On July 2, Beijing time, the first stop of the Chinese men's basketball overseas warm-up game started in Melbourne, Australia, after 40 minutes of passionate competition, the Chinese men's basketball team finally lost to the Australian men's basketball team 87-107, suffering the first defeat in the overseas warm-up game. Liao Sanning scored a game-high 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and his performance was remarkable.
The Chinese men's basketball team is ranked 29th in the world, Australia is ranked 5th in the world, there is a gap in strength, and Australia has NBA players such as Mills, Ingles, Sable and Keady, the Chinese team started very well, 5 of 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, and scored 32 points in a single quarter, leading Australia by 7 points.
The five strikers performed miserably:
1, Zhu Junlong, started 30 minutes, 3 shots and 1 hit, only got 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, plus or minus -28, the lowest in the game, Guo Shiqiang did trust Zhu Junlong very much, but the score was not high.
2, Li Hongquan, played 11 minutes off the bench, made 2 of 4 shots, and scored a total of 6 points, including 2 three-pointers, plus or minus +5, and his performance was remarkable.
3, Wang Haoran
Wang Haoran, the 19-year-old player, played 13 minutes off the bench, only 2 points on 1-of-2 shooting, with a plus/minus of -14, with an average performance and few highlights.
4, Du Runwang
Du Runwang, who played the most minutes on the bench today, lasted 20 minutes, but he shot 0 of 2 and made 1 of 2 free throws, only scored 1 point, and made 2 turnovers. It can be clearly seen that Guo Shiqiang is willing to believe him and gives him so much time, but Du Runwang just can't throw, as Du Runwang in the fourth position, these warm-up games have no feeling at all, and he is very sluggish.
5, Zou Yang
As a rookie player in the CBA league last season, Zou Yang's ability is still very comprehensive, and being selected for this national team also proves his ability, but Guo Shiqiang's guidance only gave him 2 minutes, and he didn't score a point, far from getting the opportunity to exercise.
Facing the world's No. 5 Australian team, we played a perfect first quarter with the excellent feel of the guard, who would have thought that the offensive firepower inside and outside was not bad, but the front attack was weak, and the lack of defense gave the opponent too many three-point opportunities, completely lost the opportunity to chase points, and the team was in a predicament, even if the uncle wanted to change and adjust, there was no more suitable person to use.
After the game, fans also thought of Zhang Zhenlin. As one of the top small forwards in China, Zhang Zhenlin is 25 years old this year, with strong physical fitness, very comprehensive skills, integrated offense and defense, and can also fight. Although Zhang Zhenlin was selected for the national training team, he was unable to go due to personal reasons. If Zhang Zhenlin can travel smoothly in the warm-up match against Australia, it is estimated that he will not lose so many points, I have to say that Zhang Zhenlin is really the indispensable core of the national team.
However, although the Chinese men's basketball team lost the game, it also found 2 major surprises, the first is Liao Sanning's game-high 26 points, dare to fight, very stable, and can be called an offensive kaleidoscope. The second is that Wang Lanyan's free throws are too accurate, he didn't lose any of the 7 free throws, his mentality is really good, and it really boosts the morale of the Chinese men's basketball team, right!
Fans, what do you think?