With Wang Siyu's smash, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the Japanese women's basketball team 74-72 to win the Hangzhou Asian Games championship and complete the defense.
In this game, although the Chinese women's basketball team has been in the lead, the Japanese women's basketball team continued to narrow the point gap and tie the score in the last three minutes. With only a few tens of seconds left before the end of the game, the atmosphere on the field became tense and dignified. Until the Chinese team steadily shot the decisive ball into the basket, the scene immediately resounded with a tsunami of applause, Chinese women's basketball, fearless Jinlan!
As a strong team in Asia, the Chinese women's basketball team and the Japanese women's basketball team have always been in fierce competition. At this Asian Games, the Chinese women's basketball team sent Han Xu, Li Yueru, Li Meng, Yang Liwei and other main teams, and the Japanese women's basketball team also sent core players such as Maki Takada, Okeye Momojinhua, and Sakiki Lin. The two sides fought fiercely on the field, which also allowed the audience to enjoy a hearty and exciting matchup.
Wang Siyu threw in the killer goal
Despite the loss, the Japanese team impressed the spectators with their tenacious fighting spirit in this match. Japan's Saki Hayashi said, "There were difficult moments in this game, but we have been working hard and we have seen that our rebounds and two-pointers still need to be improved. ”
Whether it's a big score or a goal score, Japan coach Hyung Ontsuka has always kept smiling. In the post-match press conference, Entsuka responded: "I didn't mean to smile, we always insisted on maintaining full energy, courage is the most important thing, and I am working hard as a manager. I want the players to keep going above and beyond and keep their courage. Just like Saki Hayashi, she leads the team as the main player, very brave and passionate. ”
In the fourth quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team was a little flustered on offense and missed some scoring opportunities. Zheng Wei, the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, said: "Because Japan is an old opponent, we know that they will play very tenaciously and prepare hard. For some reason, the team didn't get better, but our belief in victory never wavered. We suppressed each other's play, which is also a guarantee of victory. ”
Zheng Wei, head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team
The Japanese team's "small, fast, and smart" style of play and close defense created certain difficulties for the Chinese team. In this regard, Zheng Wei said that the characteristics of the Japanese team are very distinct, fast and three-point accurate, "They average fourteen or five three-point shots per game, but we only let them shoot seven three-pointers today." ”
After experiencing the training of the Olympic Games, Asian Cup, World Cup and other major competitions, Zheng Wei believes that the Chinese women's basketball team has become more mature in terms of psychology and technical tactics. "We also had a lot of unforgettable failures, and there were many moments when the score was very close, but at the critical time, the Chinese women's basketball team never dropped the chain."
"This year is a difficult year for the Chinese women's basketball team, many players have injuries, and some people have gone abroad to play, so we don't really have a long time to run-in. But we still won the gold medal with strength and spirit. Next we're going to prepare for the Olympic qualifiers in February, and the players are going back to the clubs, but we have to finish the goal of reaching the Olympics. Zheng Wei said.
Although the game was long over, there were still many fans waiting outside the court, just waiting for the bus of the Chinese women's basketball team to pass by, shouting "Chinese women's basketball, come on!" You guys are the best! ”
Reporter Zhan Shuzhen Chai Zhi
Photo|Reporter Lin Guiyan Liang Yu
Source | Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng Pie
Responsible Editor | Ryuki