On August 28, Beijing time, the second round of Group B of the Men's Basketball World Cup continued, and the Chinese men's basketball team lost 69-89 to the South Sudan men's basketball team.
Although Li Kyle, who scored 0 points in the first game, contributed 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in this game, he was unable to recover.
At present, the Chinese men's basketball team is at the bottom of the group with 0 wins and 2 losses, with a net loss of 62 points in the two games, and the group qualification is slim.
01/ Defense
"You can't win by individuals, let the opponent shoot three points, we don't put enough defensive pressure on the opponent, let the opponent shoot too many threes, and they are so accurate in the first half and let them shoot so easily in the second half." Zhao Rui said in an interview after the game.
Fans who watched the game should feel the same way, the Chinese team's defense in this game is too weak.
After the game, Li Kyle also mentioned the team's defensive problems: "We have to know how to play 40 minutes hard, and it is not enough to play 20 minutes on the stage of the World Cup. ”
In addition to the walking defense, the Chinese men's basketball team had a total of 11 errors in this game, and these 11 errors gave the South Sudan team 15 points...
02/ Attack
After the crushing defeat against Serbia in the last round, the Chinese men's basketball team made some adjustments in controlling the pace of the game and rebounding protection, and these adjustments also had some effect in the first half.
Zhao Rui continued his good form in the previous game, scoring 10 points in the half. Li Kyle also found the feeling of offense, taking advantage of his change in rhythm to constantly impact the basket to score. Just four points behind their opponents at half-time, giving fans a glimpse of hope of winning.
However, in the second half, the Chinese men's basketball team failed to continue the good performance of the first half.
Especially in the case of declining fitness, the team's attack is basically based on solo fighting, without any tactics.
On the other hand, the opponent, with his excellent physical fitness, frequently launched fast attacks, which left the Chinese team at a loss, and completely opened the score and sealed the victory.
It is worth mentioning that in this game, the Chinese men's basketball team actually did not score a fast attack!
Of course, the free throw performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in this game is also not flattering, only 13 of the 21 free throws in the game, the shooting rate is only a pitiful 62%, and Zhou Qi even staged an embarrassing picture of three free throws in the second quarter...
Although the Chinese men's basketball team has made some adjustments and achieved some results today, in the face of absolute strength, the Chinese team can only bow down.
At 20:00 Beijing time on August 30, the Chinese men's basketball team will play Puerto Rico, the last opponent in the group stage, win and try to fill in the 62 points lost in the first two occasions before it is possible to qualify from the group...
( Guangdong Sports Channel)