On June 30, Beijing time, in the just-concluded U18 women's basketball Asian Cup finals, after four quarters of competition, the Chinese women's basketball team lost 79-96 to the defending champion Australia team, winning the Asian Cup championship for the second consecutive year, Zhang Ziyu scored 44 points and 16 rebounds.
Two years ago in the women's basketball Asian Cup final, Australia 81-55 beat the Chinese team to win the championship, this year the Chinese team as the host and strive to complete revenge, who would have thought that the Chinese team started slowly, the first half was behind for a long time, Zhang Ziyu was also targeted, in the second half of the Chinese team after adjustment to recover, gradually equalized and overtook the score, the critical moment of inexperience, Australia took the opportunity to play an offensive climax, especially after Zhang Ziyu got off the court, the score difference was quickly widened to double digits, the final quarter collapsed, and the Chinese team failed to win the championship. This game produced 5 incredible and 2 indisputable facts!
5 Incredible:
1. Zhang Ziyu, who is only 17 years old, played 26 minutes, made 18 of 36 shots, slashed 36 points and 18 rebounds, and became the best player on the court of the Chinese team, the Chinese team lost by 17 points as a whole, but Zhang Ziyu's plus/minus value is actually +5, and he is the only positive player in the Chinese team, which is incredible!
2. The Chinese team shot 5 of 14 three-pointers, while Australia's three-point shots were 4 of 15, and the three-point shooting rate of the Chinese team was actually higher than that of Australia when the three-point shot was unstable, but unfortunately it still lost the game in the end, which is incredible.
3. The Chinese team has Zhang Ziyu, who is 2.23 meters tall, and the rebounds have not robbed the Australian team, the Chinese team has 25 rebounds, while the Australian team has 54, which is twice as much as ours, and they have a lot more opportunities to attack than us, which is incredible.
4. Australia won by 17 points, and there was a player in the team who shot too accurately, she was the No. 4 player Sears who shot 12 of 14, almost without missing a shot, slashing 31 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, her performance was more efficient than Zhang Ziyu, it was really outrageous and incredible!
5. Wang Jiaxin, the captain of the Chinese women's basketball team, played 29 minutes, actually shot 2 of 11, only got 8 points and 6 assists, and missed any of the two-point shots.
2 Indisputable Facts:
1, 2.23 meters Zhang Ziyu is a fledgling, and he can slash 44 points and 16 rebounds in the Asian Cup final. It is undeniable that she is only 17 years old, but her ability is enough to enter the national team, if she is trained well, she will definitely grow into another inner core of the Chinese women's basketball team, and the future is promising, which is an indisputable fact.
2. The Australian team deserves to be the defending champion, their style of play is very impactful, the overall strength of the team is very strong, good at physical confrontation, and the ability to read the game is particularly strong.
Technical statistics of the whole field:
Zhang Ziyu 42 points and 14 boards, Zheng Xinru 3 points and 1 board, Xu Fengwei 9 points and 7 assists, Wang Jiaxin 8 points and 6 assists, Li Yuwei 6 points, Hu Yifan 2 points, Zhang Ziyue 5 points, Xu Peilin 4 points, 2 boards and 3 assists
After the game, Zhang Ziyu cried, and really she did her best!
China's starters:
Xu Fengwei, Wang Jiaxin, Li Yuwang, Zhang Ziyue, Zhang Ziyu
Australian starters:
Shears, Diess, Bobange, Schaumfoy, Williams
Fans, what do you think?