This match between China and South Korea is really eye-opening, when Zhang Ziyu appeared in the picture, people have to think that the giant in the movie "Fury of the Gods", and the other players around her, have become dwarfs around her, and in fact, many of these so-called dwarfs are more than 1.8 meters, there is no harm without comparison, in front of Zhang Ziyu, who is 2.24 meters, it seems too small.
In the first quarter of the game, the South Korean team was able to compete with the Chinese team in the score with tenacious fighting spirit, and at the end of the first quarter, the South Korean team temporarily trailed the Chinese team by 5 points at 19:24. Such a score difference is not too big, and it also makes the following games full of suspense.
But when the second quarter of the game began, the desperate moment of the Korean team came, because in this quarter of the game, Zhang Ziyu played a lot of time, she was not only full of dominance on the offensive end, but also made the Korean team helpless on the defensive end.
In this quarter, the South Korean team scored only 3 points in total, which is the lowest number of points a team has scored in a quarter of the game since the author watched the game, why is this happening? Because, when Zhang Ziyu was standing on the inside, the South Korean team had no way to break through to the inside, and could only be forced to shoot on the outside, but unfortunately, the rest of the Chinese team's footsteps moved very quickly, and they didn't give the South Korean team too many opportunities to shoot, and many times they could only choose to force their shots helplessly, and the hit rate would of course drop sharply.
The South Korean team can not open the situation on the offensive end, the defensive end also makes them helpless, Zhang Ziyu is an invincible existence on the court, the game is 8 minutes and 45 seconds in the second quarter, the Chinese team attacked, Zhang Ziyu took the ball at the top of the arc, passed to the teammates on the bottom line, and quickly cut to the inside line, the players of the South Korean team wanted to stop her movement, but because the size gap was too big, she could only choose to squeeze with her back to the front, if it was frontal, it was estimated that she could not resist.
After receiving the pass from his teammates, Zhang Ziyu faced the defense of the Korean players and turned to the bottom line.
This offense is the only time Zhang Ziyu missed a shot in this tournament and did not grab an offensive rebound, that is to say, in the previous game, as long as Zhang Ziyu shoots, he will definitely get a score, either he will grab an offensive rebound and score a second time, or he will score directly.
Maybe it was this time that the shot missed, aroused Zhang Ziyu's competitiveness, in this quarter of the game to 8 minutes 01 seconds, Zhang Ziyu asked for the ball on the inside, the South Korean players defended behind him, after receiving the pass from his teammates, Zhang Ziyu turned around directly, and the South Korean players behind him raised their hands, but they could only touch the back of Zhang Ziyu's head, Zhang Ziyu turned around under the basket, the Korean players were left behind by her, Zhang Ziyu went to the position under the basket, and gently put the basketball into the basket with one hand, and when she was shooting, It can be clearly seen that her hand is almost touching the basket.
With just a light step on her feet, she was able to dunk the ball easily, however, the coach had clear requirements for her, in order to avoid unnecessary injuries, the team did not allow her to jump during the game, Zhang Ziyu wandered around the field to help the Chinese team win the game.
Such dominance, what big shark O'Neal, little giant Yao Ming, has not reached in the peak, although O'Neill also has dominance, but not to be able to hit every game, not to mention Yao Ming, and 17-year-old Zhang Ziyu, when facing an opponent one year older than himself, can do 100 shots, and every game can be 100 shots.
In the last game, when facing Japan, Zhang Ziyu scored a total of 44 points, as a comparison, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to Spain, a total of 46 points, only 2 points more than Zhang Ziyu alone, and Zhang Ziyu still obtained such points under strict playing time restrictions, which reflects how strong Zhang Ziyu is in the U18 competition.
The Chinese women's basketball team, the last time there was such a dominant player, was the well-known Zheng Haixia, she once led the Chinese team to win the silver medal in the Barcelona Olympics, but even Zheng Haixia is more than 20 cm shorter than Zhang Ziyu, and Zheng Haixia, who is 2.02 meters, is already full of dominance on the field, it is hard to imagine what Zhang Ziyu will achieve after becoming an adult?
It's no wonder that after the Japanese coach lost the last game, he complained that Zhang Ziyu changed the balance of the game and made the game lose the fun, and it is no wonder that even in the men's basketball team, Zhang Ziyu's height talent is very rare, not to mention, it is in the women's basketball game, and the opponents may never have seen such a tall female basketball player, let alone defend her.
