The final whistle sounded, the score was fixed at 79-96, and in the U18 Asian Cup women's basketball final in Shenzhen, in the face of strong Australia, the Chinese women's basketball team tried its best, but still lost, and finally won the runner-up.
It should be said that in the first four games, the Chinese women's basketball team was still smooth sailing and played very easily.
And the reason why it is so easy is mainly because there is a superstar, she is Zhang Ziyu, who is 2.23 meters tall, as long as she stands on the field, she gives her opponent a sense of oppression.
And in this game, Zhang Ziyu also tried her best, in the face of the Australian team's strict defense, she still showed a very tough style of play, and cut 42 points and 14 rebounds in the whole game, but unfortunately, her teammates were too weak, and she still failed to win the game in the end.
I have to say that this is actually something that many people were very worried about before, and the women's basketball team has exposed problems when facing South Korea and other teams before, that is, the dependence on Zhang Ziyu is too great. Although Zhang Ziyu is a superstar, the team has to give full play to her role.
But as long as she gets off the court, the team is like a different team, just take the game with Australia, the whole team has 79 points, Zhang Ziyu has 42 points, and the others only have 37 points.
Basketball is a holistic sport. After watching this game, I wonder if NBA legend Yao Ming is more aware that in addition to having a superstar, he should also cultivate a few excellent helpers. There is no doubt that Zhang Ziyu will grow into a world-class superstar, and even hit the WNBA, but for the Chinese women's basketball team, if they want to compete with the United States team for the world championship, there are still some gaps, and it is obviously not enough to rely on one person.