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Can the Chinese men s basketball team lock down the "Korean Curry" who made 18 three-pointers?

8:48pm, 14 August 2025【Basketball】

The Korean men's basketball team made too crazy three-pointers in this Asian Cup, especially in the game against Lebanon, and the team scored 22 three-pointers. Among them, defender Liu Ji-sang made 8 three-pointers, which was called "Korean Curry". In the four groups in the group stage, Liu Jixiang made a total of 35 three-point shots outside the three-point line, hitting 18 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting percentage was as high as 51.4%.

vs. Australia, 1

vs. Qatar, 7

vs. Lebanon, 8

vs. Guam, and 2

from four games, Liu Jixiang's three-point stability is slightly insufficient. Is it because his own hand feeling or the opponent's proper defensive strategy affecting his hit rate?

Liu Ji is 1.88 meters tall, like Curry, and is good at running without a ball. After receiving the ball, he can start at zero frames and jump up and shoot three points directly.

Australian defense Liu Jixiang's strategy is to always arrange people to follow him. When encountering pick-and-roll, he will also reach out to cover him and not provide him with a large open space to get out of his mobile phone.

, the hit rate is not high. In the whole game, under Australia's defensive strategy, Liu Jixiang made a total of 3 three-pointers and hit 1.

vs. Qatar and Lebanon, in fact, they have some good rounds of defense against Liu Jixiang, but they delay when they encounter pick-and-roll.

, but such a defensive strategy did not continue throughout the game. It may be that Li Xianzhong puts the opponent's offensive pressure, which distracted Liu Jixiang's attention.

When playing against Guam, on the one hand, Liu Jixiang's personal shooting feel is poor, and on the other hand, Guam also does not easily leave room for Liu Jixiang to play.

Although Liu Jixiang is called "Korean Curry", he is not Curry after all. He lacks Curry's ability to still be able to make a top shot in a small space.

Moreover, Curry's ability to control and pass is several levels stronger than that of Liu Jixiang, which is also the ultimate reason why Liu Jixiang lacks independent offensive ability.

Once there is a defender in front of Liu Jisang, it will be difficult for him to make a three-pointer, so he can only pass the ball out and reorganize the attack.

Cheng Shuipeng, Hu Mingxuan, Zhao Rui and Gao Shiyan in the backcourt of the Chinese men's basketball team can all restrict him on the defensive end. For this single-function shooter, the Chinese men's basketball team has enough defensive resources to make him uncomfortable. The Chinese men's basketball team is more afraid of defenders who can break through and shoot top shots. The Chinese men's basketball team is not afraid of this.

In my opinion, when Liuji faces the Chinese men's basketball team, he will fail in targeted defense, so we will wait and see.

source:7m vn1