Although the 2024 Women's Basketball Olympiad has come to an end, the whole game is still very exciting, this competition is the last international event before the Paris Olympics, and even the host French team also chose to participate in the competition, but they have won three games by big opponents, and there is little point in exercising, but it can also better run in the team.
The Chinese women's basketball team is still pinned on the hopes of fans, although it failed to win all three games, but it has completed the task to obtain the Olympic quota, but in the face of a team close to their own strength, it is easy to expose problems, and head coach Zheng Wei also clearly understands that the Chinese women's basketball team needs to solve the problem, the future has a long way to go, and it is not easy to compete for Olympic medals.
There are many competitors, in addition to France, there are also Japan, the United States, Australia, Belgium, Spain, Canada, etc.
Belgium, as the European champion, has improved a lot, and almost upset the world's No. 1 American team, but unfortunately it did not withstand it in the end.
For the United States, it was also shocked to break out in a cold sweat, trailing by 4 points in the first quarter, losing by 5 points in the second quarter, trailing by 9 points after halftime, tying in the third quarter, and reversing by 11 points in the final quarter to be able to reverse the narrow victory.
Belgium won a big victory over Senegal in the other game, Belgium's Munonga hit a 3-point jumper at the beginning of the game, and then led 12-3, Munonga hit another 3-pointer after jumping, and Misman hit a 2-point jumper to give Belgium a 23-15 lead in the first quarter.
Kane hit a layup 2 points in the second quarter, and then Senegal chased it to 28-23, Kane hit a 3-point jumper, Van Lue hit a 3-point jumper, during this time, the 3-point shooting rate of both sides was relatively high, Kane blocked, Diop hit a 3-point jumper, Belgium 19-18 in this quarter, played a stalemate.
In the third quarter, Deleuer grabbed the defensive rebound, Misman hit a 2-point jumper, Belgium continued to lead 46-35, Kane hit a 2-point jumper, Belgium opened the score 61-39, Kane hit one of two free throws, Diop broke through to make a layup and hit 2 points, Van Lue hit a 3-point jumper, Belgium hit 31-11 in this quarter, and opened up 20 points in the first quarter.
In the final quarter, Koulibaly hit a 2-point jumper, Kane hit a 2-point breakaway layup, Diop hit a 3-point jumper, Kane blocked, Joris hit a 3-point jumper, Resimont hit a 3-point jumper, and Ramit hit a 3-point jumper, and finally Belgium beat Senegal 97-66.
The Japanese team lost to the Hungarian team, played well in the first quarter, but suffered a slump in the second quarter, and was beaten 19-10 by Hungary, and in the third quarter, Hungary still had the upper hand, blasting out 21-16.
After the whole game, the three-point shooting rate was not as good as Hungary's, and the entire shooting percentage was also lost to Hungary, plus the rebounds obviously suffered, which still reflected that the physical condition was at a disadvantage.