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chao news client reporter cao linbo li xuan

on the evening of september 18th, beijing time, the chinese men's basketball team had a warm-up match with the spanish la liga team juventus at the qujiang district gymnasium in quzhou. the two sides fought fiercely throughout the game, and the score was always close. the chinese men's basketball team led the opponent several times, but in the last three minutes, the chinese men's basketball team failed to hold on and finally lost to the opponent 65-70.

this game is the first official game for the chinese men's basketball team after they regrouped in august for more than a month of training. it can be said to be the first test of the results of this training.

the opponent juventus is a mid-level team in la liga. it has players from the hungarian national team, the dutch national team, the spanish national second team, north american foreign players, croatian national team players and potential new stars. in terms of strength, it cannot compare with the barcelona men's basketball team which just participated in the international invitational tournament in hangzhou, but it is also a team with certain strength in europe.

many supporters of the chinese men's basketball team came to the scene. in addition to the national team's jerseys, they also showed off many cba club team jerseys. the reporter saw several fans wearing zhejiang chouzhou jinzu men's basketball jerseys cheering for cheng shuaipeng and yu jiahao.

the chinese men's basketball team sent out the starting lineup of hu mingxuan, liao sanning, du runwang, zhu junlong, and hu jinqiu. although hu jinqiu quickly received two fouls against the opponent's tall center at the beginning, which made guo shiqiang send yang hansen in advance, this team, which was mainly composed of young players, showed a lot of bright performances in the first quarter. zhu junlong and hu mingxuan's decisive three-point shots and liao sanning's sharp breakthroughs allowed the chinese men's basketball team to lead by 5 points on the court. however, juventus then played a smooth offensive combination and gradually recovered the points difference.

in the second quarter, both teams' offense stagnated, and both sides only scored 14 points in a single quarter. the chinese men's basketball team's touch declined and the rebounds also fell behind. however, in the second half, the chinese men's basketball team relied on several three-point shots to bite the opponent. although it was not easy for both sides to score, the chinese men's basketball team still led by 1 point into the last quarter.

although the chinese men's basketball team fought with their opponents until the last three minutes, they made consecutive mistakes during this period and failed to keep up with the opponent. they were hit by a small climax by the opponent, which instantly widened the score difference to double digits and secured the victory.

perhaps out of consideration for training the team, in this game, except for zhou qi, xu xin and li tianrong who did not appear on the starting roster, the other 13 players in the team all got a lot of playing time.

head coach guo shiqiang once said in an interview that he needs five players who can fight hard on the court. it can be seen that young players such as liao sanning and yang hansen are full of drive and dare to attack opponents with height advantages. the mental outlook of the whole team is much more positive than before, showing the results of more than a month of training.

however, the entire team still had some problems in free throws and rebounding. the mistakes made by the young players at the final critical moment paid the price for their lack of experience and led to the loss of the game.

liao sanning had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, hu mingxuan had 12 points and 11 assists, zhu junlong had 8 points and 1 rebound, wang lanxin had 8 points, du runwang had 6 points and 3 rebounds, and yang hansen had 5 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.

in an interview after the game, hu mingxuan said that it was not easy to play against a la liga playoff-level team until the end. the team defended well most of the time, but there were still some details that needed to be reviewed in the video. "especially in the last period, the defense was unclear and there were some mistakes in the offense, which led to the loss. it was a pity. in fact, the last few minutes were the most challenging for us."

guo shiqiang, the head coach of the chinese men's basketball team, also repeatedly mentioned the players' performance in the last three minutes of the game after the game. "in the last three minutes, we made four mistakes. in fact, we usually emphasize to the players that the last few minutes of each game determine the outcome. whoever can do well in the last few minutes will win."

guo shiqiang admitted that the purpose of the warm-up match with juventus was to test the results of the team's one and a half months of training and to prepare for the international competition window in november. in this first game, the players' performance has met the requirements of the coaching staff, but mistakes were made on the court. "it shows that our team is still very young. there are many post-00s players in this team and they lack experience in international competitions. these problems need to be solved slowly."

the chinese men's basketball team and juventus will have another match in xi'an on september 20.

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