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On June 28th, our U18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship staged an exciting semi-final encounter!
The Japanese team and the Chinese Taipei team, these two teams are full of firepower, and in the end, the Japanese team won the game 76-70 and unceremoniously advanced to the semifinals!
Now the top four lineup has been assembled, the Chinese women's basketball team is ready to fight South Korea, and the Japanese team will have to face the defending champion Australian team.
This semi-final was a bit exciting, as Japan and Chinese Taipei failed to advance directly in the group stage and had to rely on crossover matches.
Japan won two games in the group stage (but lost to China, beating New Zealand and Indonesia) and finished second in Group B. The Chinese Taipei team won only one game in the group stage and finished third in Group A.
Judging from the record, the Japanese team has a slight advantage.
In the first quarter of the opening game, the Japanese team was a little slow and the three-point shot was not very reliable, but the Chinese Taipei team also failed to seize the opportunity and led 16-13.
In the second quarter, the Chinese Taipei team still maintained a slight lead, but the Japanese team began to catch up, chasing the score to 27-28 by only one point.
The Chinese Taipei team made another steal and counterattack to stabilize the situation.
Then there were frequent passing errors on both sides, and Japan took the opportunity to hit two three-pointers to overtake the score, and at halftime, they led by three points at 35-32.
In the second half, the score kept going up and down, and the Japanese team always maintained the lead, relying on a few three-pointers to extend the advantage to 44-38 at one point.
Although the Chinese Taipei team saved the situation through free throws, they were chased to 52-40 by the Japanese team's steal and counterattack, forcing them to ask for a timeout.
After the timeout, although the Chinese Taipei team chased four points, the Japanese team still held on to the lead, and at the end of the third quarter, they led by 11 points.
In the final quarter, the Japanese team once again showed an excellent performance, further widening the point difference.
Although the Chinese Taipei team caught up a little at the last moment and chased the score to 58-69, the Japanese team stabilized the rhythm and finally won the game.
Japanese indigo is indeed not simple!
In the semi-finals against Chinese Taipei, although the start was a bit slow, they showed excellent counter-attacking ability when the score was behind.
Especially in the second half, with accurate three-point shooting and solid defense, he gradually widened the gap with his opponent, and finally won 76-70 and successfully advanced to the final four.
This kind of team's fighting spirit and confrontation ability is really admirable!
Not only that, but the players of the Japanese women's basketball team showed a super high basketball IQ and technical level on the court.
Not only do they play tough battles, but they also use their individual skills and teamwork to create many excellent scoring opportunities.
Especially in the face of strong opponents, they are not afraid and dare to challenge, this spirit of "dare to fight and dare to fight" is really admirable!
In addition, the overall tactics of the Japanese women's basketball team are also quite mature and flexible.
They were able to adapt to the situation of the game, adjust their formations and tactics at the right time, and effectively respond to changes in opponents, which made the difference between victory and defeat at critical moments.
The Japanese women's basketball team is more than just a skilled team
Wu also showed unity, hard work and tenacious sportsmanship.
Their performance in this tournament not only injected new vitality into Japanese basketball, but also demonstrated the charm of Japanese sportsmanship to basketball fans around the world.
I hope they can continue to play well in the next games and add new glory to the development of Japanese basketball!