Men's Basketball Asian Cup group stage, Chinese men's basketball team lost to its old rival South Korea 81-93 in the first game due to the shortage of major generals. The second game against Bahrain became a key battle to qualify. Because before the group Three can get the right to qualify. The Chinese men's basketball team, which has been in a bad situation recently, needs this victory to get out of the trough. Previously, South Korea had defeated , Chinese Taipei, and qualified in advance. China cannot fall behind.
China made a mistake in passing the ball at the beginning and missed a three-pointer. Then the opponent missed a shot from the outside. Gu Quan caught the ball and hit the ball in return. Fan Ziming defended Dwayne's low post one-on-one. Gu Quan made a three-pointer. Foul, Dwayne cut through the basket and scored, and Hu Mingxuan, picked up the ball and made an emergency stop for two points. China missed another backcourt rebound, which was picked up by Dwayne. Fan Ziming encountered another block, and then the opponent converted a three-pointer and China won. Counting on Gu Quan's three-pointer, there was still a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and there was still a three-pointer in transition. One person scored 12 unstoppable points.
Fan Ziming and Sun Minghui played the pick-and-roll and went down easily. Wang Zhelin also came into the battle and made a steal. Gu Quan was on fire and made four of four three-pointers. Sun Minghui was slippery and failed to get the rebound. Fortunately, Gu Quan protected and got it. , Xiao Hu and Wang committed consecutive fouls. With a big center on the court, China was obviously more patient. Jiang Weize made a jump shot with an emergency stop, and Wang Zhelin protected the frame quite well. Xiao Hu just made a three-pointer, but his opponent returned it again. Wang Zhelin killed him at the bottom of the basket. Rashid beat Jiang Weize 2+1. Xiao Jiang returned a three-pointer from the corner, but his height was indeed a shortcoming. He was beaten by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar They grabbed the frontcourt boards and played 2+1. After the first quarter, China led 29 to 18.
In the second quarter, China forced the opponent to foul on a mobile screen. Wang Zhelin attacked in the low post and made a reverse layup. Mustafa made a fadeaway jumper. Dwayne jumped for a layup. Wang Zhelin committed an offensive foul. Xu Jie made a backcourt steal and made a free throw. Mus Tafa's breakthrough was quite easy. Sun Minghui made a pass error and Bahrain missed the corner again. He scored another three points. Sun Minghui pushed away the opponent and scored. A 2+1 was not called. Bahrain made a three-pointer. Zhao Rui made an open three. The opponent hit the iron with an elbow and did not give a whistle. As a result, China was given two technical fouls and Zhao Rui was ejected. The opponent made all three free throws. Sun Minghui made a pass and He Xining . Fan Ziming was blocked by the opponent and Rashid made a three-pointer. Hit, the Chinese mentality was affected, and the pass was missed.
The referee was indeed very interesting. Sun Minghui was sent off again. China was defeated by two main defenders in a row. Bahrain relied on free throws to chase points. Bahrain scored three points to catch up to five points. He Xining made a mistake and was fouled, and Xu Jie could not shoot. Go in, Hu Mingxuan was useless on the court and made mistakes, Fu Hao was not rigorous with the ball, He Xining picked up the frontcourt board and caused damage, Dwayne hit in the low post, Fu Hao hit randomly and was blocked, Jiang Weize converted a three-pointer and just scored, Dwayne En Kuai was missed, and after halftime, China led 45 to 41.
Back in the third quarter, Hu Mingxuan committed a 24-second violation. Wang Zhelin was also charged with an offensive foul. Xu Jie made a passing error. Hu Mingxuan missed an open three-pointer. The Bahrain team scored the first two points. Hu Mingxuan cut back and hit a reverse layup. Dwayne made a top shot. Guan Guquan scored, Xu Jie made a completely open shot, Bahrain did not know how to play without the referee's whistle, Zhai Xiaochuan used his experience to create damage, China relied on defense in the second half, Xiao Jiang still had trouble controlling the foul, Fan Ziming was beaten 2+1 again, Hu Mingxuan passed the ball The ball was missed, Dwayne easily released the layup from the bottom of the basket, Zhai Xiaochuan made a strong three-pointer, and China led 54 to 50.
Hu Mingxuan committed another three-point foul. Xu Jie made a mistake in controlling the ball. Bahrain took the lead with a three-pointer. Fan Ziming missed the mid-range shot. Jiang Weize stepped forward and scored five points in a row to ease the situation for China. No one could score, and Xiao Jiang had to be tough enough. , another three-pointer, the performance is not over yet, Xiao Jiang rushed in with the ball alone and continued to hit the board. Of course, Bahrain was also very accurate in this game. Xiao Jiang made a three-point foul, and Dwayne elbowed Gu Quan. Xiao Jiang missed the buzzer, and after three quarters, China was 66-61 Bahrain.
Gu Quan continued to hit the ball in the last quarter, but Bahrain scored a three-pointer first. Fortunately, Xu Jie hit the bottom corner, Wang Zhelin made a big block from the bottom of the basket, Xiao Hu counterattacked and caused damage, Dwayne was very accurate in the mid-range, and Xiaochuan made a frontcourt rebound. , Bahrain's diving was finally called off. Without Xiao Jiang on the court, China's offense could not start. Xiao Hu moved for ten seconds and then made a mistake. Rashid felt too good, Xu Jie made a mistake in controlling the ball, and Hamed counterattacked. On the layup, Wang Zhelin stopped the loss low at the bottom of the basket. Dwayne complained and got a technical foul. Wang Zhelin was cut in the low post. Gu Quan successfully stole the ball. Xiao Hu made a pass and Wang Zhelin scored. China weakly suppressed the opponent 76-72.
Bahrain is indeed very accurate from the outside, and there is a three-pointer at the buzzer. China steals the ball and counterattacks, Gu Quan succeeds in the layup, Rashid beats Xu Jie and also scores, Xu Jie turns around and makes a breakthrough, Dwayne eats the cake under the basket and takes the lead, He Xining The bottom corner was open, but fortunately Bahrain failed to score in two shots. Jiang Weize missed a long three-pointer. Gu Quan grabbed the frontcourt board and played 2+1. He missed the extra penalty and grabbed the board himself, but Bahrain made a mistake in the last attack. , China narrowly defeated Bahrain 80 to 79, and won the Asian Cup for the first time with difficulty. Wang Zhelin's key steal was Gu Quan and Jiang Weize in this game.
