Stop the game! CBA's second overall pick severely injured! Misses the match against China's men's basketball team.

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Ma Jianhao suffered a torn ankle ligament and requires 6-8 weeks of rest, missing the March 1st game representing Chinese Taipei against China's men's basketball team in Manila, Philippines.

In the match against South Korea's men's basketball team, this guy played only about two minutes, recording one assist before exiting due to injury.

Speaking of Ma Jianhao, he is the second overall pick in the 2022 CBA draft, born on April 29, 2001, a 2.02-meter-tall wing. In his first season with Jiangsu (22-23), he averaged 16.7 minutes per game in the regular season, contributing 4.7 points and 2 rebounds, while in the playoffs, he averaged 16.7 minutes, 11 points, and 2.7 rebounds per game, making 2 three-pointers per game at a 50% shooting rate. In his second season (23-24), he averaged 24.4 minutes per game in the regular season, delivering 9.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game, hitting 1.8 three-pointers per game at a 32.6% shooting rate.

Starting in the summer of 2024, Ma Jianhao transferred to the TPB Formosa Dreamers. So far this season, he has played 19 games, averaging 28.4 minutes per game, scoring 13.6 points, grabbing 4.1 rebounds, and providing 2.2 assists per game. As a tall forward with accurate shooting, he is highly valuable in any system. His absence is undoubtedly a significant blow to the Chinese Taipei team.

Recently, the Chinese Taipei team defeated South Korea's men's basketball team 77-65. It is worth noting that during the first window of the World Cup qualifiers, China's men's basketball team lost to South Korea's men's basketball team 76-80 and 76-90 respectively.

The statistics for South Korea's men's basketball team are as follows:

Looking at the main players of the Chinese Taipei team, they are all familiar faces, such as Chen Yingjun, Lin Tingqian, and Liu Zheng. We know these three players quite well. Their naturalized inside player, Gao Bokai, indeed has something to offer—18 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Although he is a typical blue-collar interior player, he still has a certain impact on the game.

Compared to China's men's basketball team, the biggest disadvantage for Chinese Taipei lies in the significant gap between the bench and the starting lineup. They basically lack capable substitute players. If they can effectively contain the two CBA-produced star guards, Chen Yingjun and Lin Tingqian, it would yield twice the result with half the effort.

According to the latest rankings, although both China's men's basketball team and the Chinese Taipei team have a record of 1 win and 2 losses, China holds the third position in Group B due to a point differential advantage.