In the match between the Chinese men's basketball team and Bahrain that ended in the early hours of this morning, after extra time, the men's basketball team defeated Bahrain 80:67 to seal the World Cup qualification in advance.
In overtime, the play of Zhao Rui and Wang Zhelin was the key to the men's basketball team's victory. But in the last few seconds, Zhao Rui still shot a three-pointer even though he had already sealed the victory.
This three-point score sparked heated discussions. If you don't score three points, you'll be fine. But this three-point score, the Bahraini players could not sit still. The Chinese players, who rushed to make trouble, but remained calm, apparently did not give them a chance.
In fact, before shooting this three-pointer, Zhao Rui looked back at the bench. It was the voice of the bench that made Zhao Rui firm in the idea of shooting this three-pointer.
After the game, Zhao Rui also explained through social media why he shot the last three-pointer. He said: "There are points for the World Cup, and it is also the case when Canada and Greece play, and the more you win, the better it is for the ranking and points.
Zhao Rui's wave of explanations is reasonable, well-founded and restrained. However, some fans ridiculed: as far as the Bahraini referee is concerned, they should be given a violent deduction and penalty to relieve their anger. Some fans even ridiculed that there should be a big windmill buckle.
In fact, according to international practice, in the final moment when the score is ahead, or in the case of the victory, the attacker gives up the attack, and the defender will also give up the defense, which is a common rule.
However, this game was really suffocating. The different standards of the referees make Chinese players have bitter words. In the last shot, Zhao Rui also asked the bench, not his personal wishes.
Of course, Bahrain rushed forward as soon as possible after the game, also expressing dissatisfaction with this last shot. But after knowing the facts, the Bahraini players also left.
It is a fact that the Chinese men's basketball team won, and no matter how difficult the game process is, and no matter what mistakes Du Feng made in the game, competitive sports are like this, winning is winning.
With two consecutive wins, Du Feng was able to leave decently. The men's basketball team also qualified in advance, and next, it depends on the new coach of the men's basketball team, Jordjevic!