Enemies are narrow! The Asian Cup quarter-finals kicked off on the 14th, and the Chinese men s basketball team encountered South Korea

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point Feng Zihan

If you want to beat South Korea, the Chinese men's basketball team must lock the opponent's outside line. Xinhua News Agency reported that on the evening of August 12, the qualifying match of the men's basketball team's quarter-finals of the Asian Cup continued, and the South Korean men's basketball team defeated Guam 99:66 and received a ticket to the quarterfinals. This also means that the Chinese men's basketball team will fight against the Korean men's basketball team in the quarter-finals on the 14th to compete for a ticket to the semi-finals.

The Sino-South Korea battle is about to begin, which also corresponds to the old saying: "It's not that enemies don't get together."

In the history of the Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team had fought 20 games with the Korean men's basketball team, and the Chinese team's record was 16 wins and 4 losses, and was generally in an advantageous position. However, since the 2013 Asian Championships (the predecessor of the Asian Cup), the Chinese men's basketball team has lost two games against South Korea, and the only win is in the 2015 Changsha Asian Championships.

In addition to the Asian Cup, the Korean men's basketball team also left painful memories for the Chinese team.

The "Mobile Great Wall" with Yao Ming, Hu Weidong, Liu Yudong, and now the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, Guo Shiqiang and others, was used by the South Korean men's basketball team to smooth the score difference with a 7:0 offensive in the last 30 seconds of the fourth quarter, and dragged the game into overtime. The Chinese men's basketball team, which entered overtime, was in a sluggish state and finally lost 100:102 and missed the gold medal. This loss also made the team miss the five consecutive championships in the Asian Games.

For the Chinese men's basketball team, the South Korean team has never been an opponent that can be easily overcome.

Fast offensive and defensive conversions and a large number of three-pointers are the biggest characteristics of this Korean team. Except for centers Kim Jong-kyu and Ha Yun-ki, it can be said that "everyone dares to vote." The battle with Lebanon is a typical example. South Korea made 22 of 38 shots from outside the three-point line (the shooting percentage is as high as 57.9%), setting a record of single three-point shooting in this Asian Cup so far. Among them, Lee Hyun-chung and Yu Ji-shang made three-pointers of 7 of 13 and 8 of 12 respectively, completely breaking through the Lebanese team's defense.

In the group stage with Qatar, Yu Jishang also hit as many as 7 three-pointers, making him a veritable "sharp scorer". Lee Hyun-chung is currently the front line that the South Korean men's basketball team relies most on. This player who has played in the NBA Development League and the Australian League is undoubtedly the one that the Chinese men's basketball team needs to focus on.

Faced with opponents who like to fire fires on the outside, the Chinese men's basketball team's defense outside the three-point line must be "not giving up in an inch of land". In response to the South Korean team's extremely fast offensive and defensive transformation, the Chinese men's basketball team also specially arranged for Zhao Jiayi and Li Xiangbo to perform quick reversing and running exercises on the court during previous training.

In this Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team reserved 5 guards and also received a lot of rest and adjustment time. There were no big problems with the defensive rotation and physical fitness reserves on the outside. In addition, Lee Jung-hyun, the main player of the South Korean men's basketball team, has withdrawn from the remaining Asian Cup due to injury, and another strong player, Lu Junxi, is also injured, which means that the Chinese men's basketball team cannot miss the opportunity.

Although the Korean men's basketball team is average in height, they are very active in rushing to rebound. In the game against Guam, although they missed the three-point shooting, they still took the initiative in the game with the advantage of rebounding. The taller Chinese men's basketball team must firmly grasp the "lifeline" of rebounding in order to better curb their opponents.