It's risen! Congratulations to the Chinese men's basketball team! Climbed from 11th to 2nd place.

Indeed, in professional sports, nothing is more wonderful than winning.

In the first window of the World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to the South Korean team 76-80 and 76-90, leading to a second-to-last ranking in the Asia-Pacific power standings, only better than Chinese Taipei. Australia, South Korea, and Japan were the top three.

Fortunately, the Chinese men's basketball team learned from their shame and fought back courageously. In the second qualifying window, they successively defeated Japan 87-80 and Chinese Taipei 100-93, causing their ranking to surge dramatically. They are now in 2nd place, behind only Australia, with New Zealand in third.

An instant jump from 11th to 2nd, a rollercoaster of ups and downs—truly thrilling.

South Korean men's basketball team: From 2nd to 11th, equally thrilling. In the second window of the World Cup qualifiers, South Korea lost to Chinese Taipei 65-77 and to Japan 72-88.

The Chinese men's basketball team currently holds a 2-2 record, ranking third in Group B. South Korea also has a 2-2 record but holds second place due to point differential advantage. Japan leads at 3-1, while Chinese Taipei is at the bottom with 1-3.

In the next two games, if the Chinese men's basketball team wins one more match (especially against Chinese Taipei), they can secure a top-three spot in the group and advance to the second stage. Winning both games could give them a chance to contend for second place in the group, building an advantage for later stages.

This July is the offseason for major leagues, so players competing overseas may return to the Chinese national team, including Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen, University of San Francisco forward Wang Junjie, and University of Oregon guard Lin Wei, among others.

Sorry, but Lin Wei comes with a question mark? It's not about time or ability, but rumors of a conflict between him and Chinese men's basketball head coach Guo Shiqiang... The former hasn't been selected for the national team training roster for a long time.

At just 22 years old, Lin Wei can be considered the top domestic shooting guard in the CBA. Last season with the Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings, he averaged 21 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in the regular season, and exploded for averages of 30.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 1.5 steals in the playoffs.