In the G2 match of the WCBA Finals, the defending champion Inner Mongolia finally lost, 63-71, away to Sichuan, failed to directly sweep the opponent, and attacked the third consecutive championship. The two sides will compete in the G3 battle on the 12th, the ultimate showdown in the series, and the winner will win the overall championship of the year. As the champion of the past 2 seasons, losing to Sichuan tonight is also the first time they have lost in the playoffs in the past three years, will the former women's basketball overlord lose his achievements and lose the championship because of this loss?
After losing to Inner Mongolia in the last away game, the Sichuan team did not dare to snub the slightest when they returned to play at home. As soon as the first quarter began, they took the initiative on the offensive end and started with an 18-13 lead. A 22-18 mini-run followed, building a nine-point lead at halftime. In the first three quarters, they already had a 14-point lead. Although it was recovered some points by the Inner Mongolia team in the final quarter, with the advantage established in the first three quarters, the Sichuan team finally had the last laugh.
In fact, since Li Yueru, Huang Sijing and Yang Liwei's Guangdong Big Three parachuted into Inner Mongolia, this team has won more than lost in the past three years, especially in the playoffs. In the 2020-21 season, Inner Mongolia eliminated Zhejiang and Sichuan 1-0 in the first round and semifinals of the playoffs. In the subsequent finals, they swept Xinjiang 2-0 and successfully won the first championship in the team's history.
In the 2021-22 season, Inner Mongolia was unstoppable in the playoffs, first knocking out Shanxi 1-0, and then defeating Shanghai 1-0 in the semifinals. When it came to the finals, this time the opponent changed from Xinjiang to Sichuan, but the result was the same, Inner Mongolia swept Sichuan 2-0 and won the championship again.
In this year's playoffs, Inner Mongolia met Shanxi again in the first round, this time sweeping their opponents 2-0. In the subsequent semifinals, facing Jiangsu, they did not have the slightest softness, and once again eliminated their opponents 2-0, reaching the finals for three consecutive years. In the first game of the finals, they defeated Sichuan 105-94. If it weren't for the G2 loss to Sichuan, Inner Mongolia's playoff winning streak would probably continue.
In the past three years, Inner Mongolia has won 13 consecutive playoffs, remained undefeated and won two championships. And this time, being won by Sichuan for the first time in the finals, Inner Mongolia can still bear the pressure and overturn the opponent away in G3 to achieve three consecutive championships? Or did the Sichuan team end the dominance of the women's basketball team in Inner Mongolia?