Beijing time on July 15th, the 2022 Men’s Basketball Asian Cup group stage continued. The Iranian men’s basketball team faced the Kazakhstan men’s basketball team today. The Iranian men's basketball team led its opponent by 9 points in the first half and widened the gap by 19 points in the third quarter. In the end, it defeated Kazakhstan 96-60 and gained 2 consecutive victories.
Data of both sides:
Iran : Haddadi 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Jamsidi 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Kazmi 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals, Mashayehi 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists , Jacques Charlie 14 points
Kazakhstan: M-Marchuk 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Kuanov 11 points and 4 assists, R-Marchuk 8 points and 4 rebounds, Balashov 8 points, 4 assists and 2 steals
At the beginning of the first quarter, Haddadi scored the first goal for Iran with a strong attack from the basket. Jamsidi hit a free throw line jumper and hit 2 points. Gavrilov's mid-range shot broke the deadlock for Kazakhstan, and Murzagaliyev hit a three-pointer from the outside after a pick-and-roll. Jacques Charlie and Jamsidili scored consecutively with sudden outside shots, and R-Marchuk responded with a long shot from the outside. With Jacques Charlie hitting another three-pointer, Iran took the lead in double figures. Kazakhstan launched successive counterattacks to narrow the point difference to 3 points. Haddadi attacked hard under the basket to stop the bleeding. Iran's wave of offensive fixed the score at 27-24 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Haddadi and Jacques Charlie succeeded under the basket one after another, and Iran stabilized its lead. With Jacques Charlie hitting a long shot from the outside, Iran took the lead and reached double figures again. Kuanov chased points for Kazakhstan from the outside. Then the shooting percentages of both sides dropped and the point difference remained at double digits. At the end of the quarter, Kazakhstan continued to chase points and fixed the half-time score at 33-42, with Iran leading.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Kazakhstan had no touch, and Iran hit a 9-0 spurt. M-Marchuk finally found his touch on the outside and helped Kazakhstan stop the bleeding. Haddadi's strong attack under the basket caused the opponent to foul, and Kazmi dunked to widen the point difference to more than 20 points. Iran took advantage of the situation and launched consecutive counterattacks to expand its lead to 28 points. R-Marchuk made a strong three-pointer from the outside to chase points for Kazakhstan, and Iran's free throw locked the score at 70-42 in the third quarter.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Iranian men's basketball team took the lead in scoring with a free throw, and Kazakhstan responded with a 5-0 wave. Pazlovtey succeeded in a long shot, then stole and dunked to add 2 points. The Iranian men's basketball team responded with a 5-0. Subsequently, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, and the score difference between the two sides has been fluctuating around 30 points. Yusuf and Etkali competed for three-pointers from the outside, but it had nothing to do with the overall situation. In the last three minutes, Kazakhstan had no intention of fighting, and the Iranian men's basketball team finally won 96-60.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Iran: Haddadi, Jamsidi, Kazmi, Mashayehi, Jacques Charlie
Kazakhstan: Balashov, Gavrilov, M-Marchuk, Murzaga Liyev, Pan
