Chinese Men s Basketball Team 77-49 Venezuela, Player Rating: 3 full marks, 6 passes, 3 lose

At 19:30 on July 24, 2023, the Chinese men's basketball team ushered in a warm-up match with the Venezuelan men's basketball team. This is the second time the two teams have met since the 2019 World Cup group stage. Although the Chinese team has not defeated Venezuela in the past five confrontations, the lineups of both sides have undergone significant changes, adding a lot of highlights to this game. In particular, the Venezuelan team mainly dispatched young players this time, and did not send many famous players like in previous years, and their overall strength has declined. Venezuela was once regarded as a mid-to-upstream team in South American basketball. Therefore, this game is both a challenge and a test for the Chinese team.

On the eve of the game, some not very optimistic news came from the Chinese men's basketball team. The team announced that Yang Hansen will miss the upcoming Asian Men's Basketball Team, and player Zhou Qi also went to the United States for treatment on the 21st due to injury during training. Despite this, the Chinese men's basketball team tonight is still full of vitality, including 12 players including Zhao Rui, Hu Jinqiu, Gao Shiyan, Hu Mingxuan, Cheng Shuipeng, Zhu Junlong, Zhao Jiayi, Zhang Ning, Liao Sanning, Li Xiangbo, Yu Jiahao and Wang Junjie.

At the beginning of the game, both sides seemed a little nervous, with a low shooting percentage and a high defensive intensity. The Chinese team got a lot of open shots from the outside, but never hit. Four minutes after the game started, the Chinese team made only 1 of 8 shots, but Venezuela led 4-2. Until the game lasted 5 minutes and 33 seconds, Wang Junjie's three-pointer helped the Chinese team overtake the score and lead 5-4. However, Venezuela quickly counterattacked, hitting a 5-0 climax, rewriting the score to 9-5 again. Then, Cheng Shuipeng also responded with a three-pointer, Lopez then made a beautiful throw, and Yu Jiahao created a 2-1 under the basket, successfully tied the score. As the game approached the end of the quarter, Cheng Shuipeng and Zhang Ning joined forces to complete a 7-2 climax, and the Chinese men's basketball team led 18-13 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter, the game continued fiercely. Grae scored a layup through a breakthrough, while Zhao Rui scored two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, helping the Chinese team gradually widen the gap. Venezuela relies on Ghada and Fulda's personal abilities to catch up, but Hu Jinqiu's strong performance at the basket and his continuous score helped the Chinese team stabilize the lead. Wang Junjie's goal at the basket gave the Chinese team a 10-point lead at one point. In the subsequent game, Liao Sanning also scored a wonderful 2 1, but failed to hit and add penalty. Tovar stopped Venezuela's decline through free throws. Despite this, the Chinese team did not relax and launched a 5-1 offensive, expanding its lead to 15 points. At the end of the half, the score was frozen at 37-22. In the third quarter, as the game deepened, the Chinese team's offensive became more and more fierce. At the beginning, it hit a 7-2 climax, quickly widening the gap to 20 points. Although Venezuela tried to curb the Chinese team's offense through Gra's breakthrough, the Chinese team showed a multi-point offensive method, and with a 14-2 attack wave, the gap was widened to 30 points. At this time, the score has changed to 58-28. However, as the game entered the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team's offense fell into some stagnation, and Venezuela took the opportunity to respond to a 12-5 offense, narrowing the gap slightly. After three quarters, the Chinese men's basketball team still led 63-40.

entered the last quarter, and although the shooting percentage of both sides declined, the Chinese team expanded the lead to 25 points with Zhao Jiayi's free throw and Hu Jinqiu's throw. At 3 minutes and 47 seconds, Pugliati made a jump shot and broke the scoring drought for several minutes. In the subsequent game, Yu Jiahao and Wang Junjie used tip-offs and three-pointers from the outside to expand the Chinese team's lead again. The gap quickly approached 30 points, and the suspense of the game completely disappeared. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Venezuela 77-49.

In terms of player performance, Hu Jinqiu is undoubtedly the most stable inside scoring point for the Chinese team. His performance on the court is impeccable. He not only grabbed positive rebounds, but also performed efficiently on the offensive end, doing a great job in both mid-range shooting and ending at the basket. In the end, he contributed 14 points and 6 rebounds, continuing to consolidate his position as the CBA Finals MVP. Cheng Shuipeng turned the situation for the Chinese team through two timely three-pointers when the team was lagging behind in the first quarter, and finally gained 14 points and 3 assists. The defensive end was also worthy of recognition. As the captain, Zhao Rui demonstrated his all-round ability. He not only eased his ability when organizing offense, but also contributed to defense and shooting, and eventually scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Yu Jiahao handed over an all-around data of 13 points and 8 rebounds, while Wang Junjie contributed 8 points and 4 rebounds. Several other players such as Zhao Jiayi, Zhang Ning, Liao Sanning and Hu Mingxuan also performed properly and completed the game tasks. Although their performance fluctuated slightly, they had a qualified level overall. On the contrary, Zhu Junlong, Li Xiangbo and Gao Shiyan's performance was slightly disappointing and needed to be adjusted in the next game.