The Olympic men's basketball group stage continued, and today the Japan men's basketball team and the France men's basketball team played a group stage matchup, and finally they lost to the France men's basketball team in overtime 90-94. In this game, Hachimura of Japan scored 24 points and 3 rebounds, but accumulated two physical fouls and was sent off. Kawamura had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists today, shooting 6-of-15 from beyond the three-point line. On the France side, Fournier had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Wembanyama had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and Gobert had 7 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Japan men's basketball team lost only four points in overtime against the world's top team, France, and this was after Hachimura was sent off. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Japan men's basketball team even led the France men's basketball team by 4 points, and the France men's basketball team scored a three-pointer at the last moment, and the referee awarded Kawamura Yuki a three-point foul on the opponent, but that foul is somewhat controversial, and if the referee does not blow a 3+1 penalty, the Japan men's basketball team has a chance to end the game in the fourth quarter.

In general, the Japan men's basketball team played an amazing performance in this game, especially Kawamura's personal performance was extremely amazing, and Kawamura Yuki stood up in time after Hachimura left the court. Fans lamented the confidence of Yuki Kawamura when he played on the field. Whether facing France's outside defense or Wembanyama's 226cm tall defense, Kawamura plays with extreme confidence and is not afraid to concede shots. This may be something that we Chinese men's basketball players need to learn.

After watching this game, many Chinese fans have mixed feelings in their hearts, and they have a lot of insights. More of a feeling is to lament the eclecticism of Japan's basketball personnel. A point guard who is only 172cm tall may have been eliminated in the first round of screening in the Chinese basketball system. Many coaches will think that you are too short and that even if you are skilled, you may not be able to adapt to the higher level of competition. It is this narrow perception that prevents many capable players from having the opportunity to play at a high level. Thus drowning them with all possibilities.

Even many fans think that with a height of 172cm, in the Chinese basketball system, many school teams may not want such players. This is the bias of Chinese basketball, they will scan everything with their inherent eyes. Didn't pay attention to the sparkle in the players. It's time for us to abandon some of the traditional ideas and bring in more talented and creative players, so that the talent pool of Chinese basketball will be further expanded. Don't use height to negate everything, isn't the inspiration of the Japan men's basketball team profound?