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hangzhou, september 2 (china news service) (guo tianqi) on the evening of september 1, the second match of the 2024 hangzhou qianjiang century city international basketball summit was held in hangzhou, zhejiang. the spanish barcelona team, which came to hangzhou for exchanges again after a lapse of ten years, defeated the beijing shougang team 99:57, showing the style of a wealthy team. the beijing shougang team, which was not well-organized, dared to fight and was also worthy of respect. raymond scored a team-high 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

the picture shows the competition scene. photo provided by the organizer

it is reported that the competition will be held at the hangzhou olympic sports center gymnasium from august 31 to september 2. the competition is divided into the upper and lower halves. the spanish girona basketball club will play against the zhejiang guangsha basketball club, and the spanish barcelona basketball club will compete with the beijing shougang basketball club.

it is reported that barcelona basketball club is the oldest professional basketball club in spain and has strong competitiveness in european club basketball. this event is not only the second time barcelona basketball club has come to hangzhou since 2014, but also the first time that the club has held a pre-season training camp in china.

at the beginning of the game, barcelona took the initiative on the court with inside and outside shots, while beijing shougang, which had the home advantage, was also strong and put great pressure on the opponent on the defensive end. subsequently, the hot-tempo barcelona maintained a high hit rate in the fast-paced offense, gradually widening the gap and leading the first quarter 28:19.

in the second quarter, barcelona maintained its high offensive efficiency, while beijing shougang gradually regained its offensive rhythm and narrowed the gap to 6 points. afterwards, feeling the pressure, barcelona stepped up its offensive, with players anderson and parra performing brilliant dunks one after another, and the gap on the field gradually widened.

after the change of sides, barcelona continued its hot hand and relied on its strong physical fitness to suppress the opponent's inside attack. afterwards, beijing shougang tried to open the situation through fast breaks and outside shots. jiang wen and sun yahui hit three-pointers in succession. however, facing barcelona, ​​which performed strongly inside and outside, beijing shougang still failed to catch up with the huge score difference despite its best efforts. in the end, barcelona won the game.

after the game, barcelona coach joan peñarra said: "we didn't play very well in the first quarter. our opponents gave us a strong physical confrontation when we first came on. they did a very good job in confrontation, off-ball running and long-distance running tactics. but in the second quarter, we changed the rhythm and widened the gap while our opponents were not used to our offensive rhythm."

alex abrines, captain of the barcelona team and member of the spanish men's basketball national team, thanked all the fans who attended the event. "i am very grateful for everyone's coming. the audience gave us a lot of support. i am also very happy to be able to run in the team through the confrontation with the opponent and show the tactics we want to show in training."

on the afternoon of september 2, zhejiang guangsha basketball club will compete with beijing shougang basketball club for the third and fourth place; the final between girona basketball club and barcelona basketball club will start on the evening of the 2nd. (end)

source: china news network