Live broadcast, October 14-today, 2002, October 14, 2002, in the men’s basketball Final of Busan Asian Games, China’s men’s basketball was reversed by South Korea’s men’s basketball.
This game is one of the most painful memories of China’s men’s basketball in the Asian Games. When there were nearly 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, China’s men’s basketball led 90-83, but the team was robbed twice after that, once again, two penalties were lost. The South Korean team used a 7-0 offensive to draw the score and dragged the game into the plus time. After the Canadian contest, the Chinese team finally lost 100 to 102.
Yao Ming scored 23 points and 22 rebounds in this game, but still unable to return to the sky.
Before the Busan Asian Games, China won 4 consecutive championships in the Asian Games men’s basketball. This defeat made the team miss 5 consecutive championships.
Since 1974, China has participated in the Asian Games 12 times men’s basketball, won the championship 8 times, won the second runner-up 2 times, won the fifth place 1 time.