A match in Group C of the men's basketball World Cup group stage, the United States men's basketball team against the Jordanian men's basketball team, because the result of this game may be related to the Chinese men's basketball team's impact on Olympic qualification, so it has attracted the attention of domestic fans. In the end, Jordan defeated the United States 62-110, suffering three consecutive group stage defeats, and will compete in qualifying for the Paris Olympics.
Based on the slim hope of qualifying from the Chinese men's basketball group, it is more realistic to shift the focus to qualifying, and now that all five Asian teams in Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, the Philippines and Japan have been eliminated from the group, it is determined that they need to participate in qualifying to compete for the Paris Olympics, then each score of competitors is also an influencing factor.
Jordan was drawn in the next group, in the same group as the United States and Greece, the first two rounds of the team lost to Greece and New Zealand, suffered 2 rounds of early elimination, and in the final round against the United States who qualified early, Jordan was completely powerless to fight back.
Jordan trailed by 19 points at 12-31 in the first quarter, and by the second quarter, the team had improved to 21 points, but it did not limit the play of the United States, which also scored 31 points, 62-33 at halftime, leading Jordan by 29 points, basically ending the suspense of the game.
Back on the court in the third quarter, Jordan was unable to chase the score, losing another nine points in a single quarter, and the gap was widened to 38 points. In the final quarter, Jordan continued to be beaten, and finally defeated the United States by 48 points, suffering three consecutive defeats at the bottom.
With Jordan's crushing defeat to the United States, four Asian teams have finished their group stage at this World Cup, and the other three teams, including Japan, the Philippines and Lebanon, have also released their own goal difference and latest rankings, as follows:
1st, Japan -28 points (win 1 game to win)
Second, Philippines -23 points
Third, Iran -43 points (one less game)
4th, China -62 points (one less game)
Fifth, Jordan -77 points
Sixth, Lebanon -100 points
At present, only the Chinese men's basketball team and the Iranian men's basketball team have not finished the group stage, and they will appear later, compared to Iran's early round to determine the exit, the Chinese men's basketball team still has the theoretical possibility of advancing to the knockout round, and it is also the only remaining hope of the Asian 6 teams.
A game that ended earlier, Serbia defeated South Sudan, helping the Chinese men's basketball team a big favor, because the Chinese men's basketball team to miraculously qualify, the first condition is that South Sudan lost, now achieved, and the second condition is that it must beat Puerto Rico by 36 points, there is a gap in the strength of the two teams, it is difficult for the Chinese men's basketball team to win, let alone a net win of 36 points. Therefore, it is more practical for the Chinese men's basketball team to shift its focus to qualifying.
If the Chinese men's basketball team beats Puerto Rico by a small margin, even if it does not advance to the knockout round, it will be conducive to becoming the best Asian team, beating Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, the Philippines and Japan to qualify directly for the Paris Olympics.