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On August 25th, Beijing time, the Chinese men’s basketball team ushered in the second and final warm-up match against the Brazilian men’s basketball team. Zhou Qi took a truce and Guo Ailun was injured. The men's basketball team held on to the score in the first quarter, but in the second quarter Brazil opened the point difference to double digits. Although the Chinese men's basketball team fought back hard at the last minute, they still fell short. In the end, Brazil defeated China 73-70 and won two consecutive warm-up games. In two games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost only 9 points to Brazil, which is ranked 10th in the world.

In the last matchup with the Brazilian men's basketball team, the Chinese men's basketball team once led by as much as 12 points, but was unfortunately reversed by its opponent in the fourth quarter. But in this game, the Chinese men's basketball team played its best warm-up match this summer, giving people hope of qualifying for the World Cup group.

In the second match against the Brazilian men's basketball team, Li Nan rested Zhou Qi, who was injured in the previous game. Ah Lian performed well from the moment he came up, cutting and dunking, and making a pass from the ground to assist Zhao Jiwei for a layup. Zhai Xiaochuan then made a three-pointer, and the men's basketball team started with a strong momentum. However, as the Brazilian men's basketball team strengthened its defense, the men's basketball team's offense ran into trouble. After playing for 6 minutes, the men's basketball team only scored 9 points. The Arab League's jump shot broke the deadlock, but the Brazilian men's basketball team shot an 11-6 run and instantly widened the point difference. The men's basketball team trailed 17 to 22 in the first quarter.


In the entire first quarter, the men's basketball team only made 1 of 7 three-pointers, shooting only 38.9% from the field, compared to 62.5% for the Brazilian team. In the second quarter, both sides fell into a defensive battle and didn't score many points. After half a quarter, the Brazilian men's basketball team suddenly hit a climax. A Lian jump shot stopped the bleeding, Zhai Xiaochuan hit a layup, Barbosa made a layup, Lima broke through and dunked, and at the end of the half, Brazil led 43 to 32, opening the point difference to double digits.

Weak offense is the biggest problem of the Chinese men's basketball team. With Zhou Qi on a truce and Guo Ailun retired due to injury, the United Arab Emirates really lacked helpers and faced strict defense. He did not score many points. He only scored 6 points in the first half. No one in the men's basketball team scored in double figures in the half. In the third quarter, Li Nan chose to let go of training, and Sun Minghui also got the opportunity to play. In the entire third quarter, the men's basketball team only scored 13 points. It is worth mentioning that the opponent's defensive actions are getting bigger and bigger. In order to protect the main force, Li Nan also replaced Arab League early. At the end of the third quarter, Brazil led 62 to 45, further widening the point difference.
In the fourth quarter, the men's basketball team started with an 8-2 run, narrowing the point difference to single digits. Brazil's defensive actions were still very strong. Without the ball, Das Santos pushed Zhao Rui down again. Li Nan used the death five players at the last moment, which worked wonders. Zhao Rui and Fang Shuo hit consecutive three-pointers. Sun Minghui made a layup and Vieira made a layup. With 1 minute and 35 seconds left, Brazil led 71-64. After that, the Chinese men's basketball team was unable to recover.