Data does not lie|Detailed explanation of the four reasons why the Chinese men's basketball team lost by 42 points: Li Kyle fell angrily on the towel on 0 of 9
On August 26, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in the first game of the World Cup group stage, and lost 63-105 to Serbia. In the warm-up game six days ago, facing the same opponent, the Chinese men's basketball team lost by 23 points, and in the opening game of the group stage, they finally lost by 42 points. Serbia without Jokic is still a first-class team, where is the gap between the Chinese men's basketball team and them?
Let's start with some positive aspects: First, the Chinese men's basketball team played 6-0 in the opening game of this game, Zhou Qi hit a shot, Zhang Zhenlin played 3+1, and in the warm-up game, they were beaten by Serbia to start 11-0; Second, Zhao Rui scored 17 points, and Zhou Qi's personal performance was also significantly better than in the warm-up game, in which he only scored 1 point by free throws, and in this game, his performance rebounded, contributing 12 points and 5 rebounds, shooting 6 of 6; Third, in terms of rebounding, the Chinese men's basketball team did not fall behind in this game, 33-33 and the opponent was tied, and in the last warm-up game, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 10 rebounds.
Defeat factor 1: Too many mistakes are caught and counterattacked
In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team made too many mistakes, with a total of 21 mistakes, while the opponent only had 12 errors. China lost 39 points due to mistakes, and the other side lost only 11 points due to mistakes. In terms of fast attack, Serbia had a clear advantage of 24-6, and in the first half, the fast attack score was 13-0.
Compared to the warm-up match six days ago, China performed worse in this regard. At that time, the Chinese men's basketball team made 12 mistakes in the game, one less than Serbia. Mistakes quickly buried a good start for the Chinese team, and in the first half of the first quarter, the score was glued, but successive errors by Zhao Jiwei and Zhao Rui allowed Serbia to easily score a few goals, and the momentum of the game quickly reversed.
Defeat 2: Li Kyle is not in good offensive form
Li Kyle's slump in personal offense is somewhat surprising. He was the only player in the Chinese men's basketball team to score zero-to-zero shooting, shooting 0-of-9 from the field, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 0-pointer, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
As a naturalized player of the Chinese men's basketball team, Li Kyle contributed to rebounds and assists, and played a role in strategy, but his personal offense fell into a rare slump, whether it was three-pointers, mid-range shots, baskets, or even empty basket opportunities, he did not score. Li Kyle threw away his goggles during the game, but still couldn't find a feeling. Li Kyle on the bench threw the towel angrily.
In the second half of the final quarter, Qiao Shuai replaced Li Kyle to find a feeling, and he still did not break the scoring drought.
Defeat 3: Insufficient substitution scores
In this game, the gap between the substitute contributions of the two sides was obvious, with the substitutes of the Serbian men's basketball team scoring 60 points, while the substitutes of the Chinese men's basketball team scored only 16 points in total. In the first half, the bench score ratio between the two sides was 23-1, and the Chinese men's basketball team only relied on Wang Zhelin to score one point. In the final quarter, the substitutes of the Chinese men's basketball team played well, Hu Jinqiu and Cui Yongxi all scored, but it was not enough to change the outcome of the game.
Defeat factor four: The defense can't keep up, and the hit rate is completely exploded
Whether it is basketball awareness or overall strength, the gap between the Chinese men's basketball team is obvious, which also leads to their defense can not keep up with the other party, and the shooting percentage is completely exploded. Serbia's shooting percentage in all three ranges is significantly higher than that of the Chinese men's basketball team, shooting 58% from the field to 38%, 3-point shooting 46% to 28%, and free throw shooting 86% to 58%.