[Video & Column]Yuta Watanabe is injured and leaves, but the Japanese national basketball team wins the Philippines “I’m looking forward to the future Japanese national team” ｜ FIBA ​​Asia Cup 2022 | DAZN News Japan

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Transition and 3-point shoot, demonstrating its uniqueness

The Asian Cup in Jakarta has passed the turning point and entered the final tournament. On July 19, the Japanese national team will face the Philippines in the quarter-final advancement match. If he loses, he will show his strength both physically and mentally in the final game and have won 102-81.

From the start, the transition and 3-point shoot “running basketball” work. Yudai Nishida brought it to the layup from a momentary restart even though he allowed the starting lineup, and Yutaro Suda, who was selected as the first starting pitcher, was the starting lineup, followed by Yuki Togashi and Yuta Watanabe’s three-point shots. From the transition, Watanabe decided to play a 3-point basketball count, and Japan led 16-7 in the 4th minute of the start. The Philippines irresistibly timed out, but immediately after that, he quickly passed out of the offense rebound, and Suda sank a 3-point shot again and pushed it out at once.

The Philippines panicked after Japan decided on some good haste. Even though he tries to avoid easy scoring by thoroughly harrying back, he is only conscious of returning to his own team and there is no pressure to move forward. In the first quarter, where only the goodness of Japan stands out, such as Nishida piercing the gap that is about to come out here and connecting to an easy layup, and Hirotaka Yoshii who turned to the bench start was thrown in and scored consecutive points. He took a large lead with -16.

However, the flow changes from the first quarter, in which four out of nine three-point shots were successful, to the second quarter, in which two out of eleven shots were successful and the ring became disliked. The challenge was how much I could step on while the score did not increase, but while suffering from the defense that pushed out the Filipino’s physical out of panic, I became less aggressive even if I attacked, and it was 0 in 3 and a half minutes from the start of the second quarter. It was chased as -9.

Watanabe showing the difference in talent, hurt his ankle

When commander Tom Hovasse flew a sword at the time-out and sent the five starting members back to the court, Togashi scored the first goal of the quarter with a three-point shot and the transition was revived. However, the Philippines is also recovering, showing the strength to beat Watanabe and Luke Evans under the goal, and it does not take a step in the competition for points. In this respect, the Philippines was one of the best at showing the strength of the will of “I decide” even if I couldn’t make a good chance by linking people and the ball.

However, there is Yuta Watanabe in Japan. Overturn the inferiority that is lower than both physical and emotional strength by succeeding in a series of bullish attacks. In the latter half of the 50-34, he sank a variety of finishes from a bullish drive, showing the difference in talent.

The accident hit Watanabe three minutes after the start of the second half. When he went from drive to shoot, he was pushed by an overtaken opponent and severely sprained his right ankle. He couldn’t stand without support and he couldn’t go back to the match. Although he was leading 58-42, the lack of Watanabe, who was alone in the Philippines’ momentum, was a big blow.

Still, the remaining players will step up mentally. Without being drawn to the rough defense of the Philippines, Togashi’s barrage, 3-point shot, and Evans’ basketball count jumped out to Suda, and he was not defeated by the Philippines in the fight for points.

Evans was particularly struggling. He continues to defend and rebound with his body stretched, and when he sees that the offense is stagnant after Watanabe leaves, he accumulates valuable points with personal attacks. With less than six minutes left, he was exhausted and went down to the bench, but shortly after, Togashi screwed in a tough three-pointer to decide the victory.

Watanabe praising young people “I was proud”

The final score is 102-81. The Philippines, who is not the best member, was forced to struggle, but even after suffering from the judges and Watanabe leaving, the victory gained by the team is meaningful. Although he struggled with rough play that he was willing to contact with the Philippines, he won 25 free throws when he finished, and showed “Takashi” who kept the lead with a high probability of 23 of them.

After the match, Watanabe said, “The opponent who always plays hard and physically. It was our weakness that we lost there. Until now, we have always hated the opponent’s physical and became bearish. “I was often beaten at the opponent’s pace,” he said, but “I’m glad I was able to fight without pulling today. Especially, these young players are fighting without being disliked by the opponent’s physical. I was proud to see him, “said Harvest.

With this, he advanced to the quarterfinals, but the situation at Watanabe’s ankle is worrisome. For him, it’s an old wound that has been injured many times, and commander Hovasse says, “I don’t know if I can play until tomorrow.” He had been treated and returned to the bench at the end of the match, but he’s been stalling after the match, and it’s hard to overlook not only this tournament but also the NBA’s new season.

The opponent of the quarterfinals is Australia, a powerful player who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Even if Watanabe could participate, it would not be perfect, and it is inevitable that it will be a tough battle. Still, as Watanabe commented, “Young players are emerging. I’m looking forward to the Japanese national team in the future.” This team, which has many young players in their early twenties, is stepping up with each match. Although it is the best 8, I would like you to show us the performance that will be the “culmination of this tournament”.

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