On July 31, Beijing time, in the group stage of the Paris Olympic women's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to Serbia and suffered two consecutive defeats, losing both games in the group stage, losing to Spain in overtime in the first game, and losing to Serbia in the second game, and it is now more difficult for the women's basketball team to advance to the quarterfinals; In the final game of the group stage, only a win over Puerto Rico will keep the hope of advancing to the quarterfinals.
In the face of Serbia's full-court tight defense, the Chinese women's basketball team opened the offensive and made consecutive mistakes, Wang Siyu shot outside the first to send firepower to the women's basketball, Huang Sijing and Han Xu also hit three points, but Serbia's offense was better, the Chinese women's basketball team fell behind by 6 points after 17-23 in the first quarter, Li Yueru did not score on 0 shots in the first quarter, grabbed 5 rebounds, Li Meng also scored 0 points, Wang Siyu scored 7 points alone.
In the second quarter, Han Xu and Li Yueru, the two major inside Eastern Europe, played dominance on the court, and the Chinese women's basketball team once overtook the score, but in the final moments of the first half, Serbia hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Chinese team was still 6 points behind after halftime 39-45; Li Yueru scored 8 points and 8 rebounds in 2 of 2 in the half, and Han Xu had 9 points and 3 rebounds, but the team was in a backward situation.
In the second half, the Chinese women's basketball team was not only suppressed by Serbia, but also fell behind by double digits, 50-62 after the third quarter, trailing by 12 points; In the final quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team was hit by the opponent 6-0 offensive, instantly falling behind to 18 points, Li Meng and Huang Sijing hit three points in a row to help the Chinese women's basketball team continue to fight back, but the opponent also hit three points and fell too far behind, and finally lost the key battle, Serbia's defense is indeed too strong.
In this game, the Chinese women's basketball team made fewer mistakes than the previous game, but the offensive efficiency was too bad, and the three-point shooting rate was even lower.
The current situation of the Olympic women's basketball group A is: Serbia and Spain are both 2-0 and advance to the quarterfinals with the top two teams in the group; China and Puerto Rico are both 0-2, China has missed the top two in the group, next they can only fight for third in the group, the final game of the group stage will be against Puerto Rico on August 3, for the women's basketball team, to keep the hope of advancing to the last eight, must guarantee to win the next game, this is a necessary condition.