China s U19 defeated Egypt s U23, and Yang Yi s performance was questioned at the critical moment!

On the evening of June 13, there was a particularly high-profile match at the Quzhou Station of the National Youth Men's Basketball Team International Challenge, and the Chinese Men's Basketball Team U19 met with the Egyptian Men's Basketball Team U23 again. In the previous challenge match at Leshan Jianwei Station, the Chinese team lost 11 points less than their opponents and finally lost the game. In this game, they were determined to take revenge and were filled with anger. At the beginning of the game, Chen Jiazheng of the Chinese team scored a three-pointer with the first shot, giving the team a good start. But the Egyptian team immediately fought back, launched a 13-0 offensive, and immediately took the initiative on the field. Fortunately, Zhu Zheng and Zhang Huafei stood up and made layups in succession, helping the Chinese team get back a 7-0 wave, narrowing the gap to 4 points.

By the second quarter, Zhang Boyuan broke through and shot, and scored 8 points in a row; Xun Sifeng and Xun Sinan were not behind, and dunked one after another, and the two teams were hard to solve, and tied at 16 in the second quarter.

But the situation suddenly changed in the second half, and the Chinese team's offense suddenly lost its momentum, and it only scored 1 point in almost 7 minutes; the Egyptian team seized the opportunity to play a 10-1 climax and widened the score. Fortunately, Xun Sifeng made a shot from the basket, which stabilized the situation slightly for the Chinese team, but at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team was still 10 points behind. In the last quarter, Xun Sinan scored consecutively at the basket, and the Chinese team tried not to get the score wide. Zhang Boyuan made a three-pointer, and Zhu Zheng also made a key three-pointer, and once grabbed the gap to only 1 point. But at this moment, Yang Yi passed the ball wrongly, allowing the Egyptian team to make a three-pointer. Then Yang Yi made a three-pointer and continued his breath, and he also successfully got the last offensive opportunity. Unfortunately, he made a foul when he stepped back and made a three-pointer. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball U19 lost to the Egyptian men's basketball U23 64-68.

From the data, Zhang Boyuan scored 13 points and 4 rebounds, Xun Sinan scored 12 points and 4 rebounds, Yang Yi scored 5 points and 6 assists, Chen Jiazheng scored 5 points and 4 rebounds, Zhu Zheng scored 10 points and 2 assists, Wang Hongze scored 2 points and 7 rebounds, Cui Xinquan scored 2 points, Zhang Huafei scored 7 points and 2 rebounds, Guo Fengwei scored 2 points, Feng Ao scored 4 points and 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Xun Sifeng scored 2 points. Although Yang Yi gave 6 assists, he dared to fight but made 5 mistakes, especially at critical moments. Zhang Boyuan and Zhu Zheng both made three-pointers, but they were quite humble.

In my opinion, it is a pity that the Chinese U19 men's basketball team lost this game, and there are some reasons. As for the team, Yang Yi’s performance at that critical moment really needs to be discussed. The last key attack was a violation of the rules and missed the opportunity to tie the score. Fans must have opinions. Although he had steals and three-pointers before so that the team would not fall too far behind, it was really not necessary to make a pass mistake. In that nervous time, a mistake could change the direction of the game.

Zhu Zheng played well in this game, scoring 10 points and having a good three-pointer, but sometimes he is too humble. Everyone praised him for his good ball control and dribbling, saying that he is the best among domestic defenders. He is better, and he always wants to pass the ball when he has space. We say that when this scoring opportunity comes, you have to shoot, don't be too disgusting, otherwise it will not be easy to pass the ball back.

From the perspective of tactical execution, it only took 1 point in the second half for about 7 minutes, which was obviously a tactical problem; the offense was in trouble, and the players were a little confused and didn't know how to crack the Egyptian team's defense.

Looking at external factors, Egypt is the U23 team, 4 years older than China's U19, and has more physical confrontation and game experience. When facing their high-intensity defense, the Chinese team made more mistakes and reduced offensive efficiency. Moreover, the atmosphere at the game site and the referee's penalty standards may also affect the players' mentality to a certain extent. But no matter what, losing is losing. I hope the Chinese U19 men's basketball team can summarize this game well and work harder in the future. Don't let the fans down and play the spirit of our Chinese basketball.