WNBA preseason: Li Yueru debuted 7+6 three-point long shot, and the spark reversed and narrowly defeated the storm

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2024-05-05 11:42Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creator

On May 5, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Sparks played at home against the Seattle Storm in the WNBA preseason, and Li Yueru, the core of the Chinese women's basketball team, ushered in her debut to join the Los Angeles Sparks. Li Yueru came off the bench in the first half for 9 minutes and 43 seconds, scoring 3 points by hitting a three-pointer, Li Yueru continued to score with free throws in the final quarter, and contributed 7 points and 6 rebounds in his debut to help the Los Angeles Sparks defeat the Seattle Storm 84-79.

Statistics

Los Angeles Sparks: Li Yueru made her debut, contributing 7 points and 6 rebounds off the bench, Hamby 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Brink 11 points, Brown 10 points, Jackson 10 points.

Seattle Storm: Lloyd 12 points, Smith 14 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, Holmes 13 points, Whitcomb 12 points.

The star of the game

Li Yueru is the only Chinese player to compete in the WNBA in the new season, and Han Xu and Li Meng both chose to give up participating in this season's WNBA league because of their preparation for the Paris Olympics. Li Yueru made her debut with her new club, the Los Angeles Sparks, where she came off the bench to contribute 7 points and 6 rebounds, and once hit a three-point shot from the outside.

Game recap

Li Yueru, as the inner core of the Chinese women's basketball team, used to play for the Chicago Sky, but she was only a fringe player on the team in her rookie season, and was reimbursed for the entire season due to injury last season. Li Yueru previously went to play in the Turkish Women's Basketball League, won the opportunity to return to the WNBA with her outstanding performance, and she was also traded to Los Angeles Sparks.

The Los Angeles Sparks finished 9th in the league with 17 wins and 23 losses last season, and the Seattle Storm finished 2 from the bottom of the league with 11 wins and 29 losses. In this game, Li Yueru ushered in the debut of joining the new club Los Angeles Sparks, and the Sparks fell behind 3-9 at the beginning, but the Sparks blossomed more and played a 19-4 offensive to overtake 8 points. The Storm responded with a 12-2 offensive run to regain the lead, and the Sparks trailed the Storm 24-26 at the end of the first quarter. Li Yueru came off the bench for 3 minutes and 42 seconds, made 0 shots on the court and did not get any offensive opportunities, only contributed 1 foul, and tied for the worst in the game with a plus/minus of -9.

At 8:51 in the second quarter, Li Yueru received an assist from Videodon and hit an outside three-pointer to score the first goal of the Sparks. The offensive efficiency of both sides dropped sharply, and both teams scored less than 20 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, and the Sparks lost by five more points at 13-18 in the second quarter, and the Sparks trailed the storm 38-44 at the end of the first half. Li Yueru played 6 minutes in the second quarter, contributed 2 to 1 and scored 3 points, she came off the bench in the first half for 9 minutes and 43 seconds, the second highest on the team, only 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 turnover and 2 fouls, and the plus/minus in the game was -13, tied for the worst in the game.

In the second half, the Sparks gradually counterattacked, they took the lead in an 18-10 offensive to overtake the score, and in the third quarter played a 28-18 net 10-point offensive attack, and the Sparks overtook the Storm by 4 points 66-62 at the end of the third quarter. Li Yueru became a spectator in the third quarter and was not able to participate in the counterattack offensive in the third quarter of the Sparks.

At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, Li Yueru only played 13 seconds in the fourth quarter and made two free throws for the inside offense. With 7:29 left in the final quarter, Li Yueru scored a layup, and the Sparks continued to suppress the storm after that, and the Sparks took a 10-point lead at 80-70 with 4:57 left. The storm fought back to chase a single-digit difference, but the sparks continued to maintain a slight lead, Li Yueru was whistled for an offensive foul with 1 minute and 37 seconds left, and the storm continued to narrow the gap but failed to complete the comeback, and finally the sparks reversed and defeated the storm.

Both sides start

Los Angeles Sparks: Nurse, Humby, Brink, Clarendon, Brown

Seattle Storm: Vivians, Augwumick, Russell, Lloyd, Smith

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)

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