Back to the bench! Li Yueru only scored 2 points, tied the second lowest in the season, and became a marginal person again, and it was difficult to stop the spark from losing 7 in a row

2024-06-29 12:22:06

Back to the bench! Li Yueru only scored 2 points, tied the second lowest in the season, and became a marginal person again, and it was difficult to stop the spark from losing 7 in a row

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2024-06-29 12:04Creators in the field of sports

On June 29, Beijing time, the Los Angeles Sparks played away against the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA regular season, and Li Yueru replayed as a substitute after two consecutive starts. The Sparks led the Mercury by only one point in the first half, and were suppressed by their opponents in the second half to gradually fall behind by double digits, and finally the Sparks lost 78-92 to the Mercury and suffered a seven-game losing streak.

Back to the bench! Li Yueru only scored 2 points, tied the second lowest in the season, and became a marginal person again, and it was difficult to stop the spark from losing 7 in a row

Statistics

Los Angeles Sparks: Li Yueru returned to the bench, scoring only 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block on 1-of-2 shooting, creating the lowest single-game score in the past 14 days and tying the second-lowest score of the season. Hambi had 29 points and seven rebounds with four three-pointers, and McDonald had 12 points and 10 assists.

Phoenix Mercury: Taurasi made 5 three-pointers, 20 points and 6 assists, Cooper 24 points, Griner 18 points and 11 rebounds, Claude 14 points and 7 assists.

Game recap

Li Yueru made her first WNBA career start in her last game against the New York Liberty. It's just that Li Yueru was trapped in foul trouble, she played 16 minutes and 34 seconds, only 1 of 3 to get 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and hit three points for the second time in her WNBA career, but she had 5 fouls on her back and it was difficult to stop the team from suffering 5 consecutive defeats.

Now the Los Angeles Sparks are away to the Phoenix Mercury, and the Sparks are only 4-13 in their first 17 games. The two sides met for the second time this season, and the Sparks lost 68-87 to the Mercury in the first meeting. Due to Brink's cruciate ligament tear injury, Li Yueru has started the past two games, but she switched to the bench this time, and Talbot became the starter. In the first quarter of the game, the two sides tightened the score, the Sparks led the Mercury 26-23, Li Yueru came off the bench for 2 minutes and 58 seconds and did not shoot, only contributed 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, and Hanby scored 10 points on 4-of-5.

Entering the second quarter of the game, the Sparks encountered stubborn resistance from the Mercury, they lost by two points in the first quarter 19-21, and at the end of the first half, the Sparks were chased to only one point ahead of the Mercury at 45-44. Li Yueru was hidden in the second quarter, and in the first two quarters, the Sparks only scored a double-double, and Hamby scored 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-5 from the outside three-pointer. The Mercury also had only one player in double figures, with Tolexi scoring 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-5 from three-point range.

After halftime, the sparks were gradually overtaken by the Mercury, and Li Yueru came off the bench again with 5 minutes and 27 seconds left in the third quarter. Li Yueru finally scored with the help of a mid-range shot, but the Sparks lost by 11 points in the first quarter 17-28, and the Sparks were overtaken by the Mercury by 10 points at 62-72 at the end of the first three quarters. Li Yueru played 5 minutes and 32 seconds in the third quarter, 2 points and 1 rebound in 1 of 2, and Li Yueru appeared in 8 minutes and 30 seconds at the end of the third quarter, only 2 of 1 got 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, Hamby scored 26 points, and the Mercury has 4 people scoring double-doubles.

The Sparks entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point deficit, and Li Yueru played 64 seconds at the beginning of the final quarter and was substituted. The Sparks pulled back two points, but then the Mercury went on an 8-0 run to stretch a 16-point lead. Humby continued to chase points, but the sparks were powerless to turn the situation around, and they continued to be pulled away from a 19-point deficit. With 2 minutes and 55 seconds left, Sparks conceded defeat in advance, Li Yueru appeared again, Talbot suffered a foot injury, and finally Sparks lost to Mercury and suffered 7 consecutive defeats.

Both sides start

Los Angeles Sparks: Nass, Talbot, Hamby, Jackson, McDonald

Phoenix Mercury: Allen, Cooper, Grener, Claude, Taurasi

(Text/Drunken Sleeping)

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