The Korean men’s basketball team will play its second warm-up match against Japan at the 2024 Soft Bank Cup at 7:30 p.m. on the 7th at Ariake Arena in Koto-gu, Tokyo.
Breaking everyone’s expectations in the first round, Korea won the title after a close game. “Jak Jung-hyun” Lee Jung-hyun (27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists) led the team’s offense, while Ha Yoon-ki (15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists) and Byun Jun-hyung (12 points and 3 rebounds) also contributed. 토토사이트 모음
The average age of the national team is just 24 years old. In contrast, Japan is in the midst of recruiting the best members to distinguish between good and bad, as the 2024 Paris Olympics is just around the corner. From Yuki Kawamura (Yokohama) to Yudai Baba (Nagasaki), Shooter Tominaga Keisei and naturalized player Josh Hawkinson (Shibuya), all of whom are representative guards of Japan, are listed.
Japanese NBA leaguers Rui Hachimura (Lakers) and Utah Watanabe (Mempsis) also joined the team, but they did not appear in the first game side by side. Hachimura was not able to play due to conditioning, and Watanabe was unable to play due to calf injury.
They were also absent in the second round. Still, they should not let down their guard. Korea had a comfortable 72-52 lead until the third quarter of the first round, but allowed its team to chase after Kawamura (23 points, three rebounds and six assists) in the fourth quarter, struggling against Japan’s strong attack.