On July 7, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team and the NBA Kings played a warm-up game. The Chinese team played at a normal level in the first quarter, trailing the opponent by 31 points in the first half. In the third quarter, the Chinese team only scored 7 points, which was completely inaccurate. In the last quarter, Cheng Shuaipeng and Yang Hansen performed to save a little face. In the end, the Chinese team lost to the king 50-101.
In the face of NBA-level speed, power and strategy, this is not only a simple game, but also an all-round test of individual ability, teamwork and mental quality of players. As soon as the whistle blew, the Kings quickly built a 5-0 lead.
Liao Sanning bravely went to the basket to pull back 2 points for the Chinese team, but the opponent was quick and sharp, cutting 8 points in a row, and the score difference was instantly pulled to double digits. In the first quarter of the competition, Cheng Shuaipeng's performance was eye-catching, with 4 of 5 shots becoming a bright spot, while the offensive firepower of his teammates seemed to have not been ignited and seemed relatively silent.
The Kings were both inside and out, with brothers Zeon Ellis and Boogie Ellis on the outside, with three-pointers pouring rain. At the end of the first quarter, the score was fixed at 20:33, and the Chinese team temporarily fell behind. Entering the second quarter, the Chinese team tried to narrow the gap, but the physical bottleneck was obvious, and it was difficult to match the opponent's high-intensity rhythm.
The Kings took advantage of the situation to launch an offensive attack, and the margin was once again widened to more than 20 points. Although Gao Shiyan and Yang Hansen contributed to the score, they were unable to effectively turn the situation around. At halftime, the score was 29:52, and the Chinese team was 23 points behind. At the beginning of the second half, the Chinese team intended to counterattack, but encountered the opponent's 11:2 offensive impact, and the difference jumped by more than 30 points.
The game then went into a tug-of-war, but the Kings had a clear advantage. At the end of the third quarter, the score became 36:77, and the Chinese team was 41 points behind, and the situation was worrying. In the last quarter, the Chinese team's defense was loose, the rebounding control was not effective, and the opponent took advantage of the situation to play a small climax of 10:2, and the score difference further expanded to more than 50 points, and the outcome of the game was almost a foregone conclusion.
Although Cheng Shuaipeng and Yang Hansen struggled to chase points in the final quarter and tried to save their dignity, the overall situation has been decided. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the Kings with a score of 51:101, unfortunately ending this contest of disparity in strength. At the beginning of the game, the Kings showed NBA-level speed and fluidity, and Liao Sanning's first goal ignited a flame of hope for the Chinese team.
In the first quarter, Cheng Shuaipeng tried to stabilize the Chinese team with his personal heroic performance. However, in the second quarter, the Kings blossomed more, especially the precise strikes on the three-point line, which made the Chinese team's defense more fragile, and the sporadic scoring seemed to be a drop in the bucket.
Entering the second half, the Chinese team faced the continuous pressure of the opponent, the offense almost came to a standstill, and the defensive rebounds were out of control, giving the opponent more opportunities to attack twice. In the last quarter, although Cheng Shuaipeng and Yang Hansen's active scramble won bursts of applause, the loss of rebounds and the lack of strength on the offensive end made the hope of a reversal come to naught.
Comprehensive analysis of the whole game, the Chinese team felt cold on the outside, hitting only 2 of 16 three-point attempts, and the low shooting rate of 12.5% was really suffocating. On the other side, the opponent showed a very different outside firepower with 17 three-pointers. In the battle for rebounds.
The Chinese team scored 40 rebounds, while the opponent had the upper hand with a significant advantage of 64 rebounds, and this disparity directly reflected the significant difference in the strength of the two sides. Observing the starting configuration of the Chinese team, the lineup composed of Liao Sanning, He Xining, Zhu Junlong, Du Runwang and Yu Jiahao theoretically integrates rich experience and youthful energy, and is expected to compete with the opponent.
Unfortunately, in the face of fierce attacks by the likes of Mason Jones and Colby Jones, the mainland players seemed powerless and helpless on the defensive end. It is worth mentioning that Cheng Shuaipeng contributed 16 points with his excellent personal performance and won the MVP of the game, while Yang Hansen also scored 8 points, becoming one of the few bright spots of the Chinese team.
The first challenge is the state of fitness. When we first arrived in the United States, jet lag made it difficult for our body to adjust to its optimal state quickly, just like the feeling of drowsiness in the early morning after we stayed up late after working overtime. Head coach Guo Shiqiang frankly pointed out that the lack of physical fitness of players directly affects the fluidity of rotation on the field.
If you have more time to adapt, you will be in a new state of play. The performance on the offensive end can only be described as "to be improved". In the face of high-intensity confrontation at the NBA level, the low scoring efficiency is worrying, and only 2 of 16 three-point shots were hit, and the basket seemed to be covered.
Free throws, a basic basketball skill, are also unsatisfactory, especially in the third quarter, when the team scored only 7 points, and frequent misses on the free throw line made the audience anxious. Lack of experience is another major pain point. In recent years, the opportunities for national teams to play against the world's top teams have decreased, and the lack of experience in major tournaments is on full display at key moments.
How to stay calm and manage physical strength effectively in a critical moment needs to be honed through actual combat. In terms of tactical concepts, it has become important to keep up with international trends. Basketball is changing with each passing day, and if we do not absorb and adopt advanced tactical ideas, we will only rely on old tactics to eat the old, which will only make us fall into passivity in the confrontation.
Once the opponent figured out the routine, we lost the opportunity. The tacit understanding of the squad and the role of the core players cannot be ignored either. The addition of new faces has certainly injected fresh blood into the team, but the lack of tacit understanding is obvious. In basketball, teamwork is above all else, and without a clear core, tactical execution is like a blind man touching an elephant, chaotic and disorderly.
In addition, although the original intention of the "five up and five down" rotation strategy was good, it caused the rustiness of on-field cooperation and the fragmentation of tactical execution. The huge gap of 51 points fixed the ending of this game, which was undoubtedly a painful defeat for the Chinese men's basketball team. But failure is not terrible.
It acts as a mirror of the team's disparity to the world's best teams at both ends of the pitch and at the offensive and defensive ends, as well as the lack of adaptability and sustained fighting ability in high-intensity matches. Every setback is a whetstone for growth, and through such a real experience, the Chinese men's basketball team can see its own shortcomings more clearly and accumulate valuable experience for future international competitions.
Falling is to get up better, Chinese men's basketball team, we look forward to your stronger return!
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