WNBA: Li Meng came off the bench for 12 minutes and 5 points, setting a record for multiple points and sitting firmly in the rotation Han Xu came back with only 2 points

On June 10, Beijing time, the WNBA regular season continued to compete, and the Chinese women's basketball team played both games today. New York Liberty won 106-83 away to Atlanta Dream, and Han Xu, the core of the Chinese women's basketball team, came off the bench to play 4 minutes and 1 of 2 after being hidden in the snow for three consecutive games, scoring 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal. The Washington Mysterious won 73-66 away to the Seattle Storm, and Li Meng came off the bench for 12 minutes, contributing 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 fouls on 2-of-2 shooting, including 1-of-1 three-point shooting. Li Meng hit three-pointers in four consecutive games, equaled the WNBA career high with five points, and made his first appearance for more than 10 minutes, and has gradually settled on the team's rotation.

There are only two Chinese women's basketball players in the WNBA this season, Li Yueru has been reimbursed for the season due to injury, and Yang Liwei has not found a new WNBA team after being cut. Han Xu and Li Meng became the current players in the WNBA, they led the Chinese women's basketball team to regain the women's basketball World Cup runner-up after 28 years last year, and this year they led the Sichuan women's basketball team to win the first WCBA championship in the history of the WCBA.

It's just that Han Xu and Li Meng's situation in the WNBA this season is somewhat different, and Han Xu is gradually marginalized as the third season of competition. Han Xu had been unable to play for 3 consecutive games for 13 days, until now the New York Liberty beat Atlanta Dream by 23 points away, Han Xu finally came off the bench in the last 4 minutes, shooting 1 of 2 for 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal.

As for Li Meng, another core of the Chinese women's basketball team, she has been given many consecutive appearances, and she has also hit three points in many consecutive games, becoming one of the team's rotation players. In this game against the Seattle Storm, the Washington Mystics led 19-16 in the first quarter, and Li Meng did not get a chance to play.

However, in the second quarter, Li Meng came off the bench for 5 minutes and 57 seconds, she scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 foul on 1 of 1, Li Meng hit a three-point shot from the outside again, and she has been able to hit three points in four consecutive games, which also shows her value. The Washington Mystics won by 11 points at 27-16 in the second quarter and extended their 14-point lead at 46-32 in the first half.

The Washington Mysterious lost by six points 10-16 in the third quarter, but still maintained an eight-point advantage in the first three quarters, and Li Meng did not get a chance to play in the third quarter. Li Meng came on again in the final quarter, grabbing a defensive rebound as soon as she came up and scoring two more points with a single shot with 5:24 remaining. Li Meng was substituted with 3 minutes and 57 seconds left, and she did not play after that, and the Washington Mysterious eventually defeated the Seattle Storm to refuse the losing streak.

Li Meng continued to set a number of WNBA career records with the performance of this game:

First, Li Meng scored in four consecutive games for the first time since joining the WNBA.

Second, Li Meng hit three points in four consecutive games for the first time since joining the WNBA.

Third, Li Meng set a new record for the minutes played in the WNBA, and her first appearance exceeded 10 minutes.

Fourth, Li Meng's score tied her WNBA career record for a single game.

Washington Mystic Man starters: Sykes, Donne, Austin, Atkins, Claude

Seattle Storm starters: Nas, Magbego, Russell, Turner, Hotcombe

(Text/Drunken Lying Float)