On July 8, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in their second strong opponent - the Hornets in the California Summer League. This game is especially important for the team, especially given the painful 51-point defeat they suffered in their last game against the Kings. Although there is a huge gap between the strength and the NBA team, the Chinese team must play with spirit, and it doesn't matter if you lose, you are afraid of losing to numbness. In this game, the Chinese team needs to cheer up.
As soon as the game started, the Chinese men's basketball team fell into the predicament of slow heating, as if it was still adjusting its state, and it was difficult to find the rhythm of the offense. In the first eight minutes, the whole team barely made a place in the sports scoring list with only a wonderful goal from Yang Hansen, and Zou Yang's three-pointer shot at the end of the quarter became one of the few exciting highlights of the quarter. However, such a performance was obviously not enough to withstand the offensive of the Hornets, and by the end of the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team had trailed the opponent by 9 points, scoring only 9 points.
Entering the second quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team finally showed signs of recovery, and tried to narrow the gap with a wave of 7-3 starts. Although the quarter did not completely turn the tide, the team won by one point in the first quarter and improved its form significantly, although it still went into halftime with a 16-point deficit.
In the second half, the Chinese men's basketball team showed a stronger fighting spirit. Gao Shiyan hit a three-pointer and played 2+1 as soon as he came up, leading the team to play a wave of 10-2 offensive and narrowing the difference to single digits. During this period, Yang Hansen became the focus of the field with his fantastic footsteps and a shocking dunk, which greatly boosted the morale of the team. However, the good times did not last long, and the state of the Chinese men's basketball team fluctuated again in the second half, and the opponent frequently counterattacked, and the score difference was gradually widened again.
As the game deepened, the Chinese men's basketball team became more and more weak on the offensive end, and it was difficult to pose an effective threat to the Hornets, and the point difference was gradually widened in this elimination of each other's strengths. In the end, the Hornets defeated the Chinese men's basketball team with a score of 93-62, handing the latter two consecutive defeats in the summer league.
In this game, Yang Hansen, a Chinese men's basketball player who was promoted to the start by Guo Shiqiang, played 21 minutes, shooting 4 of 8, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and got 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, but there were 7 turnovers and 6 fouls. The other 2 youngsters Liao Sanning and Wang Lanyan performed quite well, Liao Sanning played 18 minutes and 35 seconds, 8 shots 2 of 8 (3 of 2 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws), got 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Wang Lanyan played 15 minutes and 32 seconds, 8 shots 2 of 8 (1 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw), and got 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
The Chinese team lost by 51 points in the last game, and today it lost by 31 points, which can be regarded as an improvement. Basketball commentator Ke Fan quipped after the game: "The Spurs lost to the Hornets by 32 points in the last game, and today we lost to the Hornets by 31 points, and the Spurs let the Hornets score 97 points, and we let the Hornets score 92 points, so in this way, we are better than the Spurs." "Although it is a joke, it also affirms the performance of the Chinese team, and in the next game, the Chinese team will play against the Spurs, let's see how they will perform!