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27 mistakes made in the game! The men s basketball team won but won the game. Expert: Did the referee cheat the Chinese team?

8:10pm, 1 August 2025【Basketball】

The men's basketball warm-up match ended, with the Chinese team facing Bosnia and Herzegovina. After being led by double digits for a time, the Chinese team almost capsized and finally narrowly defeated their opponent 75-72 to win four consecutive victories. Although the Chinese team finally won this game, after the game, the Chinese team was questioned by the outside world. There were as many as 30 free throws in the game, and the number of mistakes reached an astonishing 27, and the back line was in chaos. Many experts even pointed out incisively and bluntly stated that the referee's patriotic whistle in this game not only did not help the Chinese team, but would instead harm the Chinese team, which felt a bit unfair.

This Asian Cup will be a big test for the new men's basketball team. Due to the absence of Yang Hansen, Zeng Fanbo and Zhang Zhenlin, the strength of the men's basketball team's inside and forward lines was greatly reduced. When I went to Europe to practice a while ago, the Chinese team's condition was fluctuating. After returning to China, the Chinese team participated in four warm-up matches and won four consecutive victories. However, to be fair, the value of these four games is not high. Especially when facing Venezuela, the Chinese team's opponent is not the first team, and its reference value is not great. In the two games against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the referee's dictator's criterion is indeed worrying.

Take the battle with Bosnia and Herzegovina for example. The Chinese team actually started in a good shape and once established a double-digit lead. However, after entering the second half, the Chinese team's leading advantage gradually disappeared. At the last moment of the game, the Chinese team may even be reversed. At the last moment of both sides, the Chinese team was pressed by the opponents throughout the game, making mistakes, and even dribbling for halftime. If it weren't for Bosnia and Herzegovina's final three-pointer missed, the Chinese team would have been almost equalized by their opponents and forced into overtime.

Looking back at the technical statistics after the game, the Chinese team did not win much "glory" in this game. In the whole game, the Chinese team made as many as 27 mistakes, including Hu Mingxuan 5 times, Cheng Shuipeng 4 times, Liao Sanning made 7 mistakes, and Xu Jie made only a fewer mistakes among the defenders, only 1 time, but Xu Jie's height is easily targeted by the opponent, which is also something that Guo Shiqiang fears. In contrast, Bosnia and Herzegovina teams only had 16 mistakes, losing 11 times compared to the Chinese team. In terms of free throws, the Chinese team has 30 times, but the latter has only had a pitiful 13 times, 17 fewer than the Chinese team.

Of course, to be fair, although the Chinese team's back line was in chaos in this battle, the team was not undesirable. For example, in this game, the Chinese team's free throws were very accurate. The team's free throw shooting percentage reached a terrible 90%, and 27 goals were hit by 30 free throws. Such an amazing free throw shooting percentage has not been seen for many years. However, the most flaw is that the referee's horizontal sword made the Chinese team's victory worthless in this game, and even a bit "bullying".

In this regard, many experts also complained about the referee after the game. The famous basketball expert Wang Jian said that although the referee's referee's punishment in this game is beneficial to the Chinese team, it is an act that harms others and oneself, and will only kill the Chinese team and has no meaning. There are also media people bluntly complaining that the Chinese team made so many mistakes and was able to lead the opponent. I really admire the referee very much. Obviously, both media experts and fans are extremely dissatisfied with the referee’s verdict.