Substituted at a critical moment! Li Yueru's season high could have led the team to victory, but unfortunately it was ruined by Curry's godsister

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2024-05-27 16:17Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

Li Yueru, who opened a new chapter in the WNBA with the Sparks in Los Angeles this season, once received a verbal guarantee from the coaching staff for playing time, but when it came to the regular season, Li Yueru still felt the helplessness of Zhou Qi during the Rockets period. Although she was given the opportunity to play in the first four games, she did not get as much tactical position and playing time as she had in the Turkish league before.

When everyone began to look down on Li Yueru's prospects with the Sparks, Li Yueru finally won the proof for herself in the Sparks' 1-point defeat to the Dallas Wings. Because Curry's godsister Cameron Brink was in foul trouble, the coaching staff also gave Li Yueru more playing time.

In this game, Xiaobao scored 10 points and 9 rebounds on 4-of-10 shooting in 18 minutes of playing time, of which rebounds were second only to the interior core Hamby, ranking second highest on the team. If it hadn't been for Brink's last-minute substitution, the Sparks might have had a real chance of winning the game.

Li Yueru, who has been neglected for many consecutive games, was able to break out in time in this game against the Flying Wing, which may allow her to continue to gain the trust of the coaching staff to play the role of a substitute center in the future. The only players on the team who have the ability to protect the rebound are the veteran Hamby and the new Curry godsister Brink, once Brink is in foul trouble in the game against the flying wings, in order to ensure the team's rebounding on the court, Li Yueru should still reuse this point.

Li Yueru, who played a season-high game, has already shown her strengths to the coaching staff, and while slow movement may still be a cliché, her offensive self-confidence may be the key to her next tactical improvement.

In fact, in the first quarter, Li Yueru hit all 4 shots under the basket, but after her own adjustment in the second quarter, she first hit a long-distance two-point shot in the top arc, and then scored 2+1 under the basket.

Looking at the Sparks team, the only ones who can average 5+ rebounds per game are the aforementioned Brink and Hamby. Clarenton (3.2 per game), who is third on the rebounding list, is a short guard who is only 1.75 meters tall, so the opportunity is in front of Li Yueru, it depends on whether she can grasp it well, if she can still get more consistent playing time in the next few games like in the game against the wings, and play well on both offensive and defensive ends, this is very likely to be her turning point in the WNBA.

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