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On the evening of August 30, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team played against Puerto Rico in the Basketball World Cup, and the result ended in an 89-107 defeat.
In the game, Zhao Rui scored 16 points, Zhao Jiwei contributed 14 points and 6 assists, Hu Mingxuan scored 12 points and 5 assists, Fu Hao cut 11 points, and Li Kaier contributed 9 points and 3 rebounds.
Losing consecutive games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost all three games and finished bottom of the group, and will be relegated to the 17-32 qualifying tournament, against Angola and the Philippines. If they don't win both games, they are likely to miss the Paris Olympics.
It is ironic that the Chinese men's basketball team, despite its loss, is the only team in Asia that still has the potential to advance to the round of 16.
Before this basketball World Cup, the other five teams in Asia have all been eliminated, and only Japan has won one game in the group stage.
The last group game against Puerto Rico was played by the Chinese men's basketball team, and although they needed to win and score at least 36 points to hope to advance to the round of 16, they had not only won one victory in the last five meetings with Puerto Rico.
This fiasco is really bad for the Chinese men's basketball team, because in the Asian zone, they are the last team with the possibility of qualifying.
In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team made a lineup change, Hu Mingxuan started the court, and Li Kaier became a substitute. At the beginning of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team appeared helpless under the fierce counterattack of Puerto Rico, trailing 16-23 in the first quarter.
As the game progressed, the Chinese men's basketball team was still hit back with frequent mistakes, trailing 37-52 at halftime. In the second half, the Chinese men's basketball team gradually regained its form, but the situation was irreversible and finally lost 89-107.
While the outlook is bleak, the Chinese men's basketball team still has a chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics in qualifying, where they will play Angola on August 31 and then the Philippines on September 2. For the Chinese men's basketball team, this will be the last chance to compete for face.