For the Chinese women's basketball team, the match with Puerto Rico was undoubtedly a game that could only be won and not lost, and they also seized the opportunity, and finally defeated the opponent 80-58 by 22 points, achieving a valuable victory, but also making their record 1-2 and ranking third in the group.
Of course, whether or not you can advance to the quarterfinals of the next round depends on the results of the other two groups, of course, the big victory in this game has basically put the Chinese women's basketball team in control of its own destiny.
And this game can be won by a big way, and it is inseparable from a person's outstanding performance. In other words, the Chinese women's basketball team has found another superstar's instruction manual, and she is Li Yueru.
In the whole game, Li Yueru performed well, playing 28 minutes, shooting 6 of 8, shooting a little worse from the free throw line, only 2 of 6, with excellent data of 14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, and the plus/minus value was also +9. Under the leadership of Li Yueru, other players also performed well, such as Li Meng also scored 18 points, Wang Siyu contributed 13 points, and Han Xu also performed well, with 10 points and 9 boards.
Compared with the 8 points in the last game and the 0 points in the second half, this game, Li Yueru undoubtedly played her own style, for the Chinese women's basketball team, Li Yueru is the guarantee to win, and only if you use it well can you have a chance to win.
In fact, in the first game, Li Yueru's performance was also dominant, she cut 31 points and 15 rebounds, that game, the Chinese women's basketball team actually had a big win, leading by 4 points in regular time to the final moment, but in the end did not seize the opportunity, was dragged into overtime by Spain, and finally lost by 1 point.
Seeing Li Yueru like this, the happiest person is undoubtedly NBA legend Yao Ming. In this game, Yao Ming was also present to watch and guide, and he was very sure of Li Yueru's performance. Once, Li Yueru played an extremely wonderful attack, and Yao Ming even stood up and applauded her.
In fact, Li Yueru's role in the Chinese women's basketball team is comparable to Yao Ming's role in the Chinese men's basketball team back then. However, Yao Ming was lucky that he met Liu Wei, and he was the best at passing the ball to Yao Ming. And Li Yueru now seems to lack a player who can give her a continuous pass. Whether it is Wang Siyu, Li Meng, or Huang Sijing, they can only occasionally pass a few good balls.
However, for the Chinese women's basketball team, as long as we find Li Yueru's instruction manual, our next round is still worth looking forward to. Of course, hopefully luck will favor you and don't run into the United States women's basketball team in advance.