Taiwan men's basketball team defeated Qatar 91 to 69. Raymond: The team adjusted their mentality after captain Chen Yingjun reprimanded them.

Raymond. (Officially provided)

[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] The Taiwan men's basketball team learned a lesson after losing to Iran in the previous game. They successfully rebounded against Qatar today and won 91:69 in the end. When interviewed, Raymond admitted that the team was indeed not ready for the tough collision with Iran in the previous game. However, after swallowing the defeat, captain Chen Yingjun also became angry about it and asked the team to quickly adjust their mentality. Today, they showed a strong desire to win and won.

Talking about the difference from the war with Iran, Raymond admitted that the intensity of the opponent's confrontation had a huge impact. "Iran has very good physical confrontation and there were many collisions in the game. I think we were not ready at the time. But after experiencing yesterday's situation, we are ready today." He emphasized that when facing a strong opponent, we must do a better job of defense and confrontation in order to gain an advantage on the court.

In addition to the improvement in team confrontation, Raymond scored 14 points in this campaign, showing excellent shooting touch. Talking about how to quickly recover from the slump in the frontcourt, he said, "You must maintain confidence every day. If you miss a shot, you still have to keep persevering. How you think is very important. You can choose to be afraid, or you can choose to shoot a ball with confidence."

It is worth mentioning that captain Chen Yingjun’s attitude after losing to Iran became a key opportunity to stimulate the team’s fighting spirit. Raymond revealed that Chen Yingjun was very emotional after the game, "He was very angry at the time because he felt that we should have won that game. He wanted us to show how much we wanted to win, and he even scolded us yesterday." This enlightening lesson also inspired his teammates, "This made us feel, 'Okay, I really want to win this game too.' We did perform better today."

With this renewed cohesion and confidence, the Taiwan team will continue to move towards the next stage, hoping to continue the strong style of this campaign and achieve greater success in the following events.