On July 3rd, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team 8-71 lost to the Australian men's basketball team . In the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led by 2 points, but after halftime, Australia led by 1 point. In the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led by 6 points, but Australia tied it with two three-pointers. In the last quarter, the two teams were originally on the same starting line, but they didn't expect The men's basketball team's defense collapsed. Australia hit a 14-0 climax with various open three-pointers. In the end, it defeated the Chinese men's basketball team 26-3 in a single quarter. The men's basketball team lost in the final quarter and cried.
Zhao Rui only played 3 minutes in the game against Chinese Taipei Men's Basketball Team and then did not appear again. Zhao Rui became the starter in this game against Australia. His personal performance was indeed good. After the two teams After the first game, Australia adjusted its defensive strategy and adopted the tactic of double-teaming the two core scorers Zhou Qi and Guo Ailun after receiving the ball. Therefore, Zhou Qi and Guo Ailun achieved nothing in the first half.
Guo Ailun scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1 of 6 shots in the half. Zhou Qi made 0 of 2 shots in the half and scored 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks. The player with the most points in the first half of the Chinese men’s basketball team was Zhao Rui. He scored 8 points in the half. Zhao Rui played 6 minutes and 41 seconds in the first quarter and scored 2 points and 1 assist. In the second quarter, he made two consecutive breakthroughs and caused a foul in 4 minutes and 57 seconds to score 6 points. Unfortunately, he made a low-level mistake and lost the points.
In the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team once led by 6 points. Australia tied with two three-pointers. Zhao Rui also missed the mid-range shot. Zhao Rui missed three consecutive shots. Zhao Rui also fouled Dellavedova. The referee watched the replay. Later, due to a physical violation, Du Feng directly replaced Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui looked dissatisfied after being replaced, and Australia also relied on Della's free throw to equalize again. Du Feng seemed a little dissatisfied with Zhao Rui after he was intercepted and made a service error. In the final quarter, Zhao Rui was on the court and watched the team get beaten 14-0. Zhao Rui only played 7 seconds before being replaced by Guo Ailun. Rui played 12 minutes in the first half of this game and only 2 minutes and 47 seconds in the second half.
Zhao Rui spent 14 minutes and 23 seconds in the game, making 2 of 8 shots and 0 of 3 three-pointers. He scored 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. The two consecutive low-level mistakes in the third quarter were really unacceptable, but The team's loss should not be entirely blamed on him.
text/Yan Xiaobai’s basketball dream
