The U18 Men's Basketball Asian Cup finally came to an end, and Australia defeated New Zealand by 63 points 96-33 in the final, winning the championship with a complete record. In the past six games, Australia have swept their opponents throughout, beating their opponents by 321 points in six games and averaging a goal difference of 53.5 points per game. With a maximum of 65 points and a minimum of 32 points, it can be said that in this Asian Cup, Australia is invincible. It can be called a giant in Asian basketball. It is also the first rival of the Chinese team to dominate Asia.
Since Australia joined the Asian competition zone, it is difficult for the Chinese team to have a chance to dominate Asia. This Under-18 Asian Youth Championship is a good example. Australia has almost no rivals in Asia. Even with traditional Asian powerhouses such as Japan and Lebanon, they lost by a big score. In the group stage, Australia showed a superior desire to attack, but when they wanted to win, there was hardly any team that could stop them.
In their group stage debut, Australia beat Mongolia by 61 points 93-32 to kick off the scoring spree. They then beat Lebanon 78-46, winning by 32 points, the fewest goal difference and the only team to lose by 40 points. In the final game of the group stage, Australia broke out again, beating Taiwan by 65 points 113-48, setting a new record for the highest net difference.
Entering the knockout stage, although the strength of the opponent has been raised a notch. However, in Australia's eyes, the opponents in the knockout round are no different from the group stage, facing Japan in the quarter-finals. Australia eventually beat Japan by 48 points 89-41, and this is still when they ended the second half, if Australia is full of firepower, the difference between the two sides will definitely be more than 50+, and maybe even more.
Even if it is to enter the semi-finals, facing the host Jordan, even if the latter has home advantage, but facing Australia, Jordan is still powerless, and the gap between the two sides is indeed too much. At 42-94, Jordan lost by another 52 points. The final against New Zealand was considered the top matchup in Asia, but the match was ultimately one-sided, and Australia beat New Zealand by 63 points 96-33 to win the championship comfortably. Throughout the series, they outscored their opponents by 321 points, averaging a net win of 53.5 points per game.
The Chinese team did not meet Australia this time, but in the semi-finals, the Chinese team lost to New Zealand, which means that if the Chinese team meets Australia, it will probably be a big defeat. From this point of view, Australia is indeed invincible in Asia. However, it would also be a good thing for the Chinese team to fight for more opportunities to play against such a team.