Continuing back to the game, when the second quarter was 7 minutes and 21 seconds, the Chinese team attacked, the Chinese team's No. 10 teenager broke through from the free throw line to the inside, the South Korean team pressed the defense, and finally forced to use horseback archery shooting, the basketball popped out of the frame, two players of the South Korean team stood under the basket, and the position was well stuck, but Zhang Ziyu checked it with his hand when the ball was just out of the basket, so that the rebound, which was already about to fall into the hands of the Korean team, was grabbed by her again, after all, when the ball was in the air, He was the only one who could arrive, and the players of the South Korean team could only look up and watch Zhang Ziyu pocket the rebound.
After getting the rebound, Zhang Ziyu stood under the basket, didn't even jump, facing the defense of the two South Korean players, she easily came to a wipe board, and the two Korean players jumped up desperately to interfere with Zhang Ziyu, but I didn't expect it to have a certain effect, Zhang Ziyu's wipe board shooting, once again too hard, popping out of the frame.
This is too rare for Zhang Ziyu, and what is even rarer is that she did not grab the offensive rebound, but let the South Korean team catch it, and the Korean team completed a feat that no team had done before, in one quarter of the game, twice to prevent Zhang Ziyu's offense.
However, the South Korean team is still at a loss on the offensive end, as long as Zhang Ziyu is on the court, the South Korean team can only choose an invalid pass on the outside, and then when the 24 seconds are about to expire, they rush to shoot, which is basically what they did in all the offensive rounds in the second quarter.
When the second quarter was 5 minutes 02 seconds, Zhang Ziyu received a pass from his teammates on the inside, she turned around and was already facing the basket, the Korean team players defended in front of her, Zhang Ziyu missed the first shot, grabbed the offensive rebound, and let her take a step closer to the basket, and then threw it lightly with both hands, and the basketball hollow hit, this goal also made the Chinese team lead South Korea 34-24 by 10 points.
The South Korean team is facing a backward situation, more and more anxious, on the court, they seem to be very difficult to score, so, every shot is very hasty, almost as long as there is a little 3-point opportunity, will shoot immediately, on the one hand, it is afraid of Zhang Ziyu's inner frame, on the other hand, it is also to bet on the outside touch, to compete with the Chinese team, unfortunately, the more so, the lower the hit rate.
When the second quarter of the game reached the last 58 seconds, Zhang Ziyu once again received a pass from his teammates near the right side of the basket, and in the face of the defense of the South Korean players, Zhang Ziyu still did not even jump, and directly wiped the board to score two points, and the Chinese team also took a 21-point lead, which also made the game completely lose suspense.
In the next game, the Chinese team always maintained a lead of more than 20 points, Zhang Ziyu also got a long rest, and she played very little in the second half, because tomorrow the Chinese team will compete with Australia for the championship, and the coaching staff does not want Zhang Ziyu to consume too much in this game.
At the end of the game, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team with an 18-point lead of 79:61 and advanced to the final.
In summary, Zhang Ziyu's dominance in such an event is breathtaking, many people compare her to O'Neal, but in fact, in such an event, her dominance is far more than O'Neal, maybe only Chamberlain in ancient times can be comparable to her.
If it weren't for the coach to control her playing time, Zhang Ziyu would be fully capable of scoring 100 points in such an event, and in the whole game, Zhang Ziyu understated 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists, which shows that Zhang Ziyu is not only invincible in offensive ability, but also has a super high basketball IQ.
In the game, she stood at the top of the arc many times, gave assists to teammates who cut in the air, helped teammates score easily, and in the case of being trapped, he was also able to send the ball to his teammates in time to let his teammates complete the score, although he was only 17 years old, he could see that he was a lot more mature than the people around him.
Perhaps, this is because her strength is too strong, allowing her to reduce her dimension and hit her opponent, so on the basketball court, everything seems very simple to her.
What's even more incredible is that Zhang Ziyu, who is already 2.24 meters, is far from reaching the limit, according to her bone age test, the doctor judged that she still has eight centimeters of room to grow, that is to say, in the future, her adult height may reach 2.32 meters, more than 2.26 meters Yao Ming.
It's really going to come that day, let alone in China, even in the WNBA, it is estimated that there is no solution.