On the evening of July 14th, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team narrowly defeated the Bahrain team 80:79. They had one win and one loss in the first two rounds and had already obtained the right to qualify for the group in advance. On the evening of July 16, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the Chinese Taipei team , which also has one win and one loss. If it wins, it will finish second in the group and will have a high probability of facing the host Indonesian team in the quarterfinals play-offs. If it successfully reaches the quarterfinals, the opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in the quarterfinals is likely to be the New Zealand team. Considering that the Indonesian team is the host of the Asian Cup , and the Indonesian team, which is also one of the hosts of the 2023 World Cup, must reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup in order to qualify for the World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team will definitely face severe challenges in the quarterfinals play-offs. test.
If the Chinese men's basketball team loses to Chinese Taipei in the next game, then it is possible that they will face Jordan in the quarterfinals play-offs. This game is also difficult to play.
Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui will not be suspended
In the game against Bahrain, the Chinese men's basketball team played smoothly in the first quarter and soon led by 29:18. The Chinese team once led 38:24 in the second quarter, but after that because they were dissatisfied with the referee's decision, Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui both received two technical fouls within 3 minutes and were ejected. The Chinese team has since fallen into a bitter battle. After the game, the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team Du Feng said bluntly, "We played too badly in this game. Everyone should be awake and focused at all times on the court to play, instead of being uncool when an incident occurs. Appears. "
According to the rules of CBA, if a player is sent off for two technical fouls, he will be automatically suspended for one game in the next game. Therefore, many fans are very concerned about whether Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui will be suspended in the next game against Chinese Taipei. According to the New Yellow River reporter, according to the relevant regulations of and FIBA , if there are no additional penalties, Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui should not be suspended in the next game.
The Chinese men's basketball team may play in the quarterfinals play-offs Indonesia
After two rounds of Group B, the Chinese men's basketball team has 2 wins and 0 losses, while the Chinese team and the Chinese Taipei team both have 1 win and 1 loss. In the final round of the group stage, the South Korean team will definitely go all out to win over Bahrain, the weakest team in the group, and ensure that they advance directly to the quarterfinals as the group leader. Therefore, the match between the Chinese team and the Chinese Taipei team on the evening of July 16th is actually not of great significance. Whoever wins will be ranked second in the group and will compete with the teams from Group A in the quarterfinals play-offs (12 into 8 knockout rounds). The third place duel. At present, there is no suspense about Australia taking first place in Group A, and there is a high probability that the third place will be the host Indonesia.
The Indonesian men's basketball team is relatively weak, and it is said that there is little hope of entering the quarterfinals. However, considering that Indonesia is the dual host of the 2022 Asian Cup and the 2023 World Cup, the situation becomes complicated.
The 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup will be held in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. This will be the first time that the Basketball World Cup is held in multiple countries. The Asia-Pacific region has obtained 8 participating seats in this World Cup. FIBA stipulates that as the host team, the Japanese team and the Philippines have qualified directly for the World Cup main game, but the relatively weak Indonesian team must reach the top eight of the Asian Cup in order to obtain tickets to advance to the World Cup main game. For this reason, the Indonesian team will definitely try its best in this Asian Cup. If the Chinese men's basketball team faces the host country in the quarterfinals play-offs, off-field factors must be taken into consideration.
In this Asian Cup, the Indonesian team won Saudi Arabia , lost to Jordan, and had a high probability of losing against Australia in the last round of the group stage. After the Chinese team lost to South Korea, it is very likely that it will advance as the second place in the group stage. The advantage of this is that it can avoid the Australian team that defeated itself twice in the world preliminaries in the semi-finals, but it is also a problem to face the host country in the quarter-finals play-offs. challenge.
In the match against the Chinese Taipei team, the Chinese men's basketball team must quickly adjust to its state. Compared with the Chinese team, the Indonesian team's only advantage may be naturalized insider and former NBA Cavaliers center Max Bolden. In the game against Saudi Arabia, Bolden scored 32 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks.The current two inside players of the Chinese team are Fan Ziming and Wang Zhelin . Neither of them are in the best condition. Although Zhou Qi has arrived in Indonesia, it is hard to say when his body will be fully recovered and able to play. Although they avoided Australia in the semi-finals, the prospects of the Chinese men's basketball team in this Asian Cup are still foggy. The team can only find a way out by continuing to fight bravely. (New Yellow River reporter Li Fujie)
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