Guo Shiqiang pointed out the slow start in the key for China's home loss: “In the first quarter some of our players were hesitant and not decisive enough. As I said before the game, playing at home is not easy — the pressure is very high — and the most important thing is to start without hesitation. The second issue is that when we fell behind later in the game, our mentality and emotions fluctuated, which led to a drop in our shooting percentage and a low scoring output today.”