On February 26, Beijing time, the sixth window of the 2023 Asia-Pacific World Preliminary Round ended, let's take a look at the latest ranking of Group F, the main information is as follows: China defeated Iran 86-74, ushering in a seven-game winning streak; Australia beat Kazakhstan 98-53; Japan 95-72 lightly took Bahrain.
World Qualifiers Group F standings
The match between China and Iran is definitely what we care about the most, today's game, Qiao Shuai adjusted the lineup, Guo Allen, Hu Mingxuan, Wang Zhelin, Zhu Junlong are absent, Wu Qian, Cheng Shuaipeng, Zeng Fanbo and Hu Jinqiu are back. At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team repeatedly took advantage of the inside and dunked to score, while Iran quickly found the right spot on the outside, and our offense did not run smoothly in the first half, trailing by three points 45-48. In the second half, Zhao Jiwei, Wu Qian, Cui Yongxi and other players gradually found a feeling, Wu Qian hit two three-pointers in the last quarter, scored 10 points and 2 steals in a single quarter, Zhao Jiwei also had a wonderful performance of shaking the opponent to hit three points, and finally the Chinese team played a 25-16 attack wave at the end of the quarter, defeating Iran with a score of 86-74, winning 7 consecutive victories.
Wu Qian's performance is eye-catching
Although the Chinese men's basketball team won, all the players who played have scored, but there are still many problems, the matching of the lineup and the coordination of tactics still need time and game running-in, today's three-point shot 8 of 22, the shooting rate is 36.4%, Wu Qian, Zhao Jiwei, Zhang Zhenlin and Zhou Peng hit three points, 20 of 29 free throws, the shooting rate is 69%, a total of 22 turnovers, 10 more than Iran.
China brings the old with the new
Wu Qian shot 6 of 10, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws to score a team-high 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists; Zhao Jiwei shot 4 of 8 and 2 of 6 three-pointers for 12 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists; Hu Jinqiu shot 4 of 6 and contributed 13 points and 6 rebounds on 5 of 6 free throws, while Zhou Qi only played 20 minutes, shooting 4 of 6 and only 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 3 of 8 free throws. Zhang Zhenlin 9 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists; Choi Yonghee had 8 points and 5 rebounds. The Chinese men's basketball team itself is the Asian hegemon, beating Asian teams is nothing, and the current Chinese team can no longer defeat the opponent with a big score in the past, so we hope that the new generation of players can take up the torch of their predecessors, be down-to-earth and continue to work hard.
Joe Shuai continues to test the players
The two games of the recent World Preliminary Round are not really tough battles, but Qiao Shuai's debut, the future World Cup, impact Olympic tickets, is the real test, I hope the Chinese men's basketball team put down the burden and continue to cheer. The top spot in Group F went to Australia, which improved their record to 11-1 with a 95-83 win over Kazakhstan, with Todd Cameron slashing 31 points and Keller Adam taking 20 points, with the only defeat being the abstention against Iran. Kazakhstan is 5-7 and 5th in the group and misses the World Cup.
Jacques Charlie had 28 points and 7 rebounds
The Japanese second team continued their hands against Bahrain today, winning 95-72 and hitting 16 three-pointers, Josh Hodkinson easily scored 22 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting, and Yutaro Suda shot 7-of-10 from the field and scored 20 points on 6-of-9 three-pointers. The Japanese team itself is one of the hosts of the World Cup, and there is no pressure for results in the World Preliminary Round, which is mainly based on military training. Bahrain are 2-10 and bottom of the group. The teams that qualified from Group E are Lebanon, New Zealand, Jordan and the Philippines (hosts).