"Dare to fight a hard battle, and be stronger in the face of strength!" "Today is not just a game, but a power transfer spanning 28 years"...
In tonight's women's basketball World Cup semifinals, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the host Australian women's basketball team 61-59, standing on the final stage of the Women's Basketball World Cup after 28 years. After the game, the news of the girls' victory burst the circle of friends, and the fans were very excited, "This is the best gift for the motherland's birthday!" ”
Tomorrow, the Chinese girls will face the defending champion U.S. women's basketball team in the final.
It was an incredible coincidence – at the 1994 Women's Basketball World Championship (the predecessor of the World Cup), also in Sydney, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated Australia in the semi-finals to reach the final. Today, it is in this blessed land that the Chinese women's basketball team once again defeated the Australian team and created a new history.
The Australian women's basketball team is a more familiar old opponent of the Chinese women's basketball team, as the two traditional strong teams in the world basketball world, the two sides have met a total of 6 times on the World Cup stage, and the two sides have won 3 and lost 3 times each, but the last 3 times have been won by the Australian team.
After more than 20 years of ups and downs, the Chinese women's basketball team once again defeated this old opponent on this stage representing the highest level of basketball, which is the best proof that the Chinese women's basketball team has returned to the world's first-class strong team, such as the affirmation of head coach Zheng Wei for the girls, "Now that we have taken this step, I think the team members have matured a lot psychologically and can cope with this difficulty, this step is very important." ”
The process of the game explains the preciousness of the spirit of women's basketball. Before the official start of this duel, a bad news came from the Chinese women's basketball team - the team's top scorer Li Meng suddenly had a high fever before the game.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, Li Meng burned to 39.4 ° C on the night of the match against the French team, and even an hour and a half before the game, her body temperature was still 38 ° C. Before the game, the Chinese women's basketball team had said that it "used Li Meng reservedly", and in the end, out of protection for Li Meng, the team still let the top scorer of the Chinese team stay off the field. Li Meng's sudden high fever has a huge impact on the team's attack and even the rotation of players. Her previous average playing time was a team-high 23 minutes, averaging 16 points per game and giving 2.5 assists per game, which shows the importance of Li Meng from the data. The veteran Australian women's basketball team has targeted the breakthrough to impact the front line of the Chinese women's basketball team.
Li Meng is absent due to illness, and other players of the Chinese women's basketball team need to take on more responsibilities. Han Xu has become the most critical "patch". Throughout the game, she played a key role like a pin, she played 26 minutes and 28 seconds, 3 of 3 free throws in 8 of 10, cut 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks, and ruled the game at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, making great contributions to the victory of the Chinese team.
In the second quarter, it is Han Xu's stable score that makes the offensive and defensive ends of the Chinese women's basketball team always "energy online". In the final quarter of the bayonet red, when China was 51-53 behind, Han Xu's key scrubbing point helped the team chase the score to 53 draws; When the Chinese team fell behind 57-59, it was Han Xu's basket that helped the Chinese team chase the score to 59 draws.
Han Xu is just a microcosm of the team's life, Yang Liwei, Wang Siyu, Li Yueru, Huang Sijing, Jin Weina and Pan Zhenqi have done everything they can at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends - they run tirelessly, desperately fight for rebounds, face tall Australian players, they have no fear, we see, only tenacious fighting spirit.
In this competition, the Chinese women's basketball team is to use the struggle and victory of one game to unite and never give up in adversity again and again, showing the tenacious spirit of Chinese.
"I knew we were going to win Australia! The Chinese women's basketball team will never let you down! Fever didn't make it to the court, but was always with everyone, we'll see you in the final! After the game, Li Meng, a member of the Chinese women's basketball team, posted on Weibo that tomorrow, we look forward to another Chinese miracle.
Editor-in-chief: Chen Hua
图片来源：新华社 Source: Author: Yao Qinyi