Men's Basketball Group Stage of the 20th Asian Games: Chinese Taipei team advances to the quarterfinals, South Korea team secures first place in the group

China News Service, Nagoya, September 13th. On the 13th local time, the men's basketball group stage of the 20th Asian Games continued to be held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Chinese Taipei team defeated the Qatar team 91:69 ​​and advanced to the quarterfinals with two wins and one loss in the group stage; the South Korean team defeated the host Japan team 100:83 and secured the top spot in Group A with three consecutive group stage wins and advanced to the quarterfinals.

In Group B, the Chinese Taipei team narrowly defeated the Jordanian team 83:80 in the first game, but was reversed by the Iranian team 69:72 in the second game, missing the opportunity to get a place in the quarterfinals one round ahead of schedule. In this game, Lin Tingqian hit three-pointers one after another at the beginning, helping the Chinese Taipei team quickly take the lead. After that, Chen Yingjun and other players made more achievements. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese Taipei team led 26:12. Lin Ting-chien continued his hot touch in the second quarter, and the Chinese Taipei team ended the half with a 19-point lead.

Easy side battle again, Chen Yingjun, Gao Baikai and other players stepped up their offense. The Chinese Taipei team once led by 28 points in the third quarter. In the end, the Chinese Taipei team, which firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, won 91:69 ​​and entered the quarterfinals for the third consecutive Asian Games. Four players from the Chinese Taipei team scored in double figures in this campaign, with Lin Ting-chien contributing a game-high 21 points.

Chinese Taipei team captain Chen Yingjun said after the game that after the team's narrow defeat to Iran, he told his teammates to learn lessons because the team should have won that game. "When facing every opponent, whether on the offensive or defensive end, we must be the first to attack. Basketball is a sport full of physical contact, and we must play stronger."

In another group match in the same group, the Iranian team defeated Jordan 81:68 and also reached the quarterfinals with a record of two wins and one loss in the group stage.

The focus of Group A is the battle between the South Korean team and the Japanese team for the top spot in the group. Both teams had previously won two consecutive group matches. In the last group match, the South Korean team led 19:17 in the first quarter, but at the end of the second quarter, the Japanese team relied on the wonderful performance of Kurokawa Totetsu to overtake the score and lead the South Korean team 42:40.

In the third quarter, the South Korean team scored 31 points in a single quarter, disrupting the Japanese team's defense. In the final quarter, the South Korean team stepped up its offensive and eventually won 100:83. Among them, South Korean player Lee Jung-hyun scored a game-high 25 points.

The Chinese men's basketball team will face the Philippines on the 14th to launch an attack on the first place in Group C.