If you ask who is the best performing star in this Asian Cup, I think fans from any country will say in unison: Alaki. Yes, Lebanon's Alaki is the brightest star of this Asian Cup, a veritable Asian point guard!
Born in 1994, 1.93m, 90Kg, Araki is a point guard who is known as "Asian Dragic" and "Lebanese Ginobili" because of his left hand and fluttering style. Araqui became famous in the 2017 Men's Basketball Asian Cup, averaging 18.4 points + 4.4 boards + 3.8 assists per game, and ranked first among the four new stars in Asia after the game. In 2017, in the vote of The First Defender in Asia voted by Fiba, guo Allen was the first defender in Asia voted by fans with 62% of the vote!
In 2015, the 21-year-old Araki participated in the NBA draft, automatically withdrew, and briefly joined the CBA North Control team in 18 years. After representing the NBA Dallas Mavericks in the Summer League, he once again attacked the NBA, but it was unsuccessful! He then played in clubs on all continents. It is the "wandering" of many parties, Araki has practiced solid basic skills, a broad passing vision, a tough style of play, a calm mentality and stable long-distance shooting!
After the retirement of Lebanese legendary Hartib, Araki has taken over the banner of the Lebanese men's basketball team and become the leader of the Lebanese men's basketball team.
This Asian Cup group stage, against the Philippines, scored 20 points, 4 assists, in the hand with New Zealand, achieved 25 points + 3 boards + 7 assists, against the Chinese men's basketball team 1/4 final, slashed 32 points + 2 boards + 1 assist + 1 break, and 0 mistakes, and in the last 11 seconds to kill China! 1/2 final against Jordan, 25 points + 3 boards + 3 assists, and in the same way at the last moment - a horseback archery shot after the breakthrough, quasi-kill Jordan, 86:85 a point of narrow victory! It is with such excellent performance that Araki can be said to have brought Lebanon to the final with his own strength!
Facing the tall, strong, fierce opponent - Australia, Araqui was strictly guarded by the opponent, even a double triple bag, Araki and his teammates were difficult to adapt to for a while, and the big score was behind, up to 16 points at most!
But Araqui and his teammates did not give up, and after slowly adapting, the tenacious one point and one point caught up, and with more than two minutes left in the final quarter, Araqui and his teammates scored three consecutive points to narrow the point difference to 66:72. It was time for The time for the performance of Araki, he first made a foul with three-point shots, 2 of 3, 68:72, and then broke through to score a layup, 70:72, Australia's two free throws, 70:74, 8.7 seconds left, and it was Alaki, ultra-far three points, hollow net, 73:74, only one point left, but only 6.7 seconds left, Lebanon helpless tactical foul, Australia's two free throws 1,73 : 75, there are 3.8 seconds left in the time, unfortunately Lebanon has no timeout to call, can only serve at the back, Araki did not receive the ball, teammates shot from far behind, not hit!
In this way, Lebanon regrettably lost the match 73:75 and won the runner-up of this Asian Cup! In this game, Alaki scored a game-high 28 points, a game-high 5 assists, plus 7 rebounds, and only 1 turnover! Shooting life
53.3% on the middle, 5-of-6 from three-point range, shooting 83.3%!
After the match, Alaki won the MVP of this Asian Cup, and won the scoring king (26 points per game), the steal king (3.5 per game), and was selected for the best team of the tournament!
As Araki said in an interview, they come from a bankrupt country, the people are suffering from war, they want to dedicate every victory to the suffering people, and they want the flag of Lebanon to be raised here!
Araqui, you did it!
Araki, you are the brightest star of the Asian Cup, you are the veritable number one point guard in Asia!