Under the night sky of Paris, it should have been the moment when the five-star red flag fluttered in the wind, but a sudden storm cast a shadow on the Olympic dream of the Chinese women's basketball team, Beijing time on the evening of July 31, 2024, the second round of the women's basketball group stage of the Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese women's basketball team against the European powerhouse Serbia women's basketball team, this game, for the Chinese women's basketball team aiming to impact the medal, is undoubtedly a crucial battle, but the final result is regrettable, the Chinese women's basketball team 59-81, suffered a 22-point defeat, and the Olympic prospects are in doubt
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese women's basketball girls showed high fighting spirit, like newborn calves, fearless, Wang Siyu suffered a steal from Nokic at the beginning, Serbia launched a quick attack like lightning, the first to win, the Chinese women's basketball team did not mess up, Wang Siyu hit two free throws, stabilized the situation, and then, Anderson and Zhang Ru blossomed inside and out, scoring continuously, the Chinese women's basketball team once led 9-6, the experienced Serbia team quickly adjusted its tactics, they strengthened the defensive intensity, And using the inside advantage to frequently impact the Chinese team's basket, under the leadership of Nokic and Anderson, Serbia played a wave of 10-2 scoring climax, overtaking the score, the first quarter of the battle, the Chinese women's basketball team fell behind 17-23
Entering the second quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team sounded the horn of counterattack, Han Xu stood up, she showed strong dominance on the inside, continuously caused Serbia players to foul, and the free throw shooting rate was extremely high, almost no bullets, under the leadership of Han Xu, the Chinese women's basketball team played a wave of 9-0 offensive frenzy, the score overtaken, the tenacious Serbia team did not give up resistance, they strengthened the defense of Han Xu, and used outside projection to return the color, at the end of the half, the Chinese women's basketball team fell behind 39-45
Yibian fought again, the Serbia team became more and more courageous, they firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, Krasnik and Cacho turned over the river on the inside, scored consecutive points, stretched the difference to double digits, although the Chinese women's basketball girls tried their best, but in the face of the Serbia team's ironclad defense and multi-point blossoming offense, they seemed to have few options, and at the end of the third quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team fell behind 50-62
In the final quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team was powerless, Anderson and Jankovic teamed up, Serbia further widened the difference, although Li Meng and Huang Sijing hit a few three-pointers on the outside, but could not change the trend of the game, in the end, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to Serbia 59-81, suffering the first defeat in the group stage of this Olympic Games
The data does not lie, throughout the game, the Chinese women's basketball team fell behind the opponent in key statistics such as rebounding, assists, shooting percentage, Li Yueru got 8 points and 11 rebounds, Li Meng got 10 points, Wang Siyu got 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Han Xu got 11 points and 7 rebounds, Yang Liwei got 5 points and 5 assists, Serbia, Anderson cut 15 points and 6 assists, Jankovic contributed 13 points and 7 rebounds, Krasnik got 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Nokic scored 11 points
This defeat undoubtedly cast a shadow on the Olympic journey of the Chinese women's basketball team, this is not the end of the world, the Chinese women's basketball team still has a chance, they need to sum up lessons and lessons in time, adjust tactics, and meet the next challenges with more fighting spirit
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