China News Service, Beijing, November 28 106:73! The Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Japanese team with an absolute advantage of 33 points, achieving two consecutive victories in the 2023 World Cup qualifiers (Asia/Oceania region).
The first window of the Chinese men's basketball team qualifiers started in Sendai, Japan on the 27th. In the first game of the day, the Chinese team defeated the host Japan team 79:63. However, in the third quarter of this game, the core player of the Chinese team, Zhou Qi, sprained his right ankle and left the court, which was worrying.
World Cup qualifiers China and Japan's second round confrontation continued in Sendai on the 28th. Although Zhou Qi was included in the 12-man roster of the Chinese team, he did not play. It is reported that Zhou Qi was just an ordinary sprain and there was no serious injury.
The opening whistle of this game sounded, and the Chinese team started 8:0 and led the first quarter with a big score of 29:10. At the end of the first half, the lead was extended to 24 points with 53:29. In the second half of
, the Chinese men's basketball team still maintained a high-pressure situation against the Japanese team, which was at a disadvantage in all aspects. The score was 40 points ahead of the game, and finally secured the victory with 106:73 (84:50 in the third quarter). After defeating the Japanese team twice in the Asian Cup qualifiers in June this year, they crushed their opponents twice.
The Chinese team scored 5 players in double digits in this game. In addition to Zhao Rui's highest score of 27 points in the team, Zhang Zhenlin scored 17 points and 4 rebounds, Guo Ailun contributed 14 points and 2 assists, Xu Jie and Hu Jinqiu scored 13 points and 12 points respectively.
Although it is gratifying, it is not worthy of pride in the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat the Japanese team for four consecutive times. Because in these two games, the Japanese team was not the main lineup, and many core players, including Hachimura Shizuo and Watanabe Yuta who played in the NBA, were not selected. As one of the hosts of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup, the Japanese team has obtained direct qualifications, and this time it focuses on training.
There are 16 teams participating in the World Cup qualifiers in Asia and are divided into four groups. The Chinese men's basketball team is in Group B, along with the Australian team, the Japanese team and the Chinese Taipei team. In late February 2022, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the Australian team and the Chinese Taipei team away respectively; in late June and early July 2022, they will play the second leg of the game with the Australian team and the Chinese Taipei team at home respectively.
According to relevant rules, the top three groups in each group in the first round of the World Cup qualifiers will advance to the second round of the qualifiers.
The two Sino-Japanese battles ended, and the Chinese men's basketball team also successfully ended the first window of the World Cup qualifiers. After returning to China, the players will be isolated and then disbanded back to various clubs to participate in the CBA league. The second phase of the CBA League this season will start on December 25. (End)
Source: China News Network
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