On July 2, Beijing time, the first warm-up game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Australian men's basketball team kicked off.
The Chinese men's basketball team won one win and one loss against the Macau Black Bears in the previous domestic warm-up game, and was reversed by the Macau Black Bears in the second game, which obviously did not satisfy the fans. Because Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin, Hu Mingxuan and other players did not participate in the national team's training camp, and Chen Guohao, Lin Wei, Zhao Weilun, these young players have also left the Chinese men's basketball training team. The warm-up game of the Chinese men's basketball team this summer is mainly led by young players such as Yang Hansen, Yu Jiahao, He Xining, Zhu Junlong, etc., and the Chinese men's basketball team, which is in the alternation of the old and the new, also hopes to let the young players grow rapidly through this high-level warm-up game.
The Australian men's basketball team is ranked fifth in the world and belongs to the world's strongest team, with a number of NBA players in the team.
Chinese team starters: Liao Sanning, Zhu Junlong, Cheng Shuaipeng, Wang Lanyan, Yu Jiahao
Australian starters: Mills, Ingles, Cooks, Reese, Thybulle
In the first quarter of the game, both sides played relatively tightly in the opening stage, the shooting rate was not high, the first half of the two sides fought to a 14-14 draw, Li Hongquan hit a 3-point shot, Wang Haoran shot successfully, the Chinese team began to take the lead, at the end of the quarter Wang Lanyan scored 5 points in a row to help the Chinese team expand the lead, the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team led 32-25.
In the second quarter of the competition, Australia played an 8-0 offensive to overtake the score, the Chinese team asked for a timeout, and after the pause, Liao Sanning scored a mid-shot shot to help the Chinese team stabilize the situation, Jiao Boqiao turned over and made a jumper, and the two sides fought to a 39-39 tie in the middle section. In the second half, the Chinese team fell into a scoring drought, and at the end of the quarter, Yu Jiahao scored consecutive points, and at halftime, the Chinese team fell behind Australia 48-51.
Yibian fought again, the two sides were still inextricable in the opening stage, but Australia suddenly played a wave of 11-0 offensive climax to take a lead of more than 10 points in one fell swoop, the Chinese team still fell into a scoring drought in the second half, the Australian team continued to expand the lead with full firepower, Jiao Sanning scored 4 points in a row at the end of the quarter to help the Chinese team stop the bleeding, and at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team fell behind 64-81.
In the final quarter, Cooks hit a three-point shot, Jiao Sanning responded with three points, the Australian team continued to score, the difference was further widened, the Chinese team fell behind 67-90, the game quickly lost suspense, and the Chinese team replaced the main players in the second half, and in the end, the Chinese team lost to the Australian team 87-107.
China's rebounds were 16:39 Australia's, assists were 12:25, China's three-pointers were 11-of-24, and Australia's three-pointers were 19-of-45.
Stats for both players:
Chinese team: Wang Lanyan 20 points, Liao Sanning 19 points, Yu Jiahao 14 points and 3 rebounds, Cheng Shuaipeng 10 points, Jiao Boqiao 6 points, Li Hongquan 6 points
Australia: Ingles 11 points and 5 assists, Reece 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Golding 17 points, McWeig 22 points, Nick Kay 10 points.