On the evening of September 20, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in a warm-up match with La Liga powerhouse Juventute. Although the game was lost, the men's basketball team had a good mental outlook, and there were many bright spots, captain Hu Mingxuan's performance was very good, cutting a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists, and the 23-year-old Liao Sanning also scored 16 points and 3 steals in 6 of 12. In this game, the Chinese men's basketball team needs to control its mistakes, and it needs to focus on Juventute's Ribas on the defensive end, who scored 11 points on 3-of-4 three-pointers off the bench in the last game.
Starting line-ups:
Chinese men's basketball team: Hu Mingxuan, Liao Sanning, Du Runwang, Zhu Junlong, Yang Hansen
Juvent: Van der Wooster, Ruzik, Robertson, Tomic and Hanga
The process of the game
In the first quarter, Hu Mingxuan broke through the pick-and-roll and scored, and then Du Runwang scored three points, and the Chinese men's basketball team started 5-0 and looked very well prepared. Juventute's Hanga tossed to stop the bleeding, Yang Hansen missed the layup, Zhu Junlong made a rebound, Tomic hit an inside hook shot, Robertson got an easy chance to score after getting rid of it, Ruzik caused a foul and hit both free throws, Juventute won 8-7. Liao Sanning threw and hit, and then Hu Mingxuan also threw and scored, Dotson caused a foul and made two free throws, Yu Jiahao hooked his hand, and then the Juventute players complained that the referee blew the penalty and ate a technical foul, Wang Lanyan hit a technical free throw, and the Chinese men's basketball team took a 5-point lead again 14-9. Kragg scored a one-on-one score, and Liu Lijia caused a foul and hit both free throws. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team led by 5 points 16-11.
In the second quarter, Hu Mingxuan hit one of two free throws, Yu Jiahao hit a shot, Gates scored three points, Pustovoy scored two points, Robertson scored two points on a jumper, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by only one point at 19-18. Subsequently, Pustovoy dunked, Juventute overtook him, Yang Hansen scored inside with a cake, Du Runwang scored a second attack, Cheng Shuai Peng hit a jump shot, and the Chinese men's basketball team took a 5-point lead again 25-20. Yu Jiahao turned around and hit a hook shot, Dotson caused a foul and hit two free throws, Tomic scored a layup, Ribas hit two free throws, Yu Jiahao also hit two free throws, Dotson hit two free throws, Gates hit two free throws, and at halftime, the Chinese men's basketball team drew 29-29 with Juventute.
In the third quarter, Hu Mingxuan made two foul shots, Ruzik scored under the basket, Tomic hit two free throws, Robertson scored a layup, Hu Mingxuan hit a difficult three-point shot, and the Chinese men's basketball team 34-34 Juventute. Liao Sanning hit a layup, Tomic hit two free throws, Yu Jiahao scored a tough basket, but unfortunately missed the free throw, Tomic threw and hit, Yu Jiahao hit two free throws, Cheng Shuaipeng hit two free throws, Hu Mingxuan hit two free throws, and the Chinese men's basketball team continued to rely on free throws to expand the difference. Kragg hit a throw, Yu Jiahao hit a hook shot, Van der Worst hit two free throws, Yang Hansen hit one of two free throws, Hu Mingxuan hit a three-pointer before the end of the quarter, and the Chinese men's basketball team led by eight points at 50-42 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Juventute hit two three-pointers in a row, and the difference instantly came to 2 points, and the last loss was a shooter who did not defend the opponent well in the final quarter. Yu Jiahao caused a foul and made two free throws, Gates hit a three-point shot, and then Gates caused Du Runwang to commit a three-point foul, and after hitting three free throws, Juventute overtook the Chinese men's basketball team by 3 points, Ribas scored an empty basket, and the point difference continued to expand, and Juventute blasted an amazing 16-3. Jiao Boqiao scored inside to stop the bleeding, Wang Lanyan also scored a jumper, and the Chinese men's basketball team chased 4 points in a row, 57-58! Tomic scored a layup, Jiao Poqiao hit one of two free throws, Wang Lanyan hit two free throws, and the Chinese men's basketball team tied it, 60-60! At the critical moment, Liao Sanning scored an inside layup, and Dotson then broke through to score a layup, and the two teams tied again, 62-62! At the last moment, Hu Mingxuan, captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, scored three points, and the men's basketball team defeated Juventute 65-62.
Player ratings
Hu Mingxuan (full score): scored 18 points in the whole game, and beat Juventute with three points at the last moment, worthy of the captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, he completely proved himself through this game, and Hu Mingxuan has surpassed the previous captain Zhao Jiwei in the highlight moment of the national team.
Du Runwang (pass): 2 of 5 got 5 points and 3 rebounds, conscientious on both offensive and defensive ends, although he is not a star, but as a spatial inside, Du Runwang's performance can be scored.
Zhu Junlong (Collapse): 2 points and 2 rebounds in 1 of 4, average defensive performance, and no offensive shooting, and his performance is definitely not up to par.
Liao Sanning (passing): 3 of 9 got 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and hit a layup in the final stage to help the Chinese men's basketball team take the lead.
Hansen Yang (Pass): 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 2-of-6 shooting, but also had 3 turnovers.
Cheng Shuaipeng (passing): 1 of 1 got 4 points and 2 rebounds, and also had 3 turnovers, which is also a fly in the ointment.
Wang Lanyan (Collapse): 5 points on 1-of-4 shooting, poor shooting percentage and 2 turnovers.
Yu Jiahao (full score): 15 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting, the second-best player in the Chinese men's basketball team except Hu Mingxuan can play full scores.
Jiao Boqiao (pass): 1 of 2 scored 3 points, can be scored as a pass, and there are no major mistakes.
Liu Lijia (pass): 2 points from free throws.