In the fierce battle of the WCBA playoffs, the Sichuan women's basketball team showed their dominance with an absolute advantage. Facing the strong Shanxi team, they easily swept the opponent with a total score of 2-0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. However, in this series, what is more eye-catching is the outstanding performance of the Sichuan team's foreign aid Cambage, who completely broke the Shanxi team's interior player Liu Yutong at both offensive and defensive ends, making people have to question whether Liu Yutong is really a world-class center forward.
As the second team in the regular season, the strength of the Sichuan women's basketball team should not be underestimated. Although the Shanxi team performed well in the play-offs, they looked powerless against the Sichuan team. Especially when Han Xu, the core center of the Sichuan team, was rested, the Shanxi team was unable to find an effective response. After two games, they were easily defeated by the Sichuan team and had no chance to go further.
For Liu Yutong, this was originally a great opportunity for her to show her strength. However, in the face of the Sichuan team without Han Xu, she was not able to play at the level she should have. Especially in the matchup with Cambage, her disadvantage was completely exposed. Both offensively and defensively, she has a huge gap with Cambage.
Cambage, as the foreign aid of the Sichuan team, her performance is undoubtedly the most eye-catching. In the playoffs, she showed great dominance. After two games, she combined 32 shots and recorded a terrifying 49 points and 33 rebounds. On the offensive end, she is almost unstoppable, and on the defensive end, she is a natural barrier for the Sichuan team's interior line. Her back-to-back blocks and rebounding ability are among the best in the WCBA league. In contrast, Liu Yutong's performance was bleak.
Looking back at the first match between the two sides, Cambage showed her efficiency and dominance. After only 29 minutes of play, she recorded a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds. In the second game, she was even more firepower, scoring 30 points and 19 boards in the whole game, and once again completely broke Liu Yutong. Especially in the face of Liu Yutong, who is 260 pounds, Cambage showed her absolute advantage. Not only is she able to take her opponents with ease, but she is also able to put them under a lot of pressure on the defensive end.
Over the past two years, Liu Yutong's performance in the league has been in the spotlight. There are many fans who have called for her to be selected for the national team. However, in the showdown with Cambage, she exposed a huge gap with a world-class center. This has led to questions about whether she really has what it takes to be a world-class centre-forward.
Of course, Liu Yutong's performance is not without merit. She also contributed some scoring and rebounding statistics in the game. But compared to Cambage, she really didn't look good enough. Especially when facing the test of a world-class center forward, she exposed her own shortcomings.
Although Liu Yutong suffered a huge blow in the match, we can't deny her potential and talent either. As a young player, she still has a lot of room for improvement. If she can continue to work hard to improve her strength and technical level in future competitions, then she still has the potential to become a truly world-class center forward.
In this fierce matchup in the WCBA playoffs, the Sichuan women's basketball team showed their strong strength. And Cambage, as the team's foreign aid, also completely broke the Shanxi team's inside general Liu Yutong. Although Liu Yutong did not perform well in the competition, we can't deny her potential and talent. In the future, she still has hope of becoming a truly world-class centre-forward.