Lost, lost! Japan's men's basketball team suffers its first defeat! 17 turnovers turn into a major joke.

Is this considered an upset?

78-70, Iran defeats Japan.

According to the power rankings before the Asian Cup, Japan was ranked second, just behind Australia, while Iran was ranked seventh.

The match was fiercely contested, and one could say it was evenly matched, but in the final quarter, Iran secured a crucial victory with strong defense, achieving 12 steals throughout the game, and is likely to advance to the quarterfinals as the top seed in Group B.

Iran had only three players scoring in double digits, but two of them scored over 20 points: Vahdati with 22 points and 5 rebounds, Amini with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals, and Jafari contributed 10 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals.

On Japan's side, Tominaga scored 22 points with 5 three-pointers, while naturalized center Hawkinson had a double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough to save the team. This guy has impressive skills, having performed excellently in previous World Cups and Olympics.

That said, whether in terms of free throw quantity or quality, Japan far outperformed Iran, and they also excelled in rebounds, but 17 turnovers were truly hard to watch, which was the main reason for their eventual defeat.