In the third window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asia-Pacific Qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team played the first game against the world's third-ranked Australian men's basketball team . After four quarters of competition, the Chinese men's basketball team ended up winning 69-76. They lost to the Australian men's basketball team by 7 points. As a result, the Chinese men's basketball team missed its 3-game winning streak in the World Cup qualifiers, while the Australian men's basketball team gained 4 consecutive victories and advanced to the second round in advance.
Starting players for both sides:
Starting players for the Chinese team: Zhao Jiwei , Guo Ailun , Zhou Qi , Hu Mingxuan , Shen Zijie
Starting players for the Australian team: Meike , Dellavedova, McDowell-White , Blatchfield, JT-White
personal data of both sides:
Chinese men's basketball team: Guo Ailun 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Xu Jie6 points, Zhao Rui3 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Gu Quan12 points and 3 rebounds, Hu Mingxuan had 5 points, Sun Minghui had 26 points and 2 rebounds, Wang Zhelin had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Zhou Qi had 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Australian men's basketball team: Dellavedova had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, McCarron had 13 points and 6 steals, Jack White had 10 points and 4 assists, Florin had 6 points, McVay had 11 points, and Steindl had 8 points.
In the first quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team entered the state quickly and led the Australian men's basketball team by 4 points 9-5. However, then the Chinese men's basketball team's offense suddenly lost power and was beaten by the opponent with a 9-0 spurt. The Chinese men's basketball team overtook the Chinese men's basketball team 14-9, forcing Du Feng to make tactical adjustments. After the adjustment, the Chinese men's basketball team stabilized the situation. By the end of the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed its opponent by 2 points 15-17.
In the second quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team had another problem on the offensive end, and the shots were frequently missed. On the other hand, the Australian men's basketball team frequently made 3-pointers. The difference between the two teams gradually widened. With Steindl's three-pointer, The Chinese men's basketball team trailed its opponent by 10 points 22-32. Then, the two sides entered a stalemate. At the end of the half, Gu Quan hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner. At the end of the first half, the Chinese men's basketball team trailed 34-43. The Australian men's basketball team has 9 points.
The game changed sides in the second half. The Chinese men's basketball team seemed to be awake and missed frequently. After Australia played a wave of offensive climax, it once led by 16 points. Seeing that the Chinese men's basketball team was about to collapse, Du Feng made personnel adjustments. , Xu Jie replaced Zhao Jiwei. However, this operation had a very good effect. The Chinese men's basketball team played a wave of 18-4. By the end of the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was only 2 behind its opponent 55-57. point. In the final quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team played very patiently. Wang Zhelin scored 2+1 and the two sides tied the score 62-62. The next two teams played very stalemate and entered a fierce competition. However, at the critical moment, the Chinese men's basketball team There were continuous mistakes, and in the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost the game 69-76.
In this game, the overall performance of the Chinese men's basketball team was good. From the analysis of the reasons for the loss, it was mainly reflected in three aspects. One was too many mistakes. In the first half of the game, the number of mistakes reached 10. The number of turnovers in the game reached 18, including 2 turnovers by Zhao Jiwei, 3 turnovers each by Guo Ailun and Sun Minghui, and 4 turnovers by Zhao Rui. On the other hand, the Australian men's basketball team only made 8 turnovers, which is far lower than the Chinese men's basketball team.
The other is that the shooting percentage is too low. For example, Guo Ailun, the number one guard in Asia, made 0 of 4 three-pointers and a hit rate of 0; Zhao Rui made 1 of 8 shots and a hit rate of just over 10%. Fortunately, Gu Quan shot the three-pointers well and scored 4 three-pointers, and Zhou Qi played very hard in the paint and scored 16 points and 17 rebounds. Otherwise, the Chinese men's basketball team would have lost more.
Another thing is that the team's connection is poor and the offense is relatively simple. In the whole game, the Chinese men's basketball team only had 11 assists. On the other hand, the Australian men's basketball team had 19 assists, which was 8 more than the Chinese men's basketball team. Second-rate. Obviously, in terms of organizational connection, the Chinese men's basketball team will continue to improve to make up for the shortcomings.
