It's hard to imagine that in a world-class tournament, the MVP trophy would go to a player who lost the game in the final. And in the 2024 Women's Basketball Asian Cup U18 game, it appeared.
And this player who created the impossible is Zhang Ziyu from the Chinese women's basketball team. In the final with Australia, the Chinese women's basketball team lost 79-96 to the opponent and only won the runner-up.
In this game, Zhang Ziyu suffered from the crazy defense of the Australian team, often with three or four people, but she still showed amazing dominance, 18 of 36, 42 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. After the game, Zhang Ziyu was not only selected for the best team, but also named the MVP of this Asian Cup.
In terms of statistics, her scoring rebounds ranked first in the game. Such data also reminds everyone of NBA legend Yao Ming, because, in our impression, only Yao Ming often performs like this in national team games.
As a player born in 2007, Zhang Ziyu was born in a basketball family, his parents are basketball players, and his good genes have also made Zhang Ziyu a leader in the basketball world. 's height of 2.23 meters makes Zhang Ziyu an existence comparable to Yao Ming.
Such a height also makes Zhang Ziyu taller than Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Zhou Qi and other basketball superstars.
In the 2001 CBA finals, the team led by Yao Ming lost to the Bayi team in the finals, but Yao Ming averaged 27.1 points and 19.4 rebounds per game at that time, and finally, with his outstanding performance, Yao Ming won the MVP of the finals.
This Asian Cup is Zhang Ziyu's first time representing the national team, although she failed to win the championship, her performance deserves everyone's praise. And the strength and potential she showed made everyone look forward to the future of the Chinese women's basketball team. There is no doubt that Zhang Ziyu will be the absolute core of the Chinese women's basketball team in the future, and it is also where our confidence and confidence lie in the world championship.