Summary of the 3 knockout matches of the Chinese Men s Basketball Team Asian Cup: 5 people can carry the flag, 2 people need to be adjusted, and 3 people cannot be used

The 2025 Men's Basketball Asian Cup came to an end in Saudi Arabia. Looking back at the competition in the three knockout matches of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, it is magnificent and has made gratifying progress. In the quarter-finals, the Chinese men's basketball team was imposing, narrowly defeating South Korea 79-71 to advance; in the semi-finals, the Chinese men's basketball team took a step further, defeating New Zealand 98-84 to reach the finals; in the finals, the Chinese men's basketball team fully proved itself, and defeated Australia only by 89-90 points and won the runner-up. At this point, the Chinese men's basketball team ended all Asian Cup games with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Looking back at the three knockout matches, the Chinese men's basketball team beat their opponents in total 21 points, which shows how strong the new generation of Chinese men's basketball team is. So how will the Chinese men's basketball players perform after the three knockout matches? The following is a summary of the game based on the players' performance and actual situation of the game: 5 people can carry the flag and 2 people need to be adjusted, and 3 people cannot be used!

Summary 1: 5 people can carry flags

, including Hu Jinqiu, Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Wang Junjie, and Zhu Junlong.

Let’s talk about Hu Jinqiu first. As the starting center, Hu Jinqiu fully demonstrated his personal stable scoring ability and active defensive resilience in three knockout matches. In the fight against South Korea, Hu Jinqiu made 11 of 15 shots, scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, among which the score, rebounds, steals, and blocks were the highest in the team; in the fight against New Zealand, Hu Jinqiu made 5 of 6 shots, contributing 12 points and 8 rebounds, becoming the team's rebounding champion again; in the final battle against Australia, Hu Jinqiu made 8 of 10 shots, scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block comprehensive data, among which rebounds, steals, and blocks were the highest in the team, and the scoring was the second highest in the team. During the entire Asian Cup, Hu Jinqiu averaged 16.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and both of these data were also the best in the team. At present, Hu Jinqiu is not only the most stable scoring point in the Chinese men's basketball team, but also the most trustworthy reliance for the Chinese men's basketball team on the defensive end. With Duncan's basic skills, he is the absolute core of the Chinese men's basketball team's inside line on both sides of the offense and defense, and is the leader of the contemporary Chinese men's basketball team. Due to his good performance on the field, Hu Jinqiu was finally selected for the best team in this Asian Cup, which is well deserved!

Let's talk about Zhao Rui, as the starting guard, Zhao Rui fully demonstrated his strong attack and hard-solving ability and big heart attributes in three knockout matches. In the fight against South Korea, Zhao Rui performed well, making 3 of 10 shots, scoring 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; in the fight against New Zealand, Zhao Rui completely ushered in an explosion, making 7 of 11 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, scoring 24 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, and is the team's scoring and assists; in the final battle against Australia, Zhao Rui also fulfilled his mission, making 2 of 10 shots, scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, becoming the team's assists king again. Now it seems that Zhao Rui is still the most reliable scoring point for the Chinese men's basketball team on the outside. At the age of 29, he is still an indispensable backbone force for the Chinese men's basketball team. In this Asian Cup, Zhao Rui averaged 13.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. His scoring ability at critical moments always benefits the Chinese men's basketball team a lot. He deserves the captain of the Chinese men's basketball team and is a leader in contemporary Chinese men's basketball team.

The third talk Hu Mingxuan, as the main scoring and point guard of the Chinese men's basketball team, demonstrated his strong personal adjustment ability and explosive scoring power in three knockout games. In the fight against South Korea, Hu Mingxuan was in poor form, making 0 of 7 shots, only scoring 0 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists; but in New Zealand, although Hu Mingxuan was demoted to a substitute, he knew his shame and bravely completed the adjustment quickly, making 5 of 8 shots, scoring 13 points and 1 assist; in the final battle against Australia, Hu Mingxuan finally ushered in an explosion, making 7 of 10 shots, scoring 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, among which the score, steal and block were the highest in the team. In the six Asian Cup games, Hu Mingxuan averaged 12 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, and his overall performance was remarkable. At present, 27-year-old Hu Mingxuan is still an indispensable offensive force in the outside of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the more critical the game he reaches, the more incredible his performance is. For a long time in the future, Hu Mingxuan will be the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team.

The fourth talk about Wang Junjie, as the starting small forward of the Chinese men's basketball team, Wang Junjie, who was only 20 years old, showed his strong personal singles ability and game vitality in three knockout matches. In the fight against South Korea, Wang Junjie performed amazingly, making 9 of 14 shots, scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds, among which the score and rebounds were the second highest in the team; in the fight against New Zealand, Wang Junjie continued to work hard, and he made 6 of 10 shots, contributing 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the final battle against Australia, Wang Junjie still performed stably. He made 4 of 12 shots, scoring 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. In the six games of this Asian Cup, Wang Junjie averaged 13 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. At present, although Wang Junjie is young, he dares to fight and is good at helping the team through singles in difficult situations. He has firmly taken the position of starting striker of the Chinese men's basketball team. Considering his age, he will be the flagship figure of the Chinese men's basketball team in the future. Due to his stable performance on the field, Wang Junjie was finally selected for the best team in this Asian Cup, which is well deserved!

