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Guo Shiqiang starts elimination mode! Tonight, the men s basketball team fights Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the 12-man roster is about to come out

9:50am, 27 July 2025【Basketball】

At 19:30 tonight, the Chinese men's basketball team preparing for the Asian Cup will usher in a key showdown. The Chinese men's basketball team faces the European powerhouse Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team, which is not just another warm-up match - for coach Guo Shiqiang, this is the final exam to determine the 12-man roster of the Asian Cup. CCTV5+ will broadcast this destiny duel live broadcast throughout the whole process. After two fierce battles between Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Asian Cup lineup of the Chinese men's basketball team is about to surface, and the fate of many players will be decided at this moment.

When the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Venezuela 78-62 and ended the Hangzhou warm-up match with two consecutive victories, there was a kind of cautious optimism inside and outside the stadium. The two victories are certainly gratifying, but the real test has just begun. Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team, this European powerhouse, is the touchstone for testing the team's quality. Although NBA star Nurkic is missing, 11 of the 12 players who came to China this time were selected for the 24-man roster to prepare for the European Championship. The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball team has a distinct and tough tactical style. They are known for their high-intensity physical confrontation and precise positional combat execution. They have obvious overall height advantages. This style will be a severe test for the Chinese men's basketball team's forward line, especially exposing our problems such as insufficient height and unfamiliar cooperation in positional combat. During the wars between Venezuela, Guo Shiqiang's employing strategy has shown clues. A relatively stable core rotation lineup has gradually taken shape: Yu Jiahao, Cheng Shuipeng, Wang Junjie, Liao Sanning, Zhao Rui, Hu Jinqiu, Zhao Jiayi - these seven people have basically won Guo Shiqiang's recognition through their performance on both offense and defense.

Among them, the rise of the young forward Wang Junjie is the most dazzling. In the second game against Venezuela, he made 5 of 9 shots efficiently, scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. He scored a total of 24 points in two games and scored 4 three-pointers. This all-around forward who dared to play and fight not only dared to hold the ball to kill his opponent, but also had excellent back-to-back singles ability. He stood up when the team suffered a large-scale injury and became the "big gain" of the Chinese men's basketball warm-up match. In terms of inside, Yu Jiahao has firmly taken the absolute main position. After being tempered by European training, his ability to confrontation has been significantly improved, his defense has moved rapidly, and his excellent support ability has basically secured the Asian Cup spot. Due to the absence of Zhou Qi and Yang Hansen, Hu Jinqiu had to play the No. 5 position. However, facing the tall center, he seemed to be struggling in this position and could not play the offensive characteristics he was good at. Fans are all looking forward to Hu Jinqiu returning to the more adaptable No. 4 position after Zhou Qi returns.

With Zhou Qi coming back to the team to participate in the Asian Cup, the high advantage of the Chinese men's basketball team in the interior will be guaranteed. But this also means that the lineup adjustment has entered the countdown. According to FIBA rules, 12 people can be registered for each Asian Cup, and the team will take 14 people to Saudi Arabia, including a 12-man roster and 2 backup players. After the whistle of the game, the list in Guo Shiqiang's hands is about to be settled. Xu Xin and Liu Jinyu have left the national team. Who do you think will become the last member of the 12-man roster?