On July 28, Beijing time, the world's No. 2 Chinese women's basketball team is about to make its debut at the Paris Olympics and will face the Spain women's basketball team, a strong European team and the world's fourth, in the first group stage. Although the Chinese women's basketball team is 2-11 in the warm-up match this summer, the Chinese women's basketball team that has now ushered in a complete lineup is still worth looking forward to, whether the Olympic debut can beat the world's fourth Spain women's basketball team, Han Xu, Li Yueru and Li Meng's three core play is extremely crucial.
Aspect 1: Can the Chinese women's basketball team get off to a good start to the Paris Olympics?
The Chinese women's basketball team had a poor performance in the warm-up games this summer, with a total record of only 2 wins and 11 losses, and lost all 7 games in the end. However, the Chinese women's basketball team faced serious injury problems this summer, resulting in poor warm-up results, among which Li Yueru and Li Meng missed the warm-up match against the Spain women's basketball team, resulting in a 46-70 loss in the game.
However, now the Chinese women's basketball team ushered in a complete lineup worth looking forward to, the two sides have met 11 times in the past 11 Olympic system competitions, and the Chinese women's basketball team is at a disadvantage with 4 wins and 7 losses, but the most recent Olympic meeting was the Olympic qualifying tournament in February 2020, when the Chinese women's basketball team narrowly defeated the Spain women's basketball team 64-62.
In the face of the strong Spain women's basketball team, it is expected that the Chinese women's basketball team can get a good start to the Paris Olympics, after all, it needs to go all out to complete the group qualification.
Aspect 2: Can Han Xu show the strength of the fifth place on the official MVP list?
Han Xu, the core of the Chinese women's basketball team, did not perform well in the last two warm-up games, she only scored 9 points, but in the last warm-up game because of illness, Han Xu only played the first half. Han Xu is the inner core of the Chinese women's basketball team, she led the Chinese women's basketball team to win the runner-up in the Women's Basketball World Cup in 2022, and was also selected for the best team for a while.
In the first FIBA official women's basketball MVP list, Han Xu ranked fifth, so Han Xu's ability is still trustworthy. Whether Han Xu can show her due level in the Paris Olympics is also related to the Olympic prospects of the Chinese women's basketball team.
Aspect 3: Can Li Yueru continue her fiery form after her return?
After returning from the European League and WNBA experience, Li Yueru's form and ability have improved for all to see. In the last two warm-up games of the Chinese women's basketball team, Li Yueru, who returned, scored 19+12 and 22+12 data respectively, contributing double-double data in two consecutive games, and also becoming the team's scoring champion for two consecutive games. Li Yueru needs to continue her fiery form and become the key to helping the Chinese women's basketball team go all out to win.
Aspect 4: Can Li Meng play the outside core of the Chinese women's basketball team again?
Li Meng, as the outside core of the Chinese women's basketball team, missed the first 11 warm-up games of this summer due to injury, and after returning to the last two warm-up games, her form continues to recover. Li Meng was 2-of-12 (0-of-6 three-pointers) in the first game of his comeback, scoring only 6 points and 5 assists, and in the second game of his comeback, Li Menghui scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Li Meng is the most trustworthy attack point on the outside of the Chinese women's basketball team, and how she plays also determines the fate of the Chinese women's basketball team to a large extent.
List of 12-member Chinese women's basketball Olympic lineup: Han Xu, Huang Sijing, Li Meng, Li Yuan, Li Yueru, Luo Xinqi, Sun Mengran, Wang Siyu, Wu Tongtong, Yang Liwei, Yang Shuyu, Zhang Ru.