On July 7, Beijing time, in the classic NBA Summer League in California, the matchup between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Kings attracted widespread attention. Although the Kings are divided into two teams, the overall strength is not top-notch, but the result of the game is surprising. From the start of the game, the Kings' Keon Ellis showed excellent form, scoring consecutive points to help the team quickly build a lead. In contrast, the Chinese men's basketball team seems to be faltering, and except for Liao Sanning, the team can hardly find other scoring points on the offensive end.
Liao Sanning is undoubtedly the highlight of the Chinese team in this competition, he is not afraid of strong opponents, and has the courage to break through and try. Despite a dense defence, Liao was able to find scoring opportunities with superb European steps and clever throws.
Basketball is a team sport, and it is obviously difficult to sustain the whole game with Liao Sanning's efforts alone. The performance of the other players was relatively mediocre and failed to effectively share the scoring pressure, which made the Chinese team extremely difficult in attack, and the overall tactical execution and offensive efficiency did not meet expectations.
The match was not only a technical defeat, but also raised questions about the selection and strategic arrangement. Why is it that in such an important warm-up game, the strongest squad in China is not sent? Such an arrangement reduces the opportunity for the team to gain valuable experience and grow through high-level confrontation. On the international stage, every game is an opportunity to test and improve, and the Chinese team seems to have missed a good opportunity to learn and adjust through actual combat.
From a technical point of view, the Chinese team has obvious shortcomings in defensive conversion, fast attack initiation, and coordinated operations on the defensive end. The presence of these problems directly affects the pace of the game and the final score. At the psychological level, in addition to Liao Sanning, the coping strategies and psychological adjustment abilities of other team members in the face of adversity also seem to need to be strengthened. In the international arena, psychological quality can often determine the direction of the game, and this is the aspect that the Chinese team needs to focus on.
Although the result of this game was disappointing, it also provided an opportunity for the Chinese men's basketball team to reflect and learn. The team needs to pay more attention to the diversity of tactics and the cultivation of the psychological quality of players in future training and games. At the same time, for the team management, how to scientifically and rationally select players and strategic layout will be the key to enhance the team's international competitiveness.
In summary, although the performance of the Chinese men's basketball team in the summer league did not meet expectations, through this experience, the team should be able to clearly recognize its own shortcomings and make targeted improvements in future training and games. I hope that in the future on the international stage, we can see a more mature and stable Chinese men's basketball team.