WNBA: Han Wook's return to unplayed, cheered by teammates fans Libero rejects Mercury's 18-point comeback

On July 6, Beijing time, the WNBA regular season continued to compete, and after Han Xu, the core of the Chinese women's basketball team, led the team to regain the women's basketball Asian Cup championship, she officially returned to the team and was welcomed by teammates and home fans. Han Xu had just returned without a chance to play, and the New York Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95 at home, refusing to be reversed by 18 points to consolidate the first place in the East.

Statistics

New York Liberes: Han Xu did not play during the break, Stewart scored 43 points, and all four of the team scored double-doubles.

Phoenix Mercury: Taureth 23 points, Grina 21, all five of the team scored double-doubles.

Match Review

Han Xu, the 23-year-old core of the Chinese women's basketball team, is already in her third season in the WNBA, she was on the fringes of the team in her first season, and then returned to the WNBA for the second season after a year, Han Xu gradually took the sixth man position on the bench and became a stable rotation player of the team.

It's just that in Han Xu's third season with the New York Liberty, after the New York Liberty introduced star interior Stewart, Han Xu's situation in the team became quite awkward, and it was almost difficult for her to get too many opportunities to perform. Before Han Xu left the team to compete in the Women's Basketball Asian Cup, she only played 18 minutes in five games, scoring only four points in total.

Now Han Xu has led the Chinese women's basketball team to regain the women's basketball Asian Cup championship after 12 years, she won the women's basketball Asian Cup MVP and final MVP, and was also selected for the best team, successfully proving her position as the first women's basketball center in Asia.

Han Xu has officially returned to the team, and before the New York Liberty' home game against the Phoenix Mercury, the team officially posted a video of Han Xu's return. Han Xu's return to the team was cheered and celebrated by a group of teammates, while Han Xu also danced with shaking his shoulders and gathered with his teammates to cheer up.

When Han Xu came to the home stadium, she also received cheers and applause from the home fans, and there is no doubt that Han Xu still has a very high popularity. It's just that Han Xu has just returned to the team after all, so she didn't get a chance to play in this battle. The New York Liberty were above the Phoenix Mercury, and they took a 22-9 lead inside and out in the first quarter and maintained a 26-13 lead in the first quarter.

Entering the second quarter, the Phoenix Mercury frantically countered and played a hot offensive, and the New York Liberty lost by six points in a single quarter 27-33, and the New York Liberty led the Phoenix Mercury by only 7 points 53-46 at the end of the first half. In the second half, the New York Liberty led a 14-3 offensive wave to open an 18-point lead 67-49. However, the Phoenix Mercury then responded with a 20-11 offensive run to chase the points, and the New York Liberty led the Phoenix Mercury 78-69 at the end of the third quarter.

The New York Liberty continued to be chased by the Phoenix Mercury to close the gap in the final quarter, and the New York Liberty were chased 85-81 by just four points in the middle of the fourth quarter. The New York Liberty continued to extend their six-point advantage, but then the Phoenix Mercury scored five straight points to chase just one point away, and the New York Liberty scored three more points, only to be chased back by their opponents to tie 90-90 after that. The two teams continued to grapple with the scoreline, and in the end, the New York Liberty narrowly defeated the Phoenix Mercury.

Both sides start

Phoenix Mercury: Cunningham, Turner, Grina, Tauroxi, Jefferson

New York Freeman: Lenny, Stewart, Jones, Ionescu, Vanderslut

(Text/Drunken Lying Float)