In this year's Men's Basketball World Cup, August 31 has become an important node for Chinese basketball. The group stage came to an end and qualifying from 17 to 32 places began. Just 18 hours after the crushing defeat to Puerto Rico, the Chinese men's basketball team reappeared, this time against Angola. The game is crucial for the Chinese men's basketball team, who desperately need a win to keep their hopes of storming the Olympics. After fierce competition, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Angola 83-76 to win the first qualifying match.
The hope of a first win The Chinese men's basketball team had a nightmare in the group stage, with a net score of 80 points from three losses, the second lowest among the six teams in Asia. In the final match against Puerto Rico, Zhou Peng was injured, and Wang Zhelin's performance was also seriously criticized. The frustrated Chinese men's basketball team lost two important players at once. In stark contrast, Angola, despite winning only one match in the group stage, has significantly improved their strength and is also holding on to the hopes of making an impact on the Olympics. In the match with the Chinese men's basketball team, Angola also has one more day off than the Chinese team. The Chinese men's basketball team is at a disadvantage in terms of timing, location, people and people, and this game is obviously full of challenges.
In order to face Angola, the Chinese men's basketball team made another starting adjustment, Fu Hao replaced the injured Zhou Peng, and Wang Zhelin was placed on the bench. The starting lineup changed to Fu Hao, Li Kaier, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhao Rui and Zhou Qi. Angola sent Bangor, Fernando, Dundao, Gonsalves and Francisco. In the first quarter of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team fell into a mistake, but Fu Hao's three-point game kicked off. However, Angola then scored two consecutive three-point overtakes, and the game was not in favor of China for a time. However, with the efforts of Fu Hao, Li Kaier and others, the Chinese team narrowed the gap to 24-27 at the end of the first quarter.
Hu Jinqiu and Hu Mingxuan's shining performance In the second quarter of the game, the performance of Zhou Qi and Hu Jinqiu continued to stabilize the Chinese team. However, foul issues began to plague both sides, and the game entered a tug-of-war. China's Li Kyle showed excellent singles skills on several occasions in the No. 2 position, and Zhao Rui also scored in the breakthrough, helping the Chinese team to a rebound of 8-0 at one point. At the end of the first half, the two sides were tied at 45.
Sprint hard and win Yibian fought again, and Hu Mingxuan of the Chinese team hit two consecutive three-pointers, and a quick attack, which instantly ignited the morale of the team. Hu Jinqiu also showed a tough offensive attitude and successfully attacked the opponent's defense. China gradually widened the point gap, while Angola began to fall into mistakes. Entering the fourth quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team maintained the point difference in double digits with the team's high concentration and excellent teamwork, and finally defeated Angola with a score of 83-76.
Prospect and outlook In this game, Hu Jinqiu and Hu Mingxuan became the shining point of the Chinese team, and the two substitutes injected life into the team. Hu Jinqiu, in particular, played a very limited amount of time in the group stage, but in this crucial life-and-death battle, he cut 20 points and became the team's biggest killer. As CCTV commentators say, everyone will experience lows, but as long as they persevere, even in the darkest moments, they can usher in the dawn of hope.
The victory gave the Chinese men's basketball team the last glimmer of hope for advancing to the Olympics and was also the second victory for the Asian team in the game. Immediately afterwards, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the host Philippines, which will also be their final game of this World Cup. In the face of future challenges, the Chinese men's basketball team needs to do its best and go all out to win the games that should be won, and the rest may really be handed over to Providence. This game is not only a basketball game, but also a demonstration of the team's belief and fighting spirit.