On February 23, Beijing time, the Chinese men's basketball team fell behind in the Asian preliminaries in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and was about to leave for Tokyo to participate in the second Asian preliminaries, and the opponent was the Japanese men's basketball team. In the first game, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Mongolian team with a score of 80-49 at home, which showed the tenacious fighting spirit and hard work of the young Chinese men's basketball team. Although there are some details that need to be improved in the game, some mistakes by young players, and the state of individual main players is not satisfactory, I believe that as the game progresses, the Chinese men's basketball team will gradually find its own rhythm and usher in a better performance.
It is worth mentioning that in the first game, head coach Djordjevic gave each player plenty of playing time, aiming to give each player a chance to feel the game, find their form and prepare for the next game against Japan. In this process, it is important to find the best main line-up and see which players are good on the pitch and dare to take responsibility. One of the focuses of the national team this time is the inside line, because there are more newcomers.
In this national team list, Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin were not selected, while Djordjevic chose Yang Hansen and Yu Jiahao, two young center forwards. In addition, Hu Jinqiu has always played an important role in the national team. As a result, Hu Jinqiu is currently the starting No.5 player, Yang Hansen is the main substitute No.5 player, and Yu Jiahao is the third choice in case Hu Jinqiu and Yang Hansen have fitness or injury problems.
For the match against the Mongolian team, the Chinese men's basketball team's new twin towers performed satisfactorily. The 18-year-old Yang Hansen represented the Chinese men's basketball team in the international competition of the senior national team for the first time, showing an outstanding performance, fighting the court without fear, contributing 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Another interior player, Hu Jinqiu, as the main player, scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and the two interior players combined for 32 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, which is perfect.
Overall, this game showed the potential and strength of the Chinese men's basketball team. The young players showed great performances and injected new energy and competitiveness into the team. For the next games, we expect the Chinese men's basketball team to continue to maintain good form, show more outstanding performances, and fight for the honor of the national team.
So, as spectators and fans, what do you think of the performance and future development of the Chinese men's basketball team in this Asian preliminaries? Feel free to leave your valuable views and comments!