According to the Beijing Youth Daily, reporters learned on the 21st that the Chinese men’s basketball team, which has completed its Asian Games campaign, will return to China today and the team will be disbanded after returning home. In this Asian Games, the Chinese men’s basketball team finished fourth. It is reported that the entire Chinese men’s basketball team needs to write a summary of this Asian Games campaign.
Previously, according to Sports Weekly, on September 20, Beijing time, the Chinese men’s basketball team lost to the Iranian men’s basketball team 70-79 in the Asian Games bronze medal match. After this game, the Chinese men’s basketball team finally ranked fourth in the Asian Games and missed the medal list.
In the first quarter of the game, Hu Jinqiu hit a jumper, Gegulian scored 5 points in a row to help Iran take the lead, Agayanpur also hit a three-pointer, Liao Sanning made a mid-range shot to stop the bleeding, and Jiao Boqiao hit a three-pointer to equalize the score. Zhao Jiayi succeeded in breaking through and the Chinese men’s basketball team regained control of the game. At the end of the quarter, Zhao Jiayi once again contributed key offense and defense. The Chinese men’s basketball team ended the first quarter with a 17-12 lead.
In the second quarter, Iran hit two three-pointers, narrowing the point difference to only 1 point. Although Liao Sanning caused damage, Shiksi once again hit a three-pointer to help Iran complete the lead. Pang Zhenglin used three-pointers and floaters to score 5 points in a row to stabilize the situation. Liao Sanning broke through and scored points, but Haidari hit a three-pointer, and the Chinese men’s basketball team ended the half with a 31-29 lead. In the first half of the game, Iran made 6 of 16 three-pointers, while the Chinese men’s basketball team made only 2 of 8 three-pointers. At the same time, the Chinese men’s basketball team’s free throws were far ahead 16-2.
After changing sides and fighting again, Liao Sanning made a mistake in the first round and was counterattacked by his opponent to equalize the score. Wang Junjie hit a three-pointer, but his opponent responded immediately. Pang Zhenglin and Wang Junjie succeeded in the mid-range and short range, and Iran hit consecutive long-range shots to lead the score. Gegulian hit a three-pointer to widen the difference. At the end of the quarter, Iran scored steadily on the free throw line. Iran went ahead 55-46 and scored 26-15 in a single quarter. The Chinese men’s basketball team lost 11 points.
In the final decisive battle, Li Hongquan scored consecutively with sudden shots from inside and outside, narrowing the point difference to 1 point. Agayanpur immediately created a 3+1 to stabilize the advantage. Shikshi also had a three-pointer from the bottom corner. Agayanpur hit a super long three-pointer, and the point difference reached 9 points again. Pang Zhenglin hit a key three-pointer, but the opponent succeeded at the basket. In the end, the Chinese men’s basketball team was unable to recover, and the score was fixed at 79-70.
In terms of statistics, Pang Zhenglin scored 22 points, Li Hongquan had 12 points and 2 rebounds, Wang Junjie had 6 points and 7 rebounds, and Zhao Jiayi had 6 points.
Chinese men’s basketball captain and head coach speak out
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese men’s basketball team lost to the Iranian team 70:79 in the men’s basketball third place match at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games on September 20 and missed the bronze medal.
Captain Hu Mingxuan said after the game: “We didn’t do a good job on the defensive end or rebounding, and we didn’t do a good job setting up on the court before the game. There was a period of time in the second half where the rhythm was in our own hands, but we didn’t adjust after the mistakes. It’s a pity. There is a lot to summarize.”
“Everyone wants to win this game on the court, but for various reasons, there is no excuse. We didn’t do a good job. If we lose, we lose. There is still a lot to improve. Let’s summarize it carefully. I hope the team will continue to hit the goal in the future Asian Games and achieve better results than ours.” Hu Jinqiu said after the game.
After the game, Chinese men’s basketball head coach Guo Shiqiang said: “It is indeed a pity to lose the game today. The whole process was not as good as the opponent.”
“Towards the end of our Asian Games match, the team was quite tired physically. After we finished the group stage, only 9 people could rotate until the semi-finals. With a small number of players, there must be some players who played more, so there must be physical problems.”
“It is true that we lost a few games this summer. The reality must be faced correctly. The entire Asian Games, the group stage was pretty good, but the semi-finals and the third and fourth place did not do well. First, I feel that the Asian Games lineup has more young players and there is a gap in experience in bearing pressure in major competitions. Second, in key games, the stable performance is not good. This is the main reason for the loss.”
“I said at the beginning of this cycle that the door of the Chinese men’s basketball team will always be open to everyone. As long as they are willing, sincere, meet the requirements, and have the ability, I welcome them to the national team. In the next window period, I will also look at the situation in the first eight rounds of the league to select players, but I believe there will be new personnel added.”
“After the Asian Games, the players returned to the club to prepare for the CBA League. The next important games are the four games in the fifth and sixth windows of the World Preliminaries.”
“The playing style of West Asian teams is different from that of East Asian teams, and their physical confrontation ability is stronger. This is a training and adaptation for us in the next world preliminaries. I hope the players can go back and carefully summarize the game against the West Asian teams, and do a good job in the next world preliminaries.”
Chinese Men’s Basketball Team: In response to the problems exposed in the Asian Games, we will comprehensively summarize and analyze the root causes
On the evening of the 20th, @中国Men’s Basketball Team posted:In the third and fourth place finals of the Asian Games that ended today, the Chinese men’s basketball team lost to the Iranian men’s basketball team 70:79. In response to the problems exposed during the current Asian Games, the Chinese men’s basketball team will conduct a comprehensive summary, analyze the root causes of the problems, and strive to propose targeted solutions to prepare for future games.
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