The Chinese men's basketball team's direct connection to the Paris Olympics is really hanging, and Li Kaier's comeback is of no use! The Chinese men's basketball team lost a net of 62 points in two matches | 8 points. First Half | Paris
The Chinese men's basketball team, forced to the edge of a cliff, ultimately failed to win this unbeatable game.
This afternoon Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team faced the second opponent of the World Cup group stage, the South Sudan men's basketball team. Although it once showed the dawn of victory, the opponent's terrible "three point rain" extinguished all hope. The Chinese men's basketball team unfortunately lost 69-89, suffering two consecutive losses in the group stage.
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After losing this game, the Chinese men's basketball team had to win a big victory over the Puerto Rican men's basketball team in the last game to have a chance of advancing, but this is almost impossible to achieve. Due to other Asian competitors being in a more advantageous position, the opportunity for China's men's basketball team to advance to the Paris Olympics has also become very slim.
Li Kaier made his debut in the World Cup with a score of 0 out of 9 shots. Chinese men's basketball coach Jorjevic once said after the game, "Li Kaier has been defending, he just hasn't made a shot. Li Kaier needs time, and we all know what he can do."
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Facing South Sudan today, fans are all hoping that Lee Kyle can regain his touch on the offensive end. During the competition, Li Kaier also actively responded to such expectations. Throughout the game, Lee Kyle scored 22 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and provided 3 assists. Unfortunately, his comeback did not help the team at a critical moment, and the Chinese men's basketball team was unable to limit the opponent's outside shooting percentage, resulting in the team ultimately not being able to win this game with no way out. "A Lee Kyle may be able to add icing on the cake, but he can't provide timely assistance," said a fan after the game.
From the process, at the beginning, there was a slight disconnect between the Chinese men's basketball team's internal and external attacks, and Zhou Qi could hardly get the ball on the field. After the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team was 8 points behind 14-22. South Sudan's entire team started a miraculous performance in the outside early on: hitting 6 out of 10 with 3 points, and the top star Jones in the team scored 7 points and provided 3 assists.
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At the beginning of the second quarter, Hu Mingxuan scored 5 consecutive runs with an inside out shot, while Wang Zhelin made a dunk on the inside line. The Chinese men's basketball team once brought the score back to 1 point. However, there were defensive issues that followed, and they were repeatedly counterattacked by the South Sudanese team. The Chinese men's basketball team hopes to drag the game into a field game, but South Sudan's perimeter is too accurate - South Sudan makes 9 out of 18 three pointers and makes 7 out of 11 free throws. After playing in the first half, the Chinese men's basketball team was behind by 4 points, with a score of 40-44.
In the second half, relying on Li Kaier's three-point shooting and Zhou Qi's defensive barrier effect, the difference was once again reduced to only one point. But just as the Chinese men's basketball team was expected to make a comeback and surpass the score, several crucial referees extinguished the momentum of the comeback: Zhao Jiwei was hit in the face by the opponent and was only judged as a regular foul; On the offensive end, a controversial offensive foul was awarded... and the South Sudanese team, who had overcome the difficulties, once again used three points to widen the gap.
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The Chinese men's basketball team ultimately failed to narrow the gap and lost the game, with South Sudan making 15 out of 30 three pointers. The overall performance and form of the Chinese team in this game were better than the previous one, but the failure was to limit the opponent's outside shooting percentage.
In the first two group stage matches of the World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team has already lost a net 62 points, leaving only a theoretical possibility of advancing to the group stage. Not only do we need to defeat the Puerto Rico team in the last game, but we also need to strive for a big victory over our opponents, so that we can advance with a small point advantage in the three team winning and losing situation. But this is an almost impossible task to accomplish.
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If the Chinese men's basketball team fails to win Puerto Rico in the last group stage match, they can only hope that other Asian teams will be eliminated from the group stage together and strive for the maximum number of wins in the subsequent qualifying matches. Because the Japanese men's basketball team has already won 1 game, if they compete against Cape Verde in the next game, the Chinese men's basketball team will definitely miss the chance to pass through to the Olympics.