In the early morning of August 2, Beijing time, all groups in the Olympic women's basketball field have ended the first two rounds of competition. In the latest game, the United States women's basketball team defeated Belgium 87-74. As a result, the Chinese women's basketball team still has the hope of competing for the third place in the best two groups, and there is great hope. But the premise is that the Chinese women's basketball team needs to beat Puerto Rico itself, otherwise everything is impossible.
The Chinese women's basketball team has lost all 2 games before, while Spain and Serbia have won both games, so the Chinese women's basketball team has lost the opportunity to compete for the top two in the group and directly advance to the top 8. Now the only chance for the Chinese women's basketball team to advance to the top 8 is to compete for one of the two best group thirds. France, Nigeria and Australia have all won Group B, so the most realistic competitors for the Chinese women's basketball team are Belgium and Japan in Group C.
After United States defeated Belgium, the two teams are also 0-2 and will face each other in the final round, the same situation as China and Puerto Rico. Now, Puerto Rico has a net win of -4, the Chinese women's basketball team has a net score of -23, Belgium has -27 and Japan has -37. According to the Olympic rules, the ranking of third place in the group is determined by the number of points and the goal difference, and the same points refer to the goal difference.
Therefore, as long as the Chinese women's basketball team defeats Puerto Rico in the final game, Puerto Rico will automatically be eliminated. Considering that the strength of Belgium and Japan is relatively close, it will be difficult for the two teams to open the difference, and the Chinese women's basketball team will have a great chance to win the best group third place as long as they do their best and strive to beat Puerto Rico. Of course, the premise of all this is that the Chinese women's basketball team must beat Puerto Rico, otherwise everything is in the mirror. I hope that the Chinese women's basketball team can seize this last opportunity and avoid humiliation.