The latest situation of China's men's basketball team in the Olympic Games: 1 difficult win to keep hope The Japanese team still has the initiative
After beating Angola by 7 points and struggling to win the first victory in the 2023 Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team, which survived the qualifying round, temporarily kept its hopes of competing for the Paris Olympics, but the prospects are still not optimistic.
With this victory, the Chinese men's basketball team temporarily equaled Japan and ahead of the other Asian teams participating in this World Cup (Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and the Philippines), and is also the only two Asian teams to win one victory, while the other Asian teams are still 0 wins for the time being.
However, it should be emphasized that the Chinese men's basketball team is only "temporary" ahead, and the advantage is minimal.
The reason is that today, all Asian teams (all of whom did not qualify from the group) will play qualifying matches, and the Chinese men's basketball team is the first Asian team to participate in qualifying.
Later, Lebanon vs Ivory Coast, Japan vs Venezuela, Philippines vs South Sudan, Jordan vs. Egypt, Iran vs France. Among them, Iran and the Philippines have a harder time winning, but Jordan, Japan and Lebanon all have chances to win, especially Japan, which is also one of the hosts of this World Cup, they will still have a home field advantage.
Once Japan win another victory, they will still be ahead of all Asian teams. At the same time, even if Japan loses, as long as they do not lose by 46 points or more, their goal difference will still lead the Chinese men's basketball team. And it is obviously impossible for Japan to lose Venezuela by 46 points.
In addition, if Jordan can beat Egypt, it can also continue to create pressure on the Chinese men's basketball team.
On September 2, all Asian teams will play the second and final qualifying match. The Chinese men's basketball team will play against the host Philippine team, which is the ball that will completely decide the fate of the Chinese team. On the same day, Japan played Cabo Verde, Lebanon vs Iran, Jordan and Mexico. Even if China beats the Philippines, it will depend on whether Japan can defeat the mediocre Cape Verde.
Therefore, the Chinese men's basketball team has only temporarily retained the hope of competing for the Paris Olympic qualification, but the initiative is still not in their hands, and the situation is still not optimistic.