On June 30, Beijing time, in the just-concluded U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup final, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to the Australian women's basketball team 79-96
Match Review
At the beginning of the game, Australia played very tough, Zhang Ziyu encountered the opponent's high-intensity defense and confrontation many times on the offensive end, and was even pressed to the ground for a time, in the first half of the game, Australia continued to use air cuts and three-point points to score points, while the Chinese women's basketball team could only rely on Zhang Ziyu's internal advantage to support it, at halftime, the Chinese women's basketball team temporarily trailed Australia at halftime 42-49.
At the beginning of the second half, the Chinese women's basketball team began to counterattack, and Zhang Ziyu continuously relied on secondary offenses and interior strong attacks to help the team chase points and complete the overtake. But Australia's Sears relied on his individual ability to lead the lead into the fourth quarter. At the beginning of the last quarter, Zhang Ziyu turned back and ran on the court to no avail, the Chinese women's basketball team Wang Jiaxin made consecutive mistakes, and then was continuously beaten by Australia, and the score was opened again, after that, Zhang Ziyu received his fourth foul and had no choice but to go to rest, and finally the Chinese team chased the score and lost unsuccessfully, losing 79-96 and receiving the runner-up!
Statistics:
Zhang Ziyu (No. 19) 42 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block;
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.
5 facts that have to be admitted
1. Facts have proved that the Chinese women's basketball team had a chance to reverse, but the turning point was that when there were almost 5 minutes left, they chased only 4 points left, and then Wang Jiaxin came over and couldn't score, and was counterattacked by Australia 2+1, and then didn't score, and was scored 2 points by Australia, which should have been narrowed to 1 point or even tied so 9 points behind, and then chased it and couldn't chase it back, in fact, give Zhang Ziyu a ball or two more steadily, the situation will be completely different, watching Zhang Ziyu go back and forth a few times and run back and forth, and can't touch the ball, it's a pity.
2. Zhang Ziyu shot 18 of 36 in the whole game, 12 free throws and 6 shots, 42 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 break and 1 hat, although the team lost, Zhang Ziyu won the MVP with his performance in this game. Facts have proved that Zhang Ziyu's adjustment ability is still very good, and after not adapting to the confrontation and rhythm of Australia's level in the first quarter, there was a significant improvement in the second half!
3. Facts have proved that the Chinese women's basketball team played quite well today, in the case of an obvious gap with the opponent, after the whole game, we still formed a confrontation with the opponent most of the time.
4. In this game, Sears, the main player of the Australian basketball team, played 34 minutes, shooting 12 of 14, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 7 of 9 free throws, with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, with a plus/minus of +18. Facts have proved that Shears's game of playing U18 is the same as the dimensionality reduction strike, masculine technology, none of our women's basketball team can match it, and without Zhang Ziyu, our women's basketball team will lose at least more than 20 points.
5. In this game, Zhang Ziyu shed tears of regret after the game, Australia's wheel battle-style close defense is very targeted, which consumes Zhang Ziyu a lot and reduces her efficiency on the field. Other players in our women's basketball team did not give Zhang Ziyu more help, but also dragged his feet, it turns out that Zhang Ziyu cried after the game, which proves that he cares about the game and the team's sense of honor!