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With Australia 92: 48 Iran, Guo Shiqiang is likely to make three major changes in the final

1:07pm, 17 August 2025【Basketball】

After the Chinese men's basketball team defeated New Zealand and entered the Asian Cup final first, the Australian men's basketball team defeated Iran with a 92:48 easy score and advanced to the final.

Chinese men's basketball coach Guo Shiqiang watched the game on the spot. Obviously, the Australian team is the strongest team in this Asian Cup, and is now the biggest opponent in the Asian Cup of China Men's Basketball Team!

Faced with stronger opponents, Guo Shiqiang and the coaching staff are very likely to make the following three major changes.

1. Adjust the overall tactical strategy

1. Mainly maintain stable output on the offensive end. If you encounter a team like Australia, the "defense consumption" strategy of using the semi-finals against New Zealand will not work! Because many of the opponents have NBA and NCAA experience, they must match their offensive output to win.

The second is offensive strategy, focusing on breakthroughs and three-pointers. In this Asian Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team's offensive rate is relatively fast and the three-point shooting rate is also relatively high! This feature is maintained when it needs to be played against Australia.

The third is for personnel use, mainly for 10 people rotation! This strategy is also different from the semi-finals against New Zealand, because the offensive end is stable, and every 40 minutes requires a scoring point to be produced.

2. Taking Zhao Rui's breakthrough as a breakthrough, Australia's physical confrontation ability is the strongest in this Asian Cup. In the semi-finals against Iran, Iran is completely unable to match Australia's strength and confrontation.

Judging from the physical conditions of the Chinese men's basketball team, Zhao Rui's speed and strength have proved himself in the World Cup. He also has a better three-point shooting feel in this Asian Cup, so he will open this breakthrough!

Liao Sanning can also make achievements in such a "high-end game". In this way, the back line drives the offense and the game will match Australia's intensity.

3. Joint defense protection rebound

When encountering Australia in an intercontinental game, it has to rely on joint defense to limit the overall offense of the Australian team. Then, the protection of rebounding is a particularly prominent issue! In the semi-finals against New Zealand, the shortcomings in this area are more prominent.

The final against Australia requires the men's basketball team to take out 40 minutes of the semi-finals to concentrate! Zhu Junlong, Raymond and Zhao Jiayi's defensive hardness at the front end is very important.

source:vn7m