Wheelchair Basketball International Tournament Japan wins against Korea in the first match August 29, 20:53
The international tournament for wheelchair basketball boys, which also strengthened the Tokyo Paralympics next year, started on the 29th, and Japan won the first match against Korea.
This tournament was organized by the Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation, and in addition to Australia, which won a bronze medal at last year's world championship, Iran and South Korea participated, and Japan will play against all countries.
Japan, who finished 9th in last year's world championships, faced Korea, which was 14th in the first match on the 29th.
In order to determine the competence and condition of all 12 representative players in the game, the time spent on the two pillars of attack by Hiroo Fujimoto and Hiroaki Kasai was only about 10 minutes each.
Even so, the defense of the second quarter strengthened Korea's attack to 8 points, and in the attack, Tetsuya Miyajima, who has a strong rebound, contributed in scoring and scored three points and finished the first half with 30-15 .
Even in the second half, Japan's momentum did not stop, and Naohiro Murakami, who has a high shooting ability, gave the team the highest score of 18 points.
Japan will play 3rd in Australia on the 30th.
“I was able to play basketball as I imagined that I could successfully attack from the defense. I needed the power of all 12 people to win, so it was the harvest that everyone could use in the game. I was talking.
In addition, Naohiro Murakami, who scored the highest score of 18 in the team, was eager to say, “I am incredibly well today, and I want to score in the rest of the game.”
Tetsuya Miyajima, who contributed to the victory over the offense and defense, recalled, “I usually rarely shoot, but I was able to make a good decision today, and I was able to play even with my strength defense.”