Xinhua News Agency, Manila, August 28 (Reporters Lin Deren, Yang Yunqi, Cao Yibo) After a fierce battle, the Chinese men’s basketball team lost by 20 points in the second match of the 2023 Basketball World Cup group stage to South Sudan, which made its World Cup debut. Compared with the previous game, the Chinese men’s basketball team has made some improvements in terms of defense, control errors, and inside and outside offense. However, facing opponents with both physical fitness, overall height, and shooting sights, the team failed to give them an offensive advantage. Enough response, and ultimately defeat.
On August 28, Chinese team player Zhou Qi (second from right) fought in the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhuang
The three-pointer became the decisive key to the game. The South Sudanese team showed a very hot touch from the outside from the very beginning, and scored 8 three-pointers in the first half. Some difficult scores repeatedly interrupted the Chinese team’s offensive boom.
In the whole game, the South Sudanese team took 30 outside shots and hit 15 goals, with a hit rate as high as 50%. Although the Chinese team’s three-point shooting rate has reached 40%, there is still a considerable gap compared with their opponents. It can be said that the three-pointer is one of the biggest factors for the South Sudanese team to win this game.
With 15 three-pointers, the South Sudan team tied the record set by the Nigerian team in the Basketball World Cup four years ago, and became the African team with the most three-pointers in a single game in the Basketball World Cup (World Championships) in the past 30 years .
On August 28, Chinese team player Zhao Jiwei (second from left) fell to the ground during the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhuang
For the team’s three-point shooting ability, the head coach of the South Sudan team, Ivey, couldn’t hide his pride. He said after the game: “Our three-pointers still have room for improvement. We shot 30 three-pointers in this game. I feel that we can even take 40 shots, because three-pointers are our characteristics and advantages.”
As a team that advocates fast offense and defense and a relatively simple style of play, the South Sudanese team is not suitable for the Chinese team’s zone defense. Through active defense and rebound protection, the Chinese men’s basketball team brought the game into its own familiar rhythm. However, South Sudan’s size and crosshairs played a role in the face of attacking difficulties. Facing the Chinese team, which was not out of position defensively, the tall shooters of the South Sudan team repeatedly solved the problem by forcing shots. It is precisely because of such efficient outside performance that the South Sudanese team is in the leading position most of the time.
On August 28, the head coach of the Chinese team Djordjevic was in the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhuang
The head coach of the Chinese team, Djordjevic, also focused on the opponent’s three-pointer after the game. “They made a lot of difficult shots, right in front of me, the other guy went up to our defense and made some shots with very little shot clock left. The opponent’s height is too high, they can do it with height. Shoot.”
In this game, Li Kaier of the Chinese team swept away the haze of not being able to score in the first game. He scored a game-high 22 points from inside and outside shots, fully demonstrating his own characteristics. The two guards Zhao Rui and Zhao Jiwei both shot more than 50% from the outside. Judging from the overall data, there is almost no difference in key data such as shooting percentage and assists between the two sides, but the South Sudanese team grabbed 6 more rebounds than the Chinese team. At the same time, the Chinese team made 11 turnovers in this field. These rebounds and the mistakes of the Chinese team gave the South Sudan team 8 more shots. Taking advantage of the Chinese team’s mistakes, the South Sudanese team scored 15 points, while the Chinese team took advantage of the opponent’s mistakes to score only two points.
On August 28, the Chinese team players after the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Zhuang
Facing the Serbian team in the first game, the Chinese team allowed the opponent to make 13 three-pointers, and let the opponent make 15 more in this game. In the last game of the group stage two days later, the Chinese team will face another team that is characterized by outside attack – the Puerto Rico team. The Puerto Rico team is a strong American team with a long history. Although they are not tall, the team has fast speed, flexible style of play, and decisive and accurate outside shooting. How the Chinese men’s basketball team can limit the opponent’s outside line will be the final challenge of the group stage. a major challenge.
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2023-08-30 02:48:00
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