Bang, bang, bang, bang! 3 points, 9 points, 33 points, Lee Hyun-joong. He's over the Great Wall. A.C.E Gravity Lee Hyunjoong is the perfect ruler
Nov 28, 2025
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South Korea defeated China 80-76 in the first Group B match of the Asian qualifying round for the 2027 FIBA Qatar Basketball World Cup at Wookersong Sports Arena in Beijing on the 28th.
Lee Hyun-joong scored 33 points, including nine 3-pointers. 14 rebounds, two steals. Lee Jung-hyun scored 13 points, seven assists, and Ahn Young-joon contributed to the victory with 13 points, six rebounds, two steals and three blocks.
China's Liao Shanning struggles with 17 points. However, star stars Zhou Chi (11 points) and Jeong Pan-bo (2 points) were sluggish.
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Lee Hyun-joong was unusual from the beginning. High sensitivity led the early atmosphere by hitting three points.
a 14-9 lead. Lee Hyun-joong's three-point shot was scored, and when Liao San-ying's under-the-goal breakthrough was successful, he hit back again with a three-point shot.
China's 2-2 defense miss came out. South Korea led the early atmosphere with Lee Won-seok's block shot.
In the end, a 24-16. 8-point lead in the first quarter.
After Lee Seung-hyun's offensive rebound in the second quarter, Lee Hyun-joong's pass created an open chance. Another three-point game was scored.
China's Hu Jin-chu succeeded in attacking under the basket.
Lee Hyun-joong showed off another option with a sharp under-the-goal breakthrough as outer pressure intensified. China breaks through under the basket by Jeong Pan-bo.
However, China had a lot of misses. There was a gap without the team's actual leader Zhao Lui.
In China, Zhou Qi started to move. Transition fastball using quick feet in a quick attack chance. He went off the rim, but scored a putback after catching the offensive rebound. Korea's Operation Time.
Lee Hyun-joong fell into the bench. Then, Lee Jung-hyun moved. After receiving the screen, he hit a three-point game. China, on the other hand, focused on post-ups centered on Zhou Qi.
Then, South Korea transformed its defense into a surprise double team and rotation.
China's Kaohsiun stole, but missed an easy layup shot. It was lucky for South Korea. Later, Ha Yoon-ki succeeded in a heavy under-the-goal post-up.
China's under-the-goal chance failed. Then, Korea's Lee Jung-hyun's superb pass, Ha Yoon-ki's mid-jumper, passed through the rim again. The lead was widened to 36-24, 12 points.
Ha Yoon-ki was even more powerful. He scored a dunk under the basket as it was after the one-dribble.
On this day, China's defense against Lee Hyun-joong was too thorough. It was a shadow defense. However, Lee Hyun-joong hit a three-run shot in an off-the-ball opportunity after running back on the off-the-ball screen.
However, China successfully broke through under the basket using Lao Shanning's personal skills.
China's strong counterattack seemed to continue. However, in Korea, Lee Jung-hyun's three-run shot went off. Jang Jen-rin succeeded in a mid-jumper, but Lee Jung-hyun's three-point shot again this time.
47-34, end of first half. Korea's 13-point lead was perfect in the first half. It was the first half for Lee Hyun-joong.
The 3-point shooting success rate in the first half was 56.3%, which was great.
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Ha Yoon-ki was confident. Lee Hyun-joong's mid-jumper failed at the beginning of the third quarter, but Ha Yoon-ki grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a putback point with Hu Jin-chu in front of him.
Since then, the attack has been fantastic. Two-on-two plays with Ha Yoon-ki with Lee Jung-hyun's hedging. After receiving the screen, he leisurely broke through to the bottom of the goal and lightly put it on.
Jin Young-chu Lee broke through the basket with a 2-2 attack. Then Lee Hyun-joong responded with a breakthrough under the basket after the handoff. 53-36, 17-point lead.
In the first half, Korea succeeded in three points on the outside using the flare screen. And he caught the main ball handler's under-the-goal breakthrough by the drag screen in the second half. A very good tactic to attack the defensive weaknesses of Chinese big man Zhou Qi and Hu Jintou. Moreover, China failed to put Zhou Qi and Hu Jintou at the same time. This is because they were concerned about South Korea's weakness in the outer defense against such tactics.
Lee Hyun-joong's gravity was definitely powerful. Whenever Lee Hyun-joong catches the ball, China checks with a stunt defense by gap defense. However, the rest of the weak side space was opened. Lee Seung-hyun and Lee Won-seok punished this part with mid-jumper.
China is a simple offensive tactic that Zhou Qi puts under the basket. It was an offensive tactic that had no choice but to increase errors. He made a series of mistakes due to Korea's tight gap defense.
However, China soon broke through the offensive path with Zhang Zhenlin's under-the-goal breakthrough. China's defensive pressure was still strong, and South Korean attacks failed one after another. Jang Jun-lin's fastball burst. 57-46, chasing by 11 points.
South Korea's operational time.
Lee Hyun-joong moved again. Kang Sang-jae's hand off screen. After Lee Hyun-joong went in on the screen as it was, he put in a three-point again. China's Zhou Qi got two free throws, but only one was successful.
However, China chased with Liao Shanning's breakthrough and Zhou Qi's under-the-goal score. They trailed by nine points. In the end, it ended in the third quarter with 61-52.
In the fourth quarter, Lee Hyun-joong's three-run shot again. And, even Ahn Young-joon flashed. China's fastball, Ahn Young-joon's block shot. And he even hit three points in the corner.
With 7:53 left, Korea's lead is again 69-54, with a 15-point gap.
China no longer had the power to chase. The Great Wall began to crumble. Lee Hyun-joong's three-point run exploded again, leading to 77-58, a whopping 19 points. In fact, the game seemed to end here.
At the end of the fourth quarter, China made a fierce chase with a three-point unilateral move. After chasing by six points, Lee Hyun-joong blocked the chase with a breakthrough under the basket. China's 3rd store burst again. A five-point gap.
Lee Jung-hyun's three-point score missed, but Ahn Young-joon grabbed a golden offensive rebound and won two free throws against the opponent. One free throw failed, and the second composition failed, but Lee Seung-hyun grabbed the offensive rebound again.
Lee Jung-hyun's 3rd point missed again, but Lee Seung-hyun's offensive rebound again. At this time, a still from China. Jang Jun-lin made both of his free throws. And South Korea's pass miss. However, China's last three points missed and ended up crossing the Great Wall.
It was a disappointing performance at the end of the fourth quarter, but South Korea played a perfect game until the middle of the fourth quarter. Basically, the fielding rate was good, but the process was very good until the shot was thrown.
Jeon Hee-chul's coach Cho Sang-hyun's game plan was excellent. Going 2-2 to target the weaknesses of China's 2-2 defense, it mixed up flare screens on the wicket side to confuse China's defense.
Maximize the power of main ball handlers such as Lee Hyun-joong and Lee Jung-hyun while walking on screens in high areas. I knocked on the defensive weaknesses of Zhou Chi and Hu Jin-chu.
In addition to strong pressure in defense, he controlled the under-the-goal attack of Hu Jin-chu and Zhou Chi well with a surprise double team and rotation defense.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
