Men's Basketball Asian Cup ended all competitions in the second round of the group stage. In Group C, Iran 96-60 defeated Kazakhstan , winning both games to advance to the group stage. Japan beat Syria 117-56, joining hands. Iran advanced together, and the two will compete for the first place in the group. In Group D, Lebanon counterattacked and New Zealand 86-72 and successfully landed. The Philippines defeated India 101-59.
Iran 96-60 Kazakhstan
The Iranian men's basketball team used a return of the king performance to vindicate itself. Previously, Iran was double-killed by Kazakhstan in the World Preliminary Group Stage. As a result, it returned to the Asian Cup arena. Iran finally showed its true colors. The shooting problems that had troubled the team for a long time disappeared in the first quarter, especially the three-point shot. Kazakhstan's shots were equally efficient in the first quarter. Only then did they get involved with Iran. As a result, the situation took a turn for the worse in the second quarter, with Jacques Charlie sharing the load inside and outside. Without the scoring pressure from Haddadi and Jamsidi, Iran relied on defense and beat its opponent 15 to 9 in a single quarter.
The third quarter was even more of a nightmare for Kazakhstan. In addition to the two three-pointers hit by the Marchuk brothers, Iran's sudden inside and outside shots completely destroyed Kazakhstan's defense. There was Haddadi's strong play at the bottom of the basket, and there were two shots in the backcourt. Suddenly, there was a rumor that Iran gave up its opponent 28 to 9 in a single quarter, leading Kazakhstan by 28 points after three quarters. The game completely entered garbage time, but Iran obviously did not want to stop in the last quarter. After all, they were full of anger in the world preliminaries. Martin and Sasha Judd scored a lot of points in this quarter. In the end, Iran won four consecutive quarters. Haddadi scored 12 points and 10 rebounds, Jamsidi had 16 points, Jacques Charlie had 14 points, and Kazakhstan's Malchuk and Kua Nov had 11 points.
Philippines 101-59 India
India still has not escaped the fate of being the backdrop. The Philippines did not attach great importance to the Asian Cup this time, and the lineup is not the strongest, but it is still certain to win against India. After three quarters, it has led the opponent by 38 points. Philippines Westbrook Ravenna scored 17 points efficiently. Without Romeo, the No. 1 defender in Southeast Asia, Ravenna can still cut melons and vegetables. Navarro also scored 18 points. The highest scorer in India was Hafiz. 14 points.
Japan 117-56 Syria
The Japanese men's basketball team shocked the Asian basketball world with an exaggerated three-point rain. Over the years, the Japanese men's basketball team has been characterized by its quickness and accurate three-pointers. Its shortcomings in the interior have also been made up by naturalized players. , facing the underdog Syria, Japan started the three-point mode from the first quarter, from Evans to Yuta Watanabe , from Yutaka Yoshii to Tominaga Keio, Japan's small lineup, from one to five. With three-point ability, Utaro Suda directly cheated in the second quarter and even hit four three-pointers in a row. There were seven three-pointers in the half. Japan had no suspense.
Due to insufficient containment in the interior, Syria was completely unable to deal with Japan's five small teams. After the first three quarters alone, Japan made 22 three-pointers. After the whole game, Utaro Suda scored nine three-pointers by himself. He scored an exaggerated 33 points in 15 minutes. Keio Tominaga hit seven three-pointers and scored 23 points. Japan made 27 of 52 three-pointers in the whole game, with a hit rate of 51.9%. In the small ball era, Japan’s France is still very advanced and is stronger than Australia, which is also the same strategy, but it is more comprehensive than Japan in every position.
Lebanon 86-72 New Zealand
D group focus match is somewhat unexpected, but it is also reasonable. New Zealand did not send a main lineup this time, mainly NCAA young talents. On the other hand, Lebanon has double naturalized to help, Araki is indeed Asia A top defender, every time New Zealand is close to the score, Araki can almost stand up and stop the loss. In the last quarter, New Zealand once caught up to one point. Lebanese pitchers and Alej stepped forward. Of course, Araki's guidance is indispensable. In addition to shooting the breakthrough club Good, Araki's passing and organizational skills are equally good. He scored 25 points and 7 assists. Naturalized general Alejie scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Veteran Hayak scored 19 points. New Zealand's Takiura worked hard. 21 points.
