On April 11, Beijing time, Chinese women's basketball center Li Yueru posted an article summarizing the journey of playing for Besiktas this season. On this day, Besiktas lost 70-81 to the London Lions in the second leg of the Women's European Championship, 1-1 in the two legs, but lost by four points to finish second. Li Yueru left the game with 5 fouls and played 29 minutes to get 13 points and 5 rebounds.
In the summary, Li Yueru expressed her loss and sadness about not winning the European Cup. Li Yueru admitted that at one time the team thought that the European Championship was already in hand, but this was not the case. Li Yueru talked about the referee's problem. In the second game, the referee blew Besiktas out of the field with 3 players and 1 coach. In addition to Li Yueru, Nokic and Korivasavic also left the field with 5 fouls. It can be said that in this game, the referee's blowing penalty was very unfavorable to Besiktas. In addition, Li Yueru also mentioned that she will not complain about her teammates: "I don't want to discuss how my teammates are, we are teammates, standing together is facing the opponent and helping each other." In this game, Besiktas point guard Dana Evans played relatively alone, shooting 6 of 31, and still shot crazy when the hand felt cold, which caused widespread controversy.
Li Yueru's emotional intelligence is still very high, she said: "I want to summarize only myself, maybe I can score one more goal, work harder, maybe pay more attention to the foul problem, maybe the result will be different." Li Yueru also pointed out her own weaknesses: "Defensive judgment at critical moments has always been my weakness. Whether to execute the coach's intention to prevent the opponent from scoring inside or not to let the opponent empty the basket on the outside is indeed a difficult question for me to solve. ”
This season, Li Yueru's Besiktas finished second in the Turkish league regular season, reached the semi-finals in the playoffs and finished second in the Women's European Championship. Li Yueru was selected in the best team in the Turkish league, which shows that Li Yueru's stay abroad this season has been very successful. The level of the Turkish Women's Basketball League is very high, Fenerbahce is currently the dominant women's basketball club in Europe, with 5 active WNBA players, 4 of which are all-star players, and other strong teams also have active WNBA players.
It can be said that Li Yueru has encountered more strong teams this season, and the training value is very great. In contrast, the WCBA league is not as confrontational as intense. Li Yueru is still optimistic in her thinking, she said: "It is not a bad thing for me to finish second in the first season, and I will aim for more finals and championships in the future." ”
Li Yueru and her teammates received the silver medal together, which is a harvest for Li Yueru in 2024. Next, Li Yueru will continue to move forward, she joined the Los Angeles Sparks, and will go to the WNBA to fight for her dreams. Li Meng and Han Xu both chose to give up staying in the WNBA this season, but Li Yueru has communicated with the Basketball Association, and she believes that going to the WNBA will help her continue to improve her level. "The next thing is to buffer and set sail again. Embarking on my journey to the WNBA is my own next journey. Li Yueru wrote.