Berlin, August 12 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese men's basketball team lost to the German team with a score of 58:107 in the German Basketball Super Cup held in Hamburg, Germany, on the 12th, and will compete with the New Zealand team for the third place on the 13th.
On August 12, China's Zhao Jiwei (center) attacked during a match. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Pengfei
The starting lineup of the Chinese team for this campaign is Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhao Rui, Zhou Peng and Cui Yongxi. The German team has a luxurious lineup, with current NBA players such as Schroeder, Wagner Bros., and Theis all playing. After drawing 4-4 in the first quarter, Germany, led by Schroeder, played a 12-0 attacking wave. Lee Kyle came off the bench halfway through the first quarter and scored his only first-half point on free throws to tie the score to 5:16.
Chinese player Li Kaier (third from left) communicates with teammate Zhao Jiwei (second from left) during a match on August 12. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Pengfei
After that, Wang Zhelin stepped on other players in the offense and injured his feet, scored two points after completing the free throw, and has not played since. With 0.8 seconds left in the first quarter, the Chinese team held the ball and Zhou Qi came on the field to score the ball. The Chinese team trailed 12:25 in the first quarter.
Germany launched a 6-2 offensive at the start of the second quarter, and after completing an aerial relay goal, the Chinese were forced to request a timeout. Since then, the Chinese team has repeatedly had problems, poor defensive rebounding protection, steals, offensive fouls, walking violations, etc., and the Chinese team trailed 23:49 after halftime. Schroeder scored 11 points and contributed 4 assists in the half; Zhou Qi contributed 6 points and 4 rebounds.
On August 12, Chinese player Zhou Qi attacked during the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Pengfei
China continued to pick up in the second half, with Germany blossoming and scoring consecutive three-pointers to build a 39-point lead with a 20-7 offensive run. Li Kyle scored eight consecutive points to lead the team to chase unsuccessfully, and the difference reached a full 40 points at the end of the third quarter. With no suspense in the victory or defeat, the fourth quarter became training time for both sides. In the end, the Chinese team lost by 49 points.
China's Fu Hao and Li Kaier scored 10 points, and the latter also contributed six rebounds. Germany's five double-doubles were scored, with Franz Wagner scoring a game-high 20 points and Vogtmann grabbing a game-high eight rebounds.
On August 12, the Chinese team took a group photo before the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Pengfei
In another game of the German Super Basketball Cup, Canada defeated New Zealand 107-76 and met Germany in the final on the 13th. The Chinese team competed with the New Zealand team for third place.
Source: Xinhua News Agency