to avoid running into the defending champion Australian men's basketball team before the finals. It can be said that " What an unexpected surprise."
Red Star News reporter Hu Minjuan Pei Han
editor Ou Peng
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