The 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup will usher in the first round of qualifying on August 31, and the Chinese men's basketball team will face Angola in this round. Previously, the Chinese men's basketball team suffered three consecutive defeats and was particularly eager to win its first victory. After a wonderful competition, the Chinese men's basketball team
China men's basketball 83-76 Angola men's basketball team
The Chinese men's basketball team is currently ranked 27th in the world, with a poor record in the first stage of the group stage, ranking bottom with three consecutive defeats. It is precisely because of the consecutive defeats that fans are particularly eager for the Chinese men's basketball team to get a victory, and they are somewhat confident when looking for reasons back. As for direct access to the Paris Olympic Games, you have a chance to win these two qualifying matches with all your might, and you also need to win both to have a chance to go straight to Paris.
The coach of the Chinese men's basketball team is Serbian Jordjevic, and the starting lineup is sent: Fu Hao, Li Kaier, Zhao Rui, Zhou Qi and Zhang Zhenlin, Fu Hao got the first chance to start. In addition, the Chinese men's basketball team also has Zhao Jiwei, Wang Zhelin, Cui Yongxi, Hu Jinqiu, Zhu Junlong, Hu Mingxuan, and Zhou Peng on the bench.
The Angolan men's basketball team, ranked 41st in the world, lost to Italy and Dominica in the first stage, but beat the Philippines to win one game. The head coach of the Angolan men's basketball team is Espanyol Josep Claros, who started Fortuna, Fernando, Bangor, Francisco and Paul. In addition, the Angolan team has Gonsarf, Domingos, Maconda, Monteiro, Fernández, De Sousa and Koquira substitutes.
The Chinese men's basketball team trailed the opponent 33-42 in rebounds, led 22-19 in assists, trailed 7-9 in steals, dominated 4-1 in blocks, and had 17 turnovers each. In addition, the Chinese men's basketball team shot 49% [27 of 55] higher than 40% of opponents, including 31% of 3-pointers [5 of 16] higher than 19% of opponents.
The Chinese men's basketball team had many people score double-doubles, Hu Jinqiu cut 20 points and 3 rebounds, Li Kaier cut 17 points and 7 rebounds, Hu Mingxuan 16 points and 2 rebounds, and Zhou Qi cut 10 points and 2 rebounds. In addition, Zhao Rui and Zhang Zhenlin each scored 5 points, Zhao Jiwei scored 4 points, and Fu Hao and Zhu Junlong each scored 3 points. Angola Fernando chipped in 16 points and six boards, Fortuna chipped in 17, De Sousa chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds and Bangor had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Match Review
Fu Hao scored three points in the opening game, but Angola responded with three consecutive points; Then Zhou Qi and Zhang Zhenlin made achievements inside and outside, and the Chinese men's basketball team chased 8-10. After that, Hu Jinqiu scored on a layup, but Angola's offensive lead was fiercely 22-12; Then Zhao Rui made a killing and Jiangong, Zhou Qi broke through to score a layup, and the Chinese men's basketball team chased 18-25. After that, Hu Mingxuan and Li Kaier scored consecutive free throws, and the Chinese men's basketball team chased 24-27 at the end of the first quarter.
Angola scored consecutive points in the second quarter, Hu Mingxuan and Hu Jinqiu rushed to catch up, biting the score to 30-33; Then the Chinese men's basketball team attacked again, Hu Mingxuan and Zhang Zhenlin each scored, and Angola still led 42-34. Since then, Li Kaier scored consecutive points + Zhao Rui followed up with a layup, and the Chinese men's basketball team overtook the score 44-43; Then Fernando dunked, Zhao Ruizao killed 2 free throws 1, the Chinese team 21-18 in a single quarter, the two sides at halftime tied 45.
In the third quarter, Hu Mingxuan made consecutive three-point shots, and the Chinese men's basketball team led 51-47; Then Hu Mingxuan and Hu Jinqiu scored relays to advance, and the Chinese men's basketball team extended its advantage to 55-48. Since then, Fortuna has continued to score inside, Hu Jinqiu has scored a key 2+1, and the Chinese men's basketball team has led 60-55; Then Hu Jinqiu scored strongly, Zhao Jiwei and Zhou Qi followed up with relay scores, and the Chinese men's basketball team played 24-14 in a single quarter, leading the intermission 69-59.
In the final quarter, Zhao Jiwei made a killing attack, Zhu Junlong quickly followed up with three points, and the Chinese men's basketball team led 74-59; Then De Sousa scored a layup, and Zhou Qi quickly made a layup to suppress it, giving the Chinese men's basketball team a 76-61 lead. After that, Hu Jinqiu scored a sharp dunk, and Angola made consecutive outside shots to chase 68-78; Then Li Kyle scored five consecutive points at key moments, and the Chinese men's basketball team led 83-70. afterwards
After fierce competition, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Angola with an aggregate score of 83-76 to win the first victory of this tournament. However, the situation of the Chinese men's basketball team rushing to qualify for the Olympic Games is still unfavorable, and it is still in a passive situation.
Qualifying standings
Group M standings:
China men's basketball team: 1 win, 3 losses, 5 points
Angola: 1 win, 3 losses, 5 points
South Sudan: 1 win, 2 losses, 4 points
Philippines: 3 losses, 3 points
From the perspective of the overall standings situation, if the Chinese men's basketball team defeats the Philippines in the final round, it can basically keep the top two in the group and will enter the 21-24 place ranking, and the Olympic direct qualification for this position hangs in the balance. The biggest pressure on the Chinese men's basketball team at the moment is from Japan in Group O, where Cabo Verde lost 77-100 to Finland, so the situation in this group is a bit chaotic, and it is still difficult to say who will be the first in the group.