On July 13, Beijing time, the men's basketball Asian Cup group stage Group C, the Japanese men's basketball team against the Kazakhstan men's basketball team! Also in the group are Iran and Syria, with the former beating the latter earlier. Speaking of these two teams, Japan ranks eighth in Asia and Kazakhstan ranks twelfth, and there is a certain gap between the two sides. In addition, although the Japanese team is missing a thigh, the star Hachimura is not there, but they are still favored by FIBA, after all, there are several naturalized players, and the combat strength ranks fifth. Therefore, as long as the Japanese team plays normally in this game, the balance of victory is still biased in their favor.
Speaking of this game, the Japanese team, which was optimistic about most people, started slowly and hotly, played badly, felt cold, made many mistakes, and was played very badly by the Kazakh defensive counterattack, in a passive position. But the Japanese team is a Japanese team after all, the strength is there, the adjustment is very fast, the naturalized player Evans is threatening, leading the team to catch up with the score. With Nishida Yudai's three-point shot, Japan overtook their opponents 23-22. Nishida scored nine points on a three-of-three-pointer and scored 17 points with Evans.
In the second quarter, the Japanese team's mistake came again, and the basket under the basket did not enter, which was really hot eyes. Kazakhstan, with a good mid-range and efficient counter-attack, once again took the lead. Watanabe strong attack three points, or powerful, Zhang Ben Tianjie slipped the bottom line to play three points, got the first point of the game, the Japanese team's attack picked up, but the defense could not be defended, the opponent's feel is really good, inside and outside blossoming, resulting in a delay in being able to overtake. In addition to defense, japan's three-point shots are also a problem, only 4 of 18 shots, the opportunities are out, is not shot. At the end of the first half, Japan trailed Kazakhstan 45-48. Stats: Yuta Watanabe 17 points and 6 rebounds, Evans 10 points and 6 rebounds, Zhang Bentianjie 3 points; M Marchuk 10 points, R Marchuk 9 points, Pan 7 points!
In the second half, the Japanese team slowed down the rhythm, did not fight with the other side, and at the same time increased the intensity of the defense, the effect was very good, so that all the Kazakh members became blacksmiths, and the difference between the two halves was different, and the Japanese team completed the counterattack 12-4 in a wave. The Japanese then indiscriminately shot three points again, which was incomprehensible, giving Kazakhstan a chance to breathe, and the latter bit the score. At the moment of glue, Kawamura Stood up, continuously grabbed and counterattacked, and then Fu Yong Qisheng continued to fire on the outside line, and a wave of 15-4 pulled the point difference to double digits. In the third quarter, japan played a 29-11 and won 18 points in the single quarter.
In the fourth quarter, it returned to a fast pace, the attack was up, Watanabe was threatening, the inside and outside shots were unstoppable, and the point difference came to 20 points outside. Then there is garbage time, the Japanese team is getting better, Kazakhstan is playing more and more decadent, only 3 points in half a quarter, and what else to play. In the end, the Japanese team refused to be upset, and the 100-68 reverse Kazakhstan won the opening red! In the second half, the Japanese team hit the other side.
Watanabe is the MVP of this game, with 21 points in the game, and the pass is different, although it is looking at the NBA water dispenser. Naturalized player Evans 17 points, Nishida 16 points, Fu Yong Qisheng 13 points, Zhang Ben Tianjie 1 of 5 only 3 points.