On the evening of July 14th, Beijing time, the 2022 Men’s Basketball Asian Cup continued. The Chinese Men’s Basketball Team ushered in its second opponent in the group stage, the Bahrain team.
In the first half when two players were expelled, the Chinese men's basketball team withstood the opponent's offensive. narrowly defeated the Bahrain men's basketball team 80:79, ushering in the first victory of Asian Cup .
The Chinese team faces various unfavorable factors in this Asian Cup.
faced the Bahrain team. Although the core Zhou Qi had flown to Jakarta to participate in the team training, he did not play in this game because his body had not fully recovered. The Chinese team continued to face the difficulty of being short of major generals. In the match with Bahrain The team experienced many dangerous situations during the battle.
In the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team played relatively easily. Gu Quan and 's continuous three-point shooting helped the Chinese team establish a lead. ended the first quarter with a 29:18 lead.
In the second quarter, the opponent's pursuit of points was fierce. The two main guards Sun Minghui and Zhao Rui were sent off one after another, which made the already incomplete Chinese men's basketball team even worse.
In the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was overtaken by its opponents again, and the situation took a turn for the worse. Fortunately, Jiang Weize stepped forward and used his personal ability to score consecutive points to help the team overcome the difficulties.
In the decisive battle at the end of the quarter, both sides had offense and defense, and the game entered a fierce stage. In the last 10 seconds of , Gu Quan "rescued", got stuck under the basket, grabbed a key offensive rebound, and made a tip-in. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team narrowly defeated the opponent 80-79 and won the first victory of the Asian Cup.
In Group B, although they lost to the South Korean team in the first game, after defeating Bahrain in this game, the Chinese men's basketball team has obtained the right to qualify for the group and the qualification to participate in the quarter-finals play-offs. They will compete in the final game of the group stage Against the Chinese Taipei Men’s Basketball Team.
