In the semifinals of the U18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship, the Chinese team played against the South Korean team. Zhang Ziyu shot 20 of 22 from the field, slashing 44 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and the opponent had no way to crack her in the face of her. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 79-61 and successfully advanced to the finals. Zhang Ziyu scored 34 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Let's take a look back at this exciting battle and explore five of the most incredible events.
When the opening whistle sounded, the Chinese team showed a strong offensive. Zhang Ziyu is like a sharp knife, straight into the heart of the South Korean team's interior defense. She scored six points in a row to catch her opponent off guard.
However, South Korea didn't back down, quickly adjusting their tactics and hitting two consecutive three-pointers to buy themselves a respite. Just when the South Korean team thought they had found the rhythm of the game, Wang Jiaxin stepped up.
Her three-pointer was like a hammer, which not only helped the Chinese team regain control of the situation on the court, but also gave her teammates great confidence. Immediately afterwards, Xu Peilin's 2+1 further expanded the advantage of the Chinese team, and the score came to 22:14.
However, the game of basketball is always full of uncertainties. There were some problems with the Chinese team's outside defense, which gave the South Korean team an opportunity. They seized the opportunity to play catch-up, so that at the end of the first quarter, the score became 24-21, and the Chinese team only led by three points.
After the start of the second quarter, Xu Peilin stood up again. She scored four points for China and extended her lead to 30-21.
At the same time, the South Korean team's offense seemed to suddenly turn off, and they only scored 3 points in the entire second quarter! This kind of "power outage" performance is really surprising.
On the Chinese team's side, Zhang Ziyu's performance can be called brave. Her dominance on the inside has left the South Korean team helpless, while creating plenty of outside shooting opportunities for her teammates. At halftime, China led by a full 21 points, 45-24.
What's even more amazing is that Zhang Ziyu's personal data: 12 of 17 shots, 24 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, it is simply a double machine of scoring and rebounding!
After the start of the second half, Zhang Ziyu still maintained her dominance. Her back-to-back baskets broke the deadlock for China, and although South Korea responded with a three-pointer, Zhang Ziyu immediately scored four more points in a row to help China firmly control the margin of more than 20 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Chinese team led by 26 points at 61-35, and Zhang Ziyu's personal data was even more amazing: 30 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists, becoming the brightest star on the court.
In the final quarter of the game, the South Korean team seemed to have regained some form, scoring 7 points in a row to chase the score to 42:61. However, the Chinese team did not panic and quickly responded with 4 points to stabilize the situation.
After that, the game entered a tug-of-war, but with the advantages accumulated before, the Chinese team finally defeated the opponent with a score of 79-61 and successfully advanced to the U18 finals.
Although the Chinese team won this game, there were also some puzzling things happening in it.
First of all, there is the problem of rebounding. Although the average height of the Chinese team is far higher than that of their opponents, they seem to be a little lazy in fighting for rebounds. Repeatedly being robbed of frontcourt rebounds by the diminutive South Korean team, a situation that would be unimaginable under normal circumstances.
It's like a big man who is two meters tall, but the apple on his head is always snatched away by a small man of one meter six, which is really ridiculous.
The second is the lack of perimeter defense. The Chinese team's defensive pressure on three-point shots is obviously not enough, and the defensive coordination between the inside and outside is not in place. It's like a castle that looks impregnable, but leaves several large holes in the walls that allow enemies to easily throw stones at it.
The third incredible event was the organizational confusion of the Chinese team. Especially when Zhang Ziyu was resting, the team's offense seemed to have suddenly lost its backbone, and there were frequent mistakes.
This situation is like a precision clock, once the key gears are removed, the whole machine cannot function properly. This also exposed the problem of the Chinese team's over-reliance on Zhang Ziyu.
The fourth puzzle was the performance of the South Korean team in the second quarter. They hit five three-pointers in the first quarter and played well. But in the second quarter, it was as if by magic, and only 3 points were scored in the whole quarter.
This dramatic contrast, like a singer who is singing, suddenly loses his voice, makes people wonder if something is wrong.
The last incredible event is actually a pleasant surprise, that is, Zhang Ziyu's performance. Her full-court score was close to half of the total score of the Chinese team, and she became an unstoppable presence for the South Korean team. She's like a game character who can always find a way to score no matter how well her opponent defends.
With this victory, the Chinese women's basketball team successfully advanced to the U18 finals and is one step closer to the championship. However, as the saying goes, those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and the closer they get to the goal, the more they cannot be taken lightly.
In the upcoming final, the Chinese team is likely to face stronger opponents. How to improve the shortcomings in a targeted manner while maintaining their own advantages will be the key to determining the ultimate success or failure.
At the same time, this U18 competition is also an important platform for cultivating fresh blood for the national team. Young players like Zhang Ziyu, Xu Peilin and Wang Jiaxin have accumulated experience through such international competitions and laid the foundation for entering the senior national team in the future.
They are like new stars in the basketball world, and they are using their efforts and talents to depict the bright future of Chinese women's basketball.
Overall, this game was both a win and an opportunity to learn. It is like a mirror that reflects the current situation of the Chinese women's basketball team: there is strength and potential, but it also needs to be improved.
I believe that through the experience of this competition, the Chinese women's basketball team will be able to achieve better results in the future and add luster to the Chinese basketball industry.
Let's look forward to the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team in the U18 finals, and let us cheer for these young players.
They are writing the basketball legend of their generation in their own way, and this legend has just begun.
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