Men's basketball team After the penultimate round of the Asian preliminaries, Chinese men's basketball team lost to Australia 48-71. The latter won all six games to enter the second round. Japan beat Chinese Taipei 89-49. The latter A victory is hard to come by, Philippines 79 to India 63. It is worth noting that , New Zealand and also maintained a complete victory. The Australian duo came to Asia as a dimensionality reduction blow. In Group A of the European region, Latvia 93 beat Slovakia , in Group B, the United Kingdom 71 to 85 Turkey , in Group C, Sweden 81 to 84 lost to Slovenia , Croatia lost to Finland 79 to 81. , so Sweden squeezed out Croatia to advance, and the latter suffered a big upset. In Group D, Germany 93-83 Poland , Israel 96-77 beat Estonia , Poland was eliminated, and Estonia lost and qualified.
China 48-71 Australia
The Chinese men's basketball team is still quite courageous and dares to show off its sword in the face of strong opponents. In the first three quarters, it even saw an opportunity for an upset. However, two stubborn problems ultimately made the team's efforts fall short. Indeed, in the first three quarters, Using excellent defense changes and confrontations, China put pressure on Australia, which affected the opponent's outside shooting percentage. However, as their physical energy was exhausted in the final quarter, the opponent could still maintain a fast-paced offense and defense, and could easily find mobile phone opportunities by passing the ball. In the end, A wave took away the game.
China has never found its touch on the outside. It made 3 of 24 three-pointers in the game. Australia's strategy is to double-team Zhou Qi. As long as China is not accurate on the outside, it can continue to shrink. The three-point problem has plagued China for a long time, and it is impossible to always let it go. The inside line breaks the game, and the Chinese back line is also sluggish. Compared with the opponent's excellent ball-playing ability, Guo Ailun, the most threatening Chinese player on the field, has difficulty creating opportunities for Zhou Qi and others, and indulges in some meaningless singles. Needless to say, and Hu Mingxuan , Australia and New Zealand both won and advanced to the next round, which is indeed a dimensionality reduction blow in Asia.
Chinese Taipei 49-89 Japan
When a soft persimmon meets a softer persimmon, it must regain the confidence that was lost before being crushed by others. After being beaten hard by Australia, the Japanese men's basketball team found a chance to comfort themselves. Chinese Taipei played well for half a quarter. Japan started to rain three points from the first quarter. Zhang Bentianjie was especially active. In the third quarter, the game was beaten without any suspense. Lin Bingsheng and Tang Weijie performed best in Chinese Taipei. In the final quarter, Japan still had no intention of stopping. Both sides were almost looking in the mirror, both shooting three-pointers. However, Japan was still a little taller and could bully the short insiders of Chinese Taipei. Tominaga Keio scored 17 points in the game. points, Evans 13 points.
Croatia 79-81 Finland
In order to get the right to qualify, Croatia also came up with the strongest lineup this time. Bogdanovic and Zubac and other core players are all there. After all, there is no way out. However, Finland, as the first and biggest dark horse in the group, has no intention of letting go. In the opening game, Markkanen and Markkanen even passed and shot, helping the team to go 14-2. There were also big blocks and steals, turning into an all-around inside man. Croatia also stepped up with Perkovic and Bogdanovic . They responded with a 9-2 wave at the end of the game, closing the gap to four points. In the second quarter, Zubac and Hezonja found the feeling. , but Finland is also blooming more. Every time Croatia approaches the score, someone in Finland can stand up and respond.
In the third quarter, Bogdanovic single-handedly evened the score difference. At the end of the quarter, after Hezonja hit a three-pointer, Croatia even went ahead by four points. Unfortunately, Little was allowed to hit a long shot at the buzzer. From the end of the quarter until the middle of the game, the game was in turmoil. In Croatia's control, after Bogdanovic caused a three-point foul, Zubac added the icing on the cake, leading by 8 points in the last two minutes. Just when people thought Croatia would win, Finland hit three consecutive three-pointers, Marka Ning's accurate kill helped Finland take the lead. Zubac caused damage at the last moment and got two free throws. All of them would have tied the tie. As a result, he missed both free throws. In the end, Finland narrowly won by two points. Markkanen scored 19 points. To turn the tide, Zubac scored 21 points but missed the key ball.
Germany 93-83 Poland
Poland is also 's last stand against . Only by ensuring that Germany can qualify can Germany advance. Germany, which advanced early, showed their attitude with a strong formation. In the first quarter, Schroeder and Ponitka turned on the star mode. Then, under the leadership of naturalized reinforcement Slaughter, Poland reversed the situation with a more stable outside line. Until the last three minutes of the last quarter, Poland still led 75 to 71. As a result, this was just the beginning. Germany completely exploded, especially the number one The star Schroeder quickly scored 14 points in a row. Germany shot 22-8 and took away the game. It was jaw-dropping. Schroeder scored 38 points in the game. Slaughter did not hesitate to score 32 points. The game The latter two are also heroes who cherish heroes.
