Beijing time on July 3, the third round of the World Cup qualifying competition was underway. The Chinese men's basketball team trailed its opponent by one point at 29:30 in the first half of the match against Australia. The Chinese men's basketball team is extremely well prepared for this game. After losing the last game by seven points, the overall defensive quality of the Chinese men's basketball team has improved comprehensively. You must know that Australia hit a total of 15 three-pointers in the previous game. In this game, under the oppressive defense of the Chinese men's basketball team, Kangaroo Legion only hit one three-pointer in the first half.
From the beginning of this game, the Chinese men's basketball team was particularly active. Although the Australian team's physical fitness was relatively outstanding, the Chinese men's basketball team used tenacity and resilience to always hold on to the score. After Zhu Junlong and Wang Zhelin came on the scene, the substitute players completed a big explosion. Wang Zhelin scored 7 points in a row with strong output under the basket. When Zhou Qi was double-teamed and defended, he bravely took on the inside role. heavy responsibility. In the first quarter, the Chinese team led by 2 points at 18:16.
Starting from the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team hit a 7:0 spurt, which directly stunned the Kangaroos, and the point difference was once widened to 7 points. However, Australia then made a crazy counterattack, taking advantage of the Chinese team's two mistakes and poor defense, and successfully overtook the score. With Meck hitting a three-pointer, Australia opened the point difference to 4 points in the last 30 seconds. At the critical moment, Zhao Rui stepped forward and scored 2+1. The Chinese men's basketball team fell behind by one point before halftime. In terms of
data, Gu Quanhtml had 23 points and 3 rebounds, Zhao Rui had 28 points and 2 assists, Zhou Qi had 4 rebounds and 3 blocks, Guo Ailun had 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, Wang Zhelin had 7 points and 3 steals, and Zhu Junlong had 4 points and rebounds.
The most outstanding player of the Chinese men's basketball team in this game is undoubtedly Zhao Rui. After a sluggish performance in the first two games, Zhao Rui finally completed his recovery in this game. He played 12 minutes in the first half and made two of four shots. 8 points. In particular, he scored five free throws, which caused great damage to the Kangaroos. Zhao Rui was very proactive in this game. In the first game against Australia, Zhao Rui made one of eight shots. This game is undoubtedly the best time for him to prove himself. Zhao Rui fully grasped the opportunity and saved the Chinese men's life many times. The basket was in danger, especially the two 2+1s showed its big heart at a glance.
In addition to Zhao Rui, Wang Zhelin played seven minutes in the first half and scored 7 points and 3 steals. He made 2 of 5 field goals and 3 of 3 free throws. He had an extremely outstanding performance. In this game, because Zhou Qi received special attention from the opponent, every time he held the ball, the opponent would double-team him in advance, which made Wang Zhelin take on all the important tasks inside. The king performed very tough in this game. Although there were also fatal mistakes, overall it was remarkable.
In this game, the Australian team fully demonstrated its home field advantage, and the referee's black whistle also completely annoyed the fans. First, he gave Du Feng a technical foul, and then called Zhu Junlong for violating his physical integrity during the defensive process, giving the Australian team a chance to make two free throws. Immediately afterwards, Dellavedova directly pushed Zhu Junlong down when he received the ball at the baseline, and the referee turned a blind eye. If the referee was not too biased, the Chinese men's basketball team would have been able to lead the opponent in the first half.
