On the evening of June 30, Beijing time, two blockbuster messages came from Chinese basketball, one worry and one joy, the U18 women's basketball team lost to the Australian women's basketball team 79:96 in the Asian Cup final and was the runner-up; The U17 men's basketball team defeated the world's No. 2 French men's basketball team 73:70 in the second game of the group stage of the World Cup, which greatly boosted the enthusiasm and confidence of the fans.
U18 Women's Asian Cup Final: China 79-96 Australia
In this game, Zhang Ziyu continued to play bravely, shooting 18 of 36 and slashing 42 points and 14 boards, and the scoring rate exceeded 50% of the total score of the Chinese team. This is Zhang Ziyu's first time participating in an official international competition, and it can be said that he became famous in one fight. The other players all scored less than doubles, Wang Jiaxin shot 2 of 11, Xu Fengwei shot 3 of 11, and the inaccuracy of the two pitchers became a major cause of defeat.
The U18 Chinese women's basketball team is really Zhang Ziyu, and Zhang Ziyu is defeated. In terms of offense, she can only rely on Zhang Ziyu to open up the situation and attack the city, but in defense, she has become a loophole for the team. In the face of a mature team and playing style like Australia, Zhang Ziyu's slow return speed and lack of physical strength have been amplified and exploited. On the other hand, except for Zhang Ziyu, the strength of the other players in this batch of Chinese women's basketball teams is very average, and it is difficult to win the championship with such a lineup structure.
U17 Men's Basketball World Cup Group Stage: China 73:70 France
After losing to Guinea 92-101 in the first game, the Chinese men's basketball team and head coach Li Xiaoyong are under a lot of pressure. Facing the French men's basketball team, ranked No. 2 in the world, this game must be another tough battle, after all, in the warm-up game not long ago, the Chinese team faced this French team by 42 points.
In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team fell behind by 15 points, but the boys withstood the pressure, and the French men's basketball team was inaccurate on the outside, and then staged a big reversal to win. Zhang Boyuan made the last throwing to kill the game, scoring 18 points and 8 rebounds in the game. Other players scored: Li Yuezhou 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Shen Wudi 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Chen Yixiao 6 points, He Wenwei 6 points and 5 assists.
It is worth mentioning that Coach Li Xiaoyong has trained this national team quite well, and the passing and cutting cooperation between the players is obviously more, and the tactical play style is enriched a lot, which makes up for the shortcomings of personal skills. The free throws hit more than 80% in both games, which is much stronger than the 50% of the current Chinese men's basketball team, and it can also be seen that they usually practice a lot.
In the next game, at 17:30 on July 2, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team will face the last opponent in the group stage, the more powerful American men's basketball team.