In this summer feast of basketball, the semifinals of the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup were raging, and the girls of the Chinese women's basketball team used a wonderful performance to turn the challenge of the Korean team into nothing.
In this one-sided contest, there is one name that stands out, and that is Zhang Ziyu, whose presence seems to be the "legend of the giant" on the basketball court, making the opponent's defense seem so fragile.
At the beginning of the game, Zhang Ziyu was like "Mount Everest" on the basketball court, with an absolute height advantage, and turned the basket of the South Korean team into his own territory in an understatement.
In the first quarter, she scored 12 points and 6 rebounds with a near-perfect 6-of-7, and the tallest player of the South Korean team seemed to be "a little witch" in front of her, with a height difference of 39 centimeters.
Even though the South Korean team tried various trapping tactics, everything seemed to be in vain in front of Zhang Ziyu.
Entering the second quarter, the defensive intensity of the Chinese women's basketball team escalated, as if putting on a "scope confinement" for the outside shooters of the South Korean team, so that their three-point rain turned into sporadic light rain.
And Zhang Ziyu's dominance under the basket is still the same, scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds in the half, almost single-handedly, making the South Korean team's defense stormy.
Every time she throws herself in, it is as if she is announcing to her opponent: "In my territory, the rules are made by me." ‘’
In the second half, although Zhang Ziyu's playing time was reduced, she could immediately change the trend of the game every time she played, 2+1, assists, rebounds...... She is proficient in everything, like an all-round warrior on the basketball court.
And the expression of the coach of the South Korean team, Kang Byung-so, from anxiety to bitter smile, to helplessness, perfectly interprets the mood of "having the intention to kill the thief, but not being able to return to the sky".
In the whole game, Zhang Ziyu handed over an eye-popping report card in just 21 minutes of playing time - 17 of 25 shots, 34 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, with a shooting rate of 68%.
This is a solo show belonging to Zhang Ziyu, and it is also a perfect display of the strength of the Chinese women's basketball team.
If the suspense of the game can continue to the final quarter, Zhang Ziyu's data may be even more amazing.
After the game, the report of the South Korean media "OSEN" was full of helplessness and admiration, they compared Zhang Ziyu to the "Great Wall of China", describing her presence as making the game like a sightseeing trip, and the Korean players could only "look up".
At the same time, they are also curious about the upcoming China-Australia showdown, although the Australian women's basketball team has a slight advantage in height, but in the face of Zhang Ziyu's "moving Great Wall", whether they can cross this barrier has become a new suspense.
All in all, the performance of Zhang Ziyu and the Chinese women's basketball team in this Asian Cup has undoubtedly provided a visual feast for basketball fans around the world.
In the world of basketball, height is an advantage, but the tacit understanding of the team and the balance of strength are the keys to winning the game.
Zhang Ziyu is the epitome of the overall strength of the Chinese women's basketball team, and it also makes people full of infinite expectations for their performance in the finals.