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When the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the Australian women's basketball team 66-94 in the warm-up game and suffered four consecutive defeats in overseas warm-up games, a series of situations in the game were shocking. Today, let's take a closer look at this game and find out.
Game recap
The fire of the women's basketball warm-up game was ignited on July 3, Beijing time, and the Chinese women's basketball team sweated on the court. Today, we saw the main players such as Han Xu and Wang Siyu, but Li Meng's absence also made us feel a little regretful. As soon as the game opened, Wang Siyu made a good start for the Chinese team with a delicate basket, and the 2-0 lead made the fans boil instantly. However, the Australian team was not overwhelmed by the momentum, and they quickly levelled the score with free throws, followed by a pinpoint three-pointer that showed their offensive ability to be reckoned with.
Zhang Ru and Wang Siyu's outstanding performances kept the Chinese team in the first quarter of the game, and their scoring streak gave fans a spark of hope. But the good times didn't last long, when Wu Tongtong came on the bench, a passing error allowed the Australian team to seize the opportunity and score quickly, making the Chinese team's lead come to naught in an instant. Mistakes, a common problem in basketball, sounded the alarm for the Chinese team in the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Chinese team fell behind by a narrow margin of 18 points to 23 points.
Entering the second quarter, Yang Shuyu's hand-to-hand layup action was as elegant as a dance, bringing a glimmer of hope to the Chinese team, and the point difference gradually narrowed. However, Sun's pass was met with a precise interception by their opponents, and the Australian team seized the opportunity and quickly launched a 7-0 counter-attack storm to extend the lead to double digits. Just as the audience was sweating for the Chinese team, Yang Liwei and Huang Sijing were like marksmen, hitting two three-pointers in a row, igniting the enthusiasm of the scene. Han Xu's tough performance on the inside line made the opponent even more unguardable. Despite this, Australia's three-pointers sprung up like mushrooms, and at halftime, China temporarily trailed 36-45.
Despite Han Xu's heroic performance on rebounding and Wang Siyu's ability to score consecutive points, the Australian team seems to have found the secret to breaking the Chinese team's defense, and their consecutive hits make the Chinese team's defense seem a little inadequate. As the game deepened, the Chinese team's mistakes began to increase, the score gap was gradually widened, and the 20-point gap made the Chinese team's situation more and more difficult. Although the Chinese team tried to narrow the gap by pressing the three-pointer at the end of the third quarter, they ultimately failed to hit, and the Chinese team fell behind 49-71 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team suffered an accident at the beginning of the game, making mistakes after mistakes, allowing the Australian team to seize the opportunity and easily score points. Although Han Xu fought the court and returned a beautiful two-point shot, the Australian team seemed to be on fire, and the three-point shot went into the net, allowing the point difference to widen. Although the Chinese team tried to catch up, the gap was too large, and finally ended the contest with a score of 66-94.
Five incredible events in the audience
(1) A huge gap in three-point shooting percentage
China's three-point performance in this game was a disaster in the opening quarter, the Chinese team only made five three-point attempts, but only hit one shot, while the Australian team easily opened the gap with three accurate three-point shots. By halftime, Australia hit 7 of 12 shots, a 58.3 per cent shooting rate, showing their excellent outside firepower. In comparison, China shot just 30 percent from three-point range and hit just three out of 10 attempts. At the end of the game, the Chinese team's three-point shooting rate fell to 25%, hitting only 6 of 24 shots, while the Australian team held the upper hand with a 46% shooting rate. Such a gap makes people wonder, what is the reason behind this? Is it a technical deficiency, or is it a problem with mentality and tactical execution? In the international arena of basketball, the three-point shot can often be the key to determining the direction of the game, and the Chinese team obviously has a lot of room for improvement in this regard.
(2) Wu Tongtong's bad state
Wu Tongtong, a 29-year-old veteran of the women's basketball team, encountered a little twist and turn as soon as he got on the court. As soon as she was replaced in the first quarter, she made a mistake in the first touch of the ball, and the pass flew directly out of bounds. Immediately afterwards, the defensive end failed to hold, and the Chinese team's score was instantly chased by the opponent by 4 points. Seeing this, Coach Zheng Wei immediately made a substitution decision, this action was as fast as lightning, obviously, Wu Tongtong's state has not been adjusted to the best. Truth be told, such a start was a bit of a surprise for a seasoned player. But it's also a reminder that basketball is just that, every second can be a turning point, and a small mistake can put an entire team in trouble.
(3) The high error rate of the Chinese team
The Chinese team made a whopping 12 mistakes in this game, compared to only four for the Australian team. The problem of mistakes has always been a problem that the Chinese team needs to solve, but in this game, the team still failed to control it effectively. Too many mistakes not only allowed the opponent to score easily, but also disrupted his own offensive rhythm. Every mistake is a blow to the team's morale, how to reduce mistakes and improve the stability of the game is what the Chinese team needs to deeply reflect on and improve.
(4) Sun Mengran's state declined
Sun Mengran's performance in this game was disappointing. Played 19 minutes, shooting 2-of-8 from the field and 0-of-4 from three-point range, scoring just 4 points. Compared to the state of the European training, it is like two people. It's normal to have ups and downs in form as a member of the team, but it's incredible to have such a noticeable regression. It also reflects the fact that the players have a certain problem in maintaining their form and coping with the pressure of the game.
(5) The impact of Li Meng's absence
It is undeniable that Li Meng's absence has had a great impact on the Chinese women's basketball team. In this game, except for Wang Siyu and Han Xu, the other players played unsatisfactory. Li Meng, as an important scoring point and core player of the team, her absence has deprived the Chinese team of a powerful weapon on the offensive end. This also shows us that how to adjust the team's tactics and improve the performance of other players when key players are absent is an urgent problem to be solved.
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