At 10:00 Beijing time on July 8, the 2022 WNBA regular season, the New York Freeman played against Phoenix Mercury away. After some competition, the New York Liberty lost to Phoenix Mercury 81-84. In this campaign, Han Xu played 19 minutes and 04 seconds on 6-of-2 shooting and grabbed 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.
The New York Free agent won the Las Vegas ace 116-107 yesterday, and Han Xu contributed 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 11-of-12 shooting, setting a new single-game scoring record for his WNBA career. Before the game, Han Xu made 17 appearances for the New York Free agent, averaging 18.1 minutes per game, averaging 10.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, shooting 58.4% from the field and 50.0% from three-point range.
In the first quarter of the campaign, Taurusy hit a three-pointer from the outside, Corningham immediately hit a three-pointer in a row, and Phoenix Mercury took the lead in a 12-4 wave. Subsequently, the two sides alternated points through jump shots, counterattacks and breakthrough throws, of which Han Xu received the ball in the low position during this period and turned to jump shot, and the New York Freeman was 14-22. At the end of the first quarter, Han Xu was replaced due to the cumulative number of fouls. The first quarter ended, the New York Liberty 18-29.
Entering the second quarter, the two sides began by taking points through interior attacks, counterattacks and long-range jumpers, of which Han Xu failed to hit a shot during this period, and when Cunningham broke through the layup, Phoenix Mercury extended the lead to 16 points. Subsequently, the New York Freers burst inside and out to blast a wave of 7-0 success to close the score. In the closing stages of the second quarter, Phoenix Mercury took advantage of a breakthrough layup to pick up 2 points, but Han Xuzao made 1 of 2 fouls and Dengfield immediately hit a whistle-pressing ball. At halftime, the New York Liberty 34-42.
After the Yibian re-war, the New York Freers continued to score points in the opening stage of the game, forcing the backward point difference to 4 points. In the following period, the two sides alternated points again through jump shots and breakthrough layups, and the situation was very sticky. As the quarter drew to a close, Han Wook re-emerged and immediately scored a point by breaking through with the ball to help the New York Freers to close the score further. At the end of the third quarter, the New York Liberty trailed by two points 54-56.
In the final quarter, although Jonescu hit three consecutive outside three-pointers, phoenix mercury offensive end blossomed and continued to pick points. In the following period, the two sides scored points through the basket offensive, and when Dorson scored on the layup, the New York Freeman trailed by three points. In the closing stages, the New York Freers instigated a new round of counterattack, but never equalized the score, when Ionescu made 2 of 2 free throws, the New York Freers 78-80. In the final minute, Smith made 2 of 2 free throws and Jonescu hit a 3-pointer, but Smith made 2 of 2 free throws again. In the end, the New York Liberty lost 81-84.
Both sides started
New York Free men: Ionescu, Johannes, Howard, Dorson, Denggifield;
Phoenix Mercury: Corningham, Turner, Smith, Petty, Taurus;