On June 30, it was reported that in the U18 women's basketball Asian Cup final that ended on the evening of June 30, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to Australia 79-96 and won the runner-up. In this game, 17-year-old women's basketball center Zhang Ziyu scored 42 points and 14 rebounds and missed the victory, although he won the MVP of the event for the first time in the international competition, he still shed sad tears.
Previously, in the confrontation with Asian opponents, Zhang Ziyu, who is 2.23 meters tall, almost did not encounter any challenges at all, but when he met the Australian team with fierce confrontation in Europe and the United States, Zhang Ziyu also encountered the biggest defensive pressure in this Cup!
In the first quarter, Zhang Ziyu encountered the opponent's high-intensity defense and confrontation many times on the offensive end, and was once pushed to the ground by the opponent. In the first half, Australia took the lead with consecutive air cuts and three-pointers. Zhang Ziyu relied on secondary offense and interior attack in the third quarter to help the women's basketball team chase points and complete the overtake.
Australia's No. 4 Sears relied on his individual ability to lead the team into the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, Zhang Ziyu turned back and ran on the court to no avail, No. 8 player Wang Jiaxin made consecutive mistakes, and Zhang Ziyu received his fourth foul and had no choice but to go off the court and did not play again. In the end, the Chinese team chased the score to no avail, and suffered the first defeat of this tournament 79-96 and missed the championship.
In the whole game, Zhang Ziyu played 26 minutes and 38 seconds, shot 18 of 36, 6 of 12 free throws, and scored 42 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, with a plus/minus of +5. Xu Fengwei (No. 7) 9 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Wang Jiaxin (No. 8) 8 points, 6 assists and 2 steals, Li Yuwei (No. 10) 6 points and 1 rebound, Zhang Ziyue (No. 13) 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Xu Peilin (No. 14) 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Zheng Xinru (No. 2) 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Hu Yifan (No. 11) 2 points and assists.
Australia's Sears played 37 minutes and 31 seconds, shooting 12-of-14 from the field and 6-of-7 free throws to score a team-high 31 points, plus 15 rebounds and six assists.
After the game, Zhang Ziyu sat on the bench to hide her face and cry bitterly, losing the first international competition also made her very uncomfortable, and the coach and teammates stepped forward to comfort her.
In the end, Zhang Ziyu won the MVP of this tournament and was selected for the best team, and Xu Peilin was selected for the best team.
In this regard, netizens said, "Zhang Ziyu lasted the whole game, and all the 8 plays are buried." No. 8 is either an undercover agent or the coach's daughter. After watching 4 games, this No. 8 is too spicy to the eyes"
"Australia's players are in the WNBL, in the NBL1, in the NCAA, where are our players? In the bootcamp? ”
Zhang Ziyu played this kind of strong confrontation game for the first time, and his adjustment ability was not bad, but the free throws need to be practiced, and the offensive means need to be richer, but the unique advantage is here, the future is the basic plate of the women's basketball team, but there is a lower limit, what about the upper limit? Our outside line, do we have to rely on a bunch of mistakes like No. 8 and a player who is obsessed with brainless singles? It was completely blown up by Japan's No. 26 and Australia's No. 4"
"No. 8 is really amazing, take Zhang Ziyu to turn back and run, play by yourself"
"Does the team have any tactical discipline, is the No. 8 still unlimited shot arranged by the coach?"
"I think the tactical literacy, the style of play is really backward... Personally, I think that the normal ball is Zhang Ziyu chasing points, and then the opponent Hills has been playing Chinese players, and no one can prevent it."
"It's hard to say a word about our guards, Xiao Zhang's adaptability is very good, but basketball is a team"
"Compared to the center forward position, the defender is really short of talent"
"Zhang Ziyu, Xu Fengwei, Zhang Ziyue, the future is promising, the Chinese women's basketball team has successors, especially Zhang Ziyu will be a crushing level in the future, but the common problem of the Chinese team project system is still fatal, and the reason why we have not been able to reach the top is this, the children continue to work hard and do the best they can."