Finally, Zhu Junlong, as the starting small forward of the Chinese men's basketball team, although Zhu Junlong's data was average in three knockout matches, he had outstanding defensive ability and very obvious role. In the fight against South Korea, Zhu Junlong made 3 of 6 shots, and one person made 3 three-pointers, with the most, with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; in the fight against New Zealand, Zhu Junlong made 2 of 4 shots, contributing 4 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, among which rebounds are the second most, and blocks are the most; in the final battle against Australia, Zhu Junlong made 1 of 2 shots, and although he only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds, he tried his best to defend the results, which were very good. At present, Zhu Junlong is the number one 3D player on the outside of the Chinese men's basketball team. His functionality is irreplaceable and he is also one of the core figures of the Chinese men's basketball team..

Summary 2: Two people need to be adjusted, including Liao Sanning and Cheng Shuipeng. As the organizational defender, Liao Sanning's main problem is instability in performance, one god and two ghosts. After three knockout matches, Liao Sanning's performance was like a roller coaster. In the fight against South Korea, Liao Sanning performed poorly, making only 2 of 8 shots, only scoring 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; in the fight against New Zealand, Liao Sanning recovered in form, making 4 of 7 shots, scoring 12 points, 4 assists and 1 block, and overall performance was still good; but in the final battle against Australia, Liao Sanning struggled again, missing all 5 shots, no sports game goals, and only scored 3 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. At present, as the national team's chief substitute point guard, Liao Sanning's playing style is pleasing to the eye and his breakthrough ability is indeed what the national team needs, but his shooting stability is not very stable and he has not done a good job in connecting the team. Improving stability and overall view is his future efforts.

Let's talk about Cheng Shuipeng. As the main shooting guard of the national team, Cheng Shuipeng's problem is that his personal offense is too dependent on his feel. Once the three-pointer is not opened, he will struggle. When fighting against South Korea, Cheng Shuipeng felt cold, and lost all four shots, only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists; when fighting against New Zealand, Cheng Shuipeng still couldn't get his touch back, making 0 of 1 shot, all the data were zero, and the future was directly guided by Guo Shiqiang. In the final battle against Australia, Cheng Shuipeng finally woke up, made 4 of 7 shots, contributing 12 points and 1 rebound. Judging from the three knockout matches, Cheng Shuipeng's scoring ability in the substitute stage is still needed by the Chinese men's basketball team, but his offensive methods still need to be rich, especially not relying solely on mid- and long shots. This is too dependent on the feel, which is the direction he needs to adjust in the next step.

Summary 3: 3 people cannot use

, including Yu Jiahao, Lei Meng, and Zhao Jiayi.

Let’s talk about Yu Jiahao first. As a center, Yu Jiahao’s main problem in the three knockout matches is that he has no independent offensive ability, weak finishing ability at the basket, and poor protection against rebounds. In the face of South Korea, Yu Jiahao performed in modest performance, making only 1 of 3 shots, scoring 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block; in the face of New Zealand, Yu Jiahao performed well, making 2 of 2 shots, scoring 7 points and 3 rebounds. In the final battle against Australia, Yu Jiahao struggled again, making 0 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points and 2 rebounds. As a player who is 2.21 meters tall, Yu Jiahao not only has a single offensive method, but can only eat cakes and is not efficient at high efficiency, and the defense end also has very insufficient protection for rebounds, which is really hard to understand. As the only substitute center of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yu Jiahao obviously needs further training. If Yang Hansen comes back, his position will probably be out of stock.

Let’s talk about Zhao Jiayi, as a national team-level striker, Zhao Jiayi has no technical highlights and has gradually been marginalized in three knockout matches. In the fight against South Korea, Zhao Jiayi made 1 of 2 shots and scored only 2 points. In the fight against New Zealand, Zhao Jiayi, except for getting one steal, had no other data particles and no sense of existence in 5 minutes. In the decisive battle against Australia, Zhao Jiayi was still playing soy sauce, and all the data was zero. At present, it is difficult for 26-year-old Zhao Jiayi to make outstanding contributions on the court. His performance in the Asian Cup has become increasingly embarrassing and useful. If Zeng Fanbo returns to the team due to injury, Zhao Jiayi's position may be out of stock.

Finally, Raymond, as a small forward, 30-year-old Raymond was selected for the national team for the first time this year. I have to say that his enthusiasm is still very good. But his main problem is that he is too old and has poor shooting choices on the offensive end, and often misses people on the defensive end. After three knockout matches, Raymond played a bit as good as the overall performance. He did not get a chance to play in the fight against South Korea; he made 1 of 3 shots in New Zealand, scored 3 points and 2 rebounds in the final match against Australia, Raymond still made 1 of 3 shots, scoring 3 points and 1 rebound. As an older player of 30 years old, Raymond's performance on the field is obviously lower than people's expectations for national team players. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult for him to be selected for the national team again.

In summary: After three knockout matches in the Chinese men's basketball team, Hu Jinqiu, Zhao Rui, Hu Mingxuan, Wang Junjie and Zhu Junlong performed well, and they could carry the banner. Liao Sanning and Cheng Shuipeng performed unstablely, and they needed to adjust. Yu Jiahao, Raymond and Zhao Jiayi performed poorly and they could no longer use it. What do you think about this? Who is the best player of the Chinese men's basketball team in your heart?