At 20:30 Beijing time on August 7, the Paris Olympic women's basketball 1/4 finals, Spain women's basketball team faced Belgium women's basketball team.
Spain women's basketball team is currently ranked 4th in the world and 6th in the latest power rankings, and Spain performed well in the group stage, winning all three games to win the group, and the United States women's basketball team became the only two teams to win all of them, and were listed as a Pot 1 team in the knockout round. Of course, Spain's three-game winning streak had some luck, winning only 10 points in the three games combined, narrowly beating China by one point in overtime in the first game, narrowly beating Puerto Rico by one point in the second game by relying on free throws, and beating Serbia by eight points in the final round.
Spain's top scorer for the women's basketball team is naturalized center Gustafson, averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game, both of which are team-highs, including a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds against China. Rodriguez is the second leading scorer, averaging 15.7 points per game, Kounde also averages 15 points per game, plus Casas, Torrens, Otis, Gil and others, Spain's scoring points are still relatively scattered. Spain did not attack at a fast pace and defended well, conceding just 62 points in the last two games of the group stage.
Compared with Spain, Belgium performed poorly in the group stage, losing to Germany and United States by large scores, and defeated Japan with 27 points in the final round, only to rely on a one-point goal difference advantage to beat the Chinese women's basketball team thrillingly, and qualified as the third place in the group with the best results. Belgium women's basketball team has been very strong in recent years, currently ranked 6th in the world, and despite their poor results in the group stage, they are still ranked 2nd in the latest women's basketball power rankings, second only to United States, which shows the official trust in their strength.
Belgium's number one star is Meesman, who has super individual ability, averaging 26.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and is one of the best players in the women's basketball competition at this Olympic Games. Van Lue, who plays for the WNBA Mystics, is averaging 11.3 points and 5.7 assists per game, Delari is also averaging 10.3 points and 4.7 assists per game, and interior player Linskens is excellent defensively, averaging a team-high seven rebounds per game and 8.7 points.
Belgium and Spain are both strong teams in Europe, in the European arena and the world series more times, very familiar with each other, the last 10 meetings, Spain 6-4 slightly superior, but the last two encounters, Belgium have the last laugh, in a warm-up match before the Olympics, Belgium also 76-58 defeated Spain by 18 points, occupying a certain psychological advantage.