In a women's basketball Olympic qualifier full of fierce confrontations, we witnessed the battle between the Chinese team and the French team. On February 10, Beijing time, the Chinese women's basketball team suffered a setback in the matchup with the French team and lost with a score of 50-82. This defeat is not only a point gap, but also a major blow to the Chinese team's qualification for the Paris Olympics.
The direction of the game can be interpreted from several different dimensions. First of all, in terms of scoring, the Chinese team Li Meng scored a team-high 21 points, Huang Sijing and Li Yueru also had their own performances, and Han Xu was not in shape, only contributing 4 points and 5 rebounds in the whole game. France, on the other hand, were more average in scoring, with Williams and Johannes both contributing 17 points, showing that France have blossomed on the offensive end.
In terms of the pace of the game, the Chinese team once led in the first quarter, but the French team quickly found its rhythm and opened up the score gap through continuous scoring and tight defense. After entering the second quarter, the French team was on fire on the outside, and the Chinese team fell into a scoring drought, which made the score gap reach as many as 20 points at halftime.
In the third quarter, although the Chinese team tried to fight back, the French team attacked more violently, and they had extended their lead to 34 points by the end of the quarter. In the final quarter, the French team continued to maintain control of the game, while the Chinese team tried their best to chase the points, but could not change the defeat.
Statistically, the French team has an advantage in rebounding, assists and defense, which also reflects that there is still a lot of gap between the Chinese team and the world's top teams. Although the Chinese women's basketball team has improved technically and tactically, it still needs to be tempered in terms of physical fitness and psychological quality.
In addition, in the starting lineup of the Chinese team, the combination of five players, Han Xu, Huang Sijing, Li Meng, Wang Siyu and Yang Liwei, shows the coach's trust in young players. The French team's lineup is more mature and solid.
When analysing this match, we have to mention the team basketball spirit and strict tactical execution of the French team, which is also the key factor for them to be able to dominate the game at all times. Although the defeat of the Chinese team this time is regrettable, it has also given valuable experience and lessons. In the face of setbacks, the Chinese women's basketball team needs to return to the training ground, start from the basics, solve problems in a targeted manner, and enhance combat effectiveness, so that they can be more calm and unhurried in the future arena and show their due competitive state.
In this important qualifier, the defeat of the Chinese women's basketball team was not without warning. Pre-match preparations, the adjustment of players' condition, and the research and analysis of opponents are all key factors in determining the outcome of the match. However, in these respects, the Chinese team does not seem to be at their best. It wasn't just a defeat in a ball game, but it exposed the team's shortcomings in high-intensity international competitions.
The individual ability of the players is important, but basketball has always been a team sport of five players. In the competition between the Chinese women's basketball team and the French team, the team's tacit understanding and tactical execution are obviously insufficient. For example, in the offensive organization, the lack of effective transmission and support between the players led to many mistakes under the opposition's pressing defense. On the defensive end, the multi-point flowering of the French team also made the Chinese team's defensive strategy look stretched.
Judging from each round of the game, although the Chinese team also had wonderful cooperation and individual performances, such highlights were too sporadic and failed to form a coherent tactical system. The French team, on the other hand, appeared to be in step and organized on the pitch, both offensively and defensively. Every attack has a clear purpose and purpose, and every defense reflects integrity and resilience, fully demonstrating their hard and soft power as a world-class powerhouse.
The defeat of the Chinese women's basketball team in this Olympic qualifier, although regrettable, should also be seen as a growing pain. This is an important experience for them in chasing their Olympic dreams, which reveals the shortcomings of the Chinese women's basketball team in many aspects such as technology, tactics, psychology, physical fitness and international experience. However, such experiences are also undoubtedly valuable, as they are an integral part of the way forward. Through these experiences, teams and players are able to recognise their own shortcomings more clearly, so that they can be targeted in future training and competitions.