BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Women's basketball
European Warm-Up
Rekindling the flames of war.
China women's basketball team
Defeated 82-93 in back to back games against
Serbia
Women's basketball team, suffered three consecutive losses in this European warm-up tournament. Serbia women's basketball team as the 2024 Paris Olympic Games China women's basketball team group stage important opponent, the loss of this game undoubtedly to the Chinese women's basketball team sounded the alarm.
The scores of the four quarters of the game were 27-12, 19-27, 25-20 and 22-23 (China Women's Basketball in the back). China Women's Basketball Team suffered from Serbia's fierce attack in the opening stage and fell behind by 15 points in the first quarter with 12-27. With strong offense and fierce defense, Serbia once extended the difference to 20 points. Although the Chinese women's basketball team warmed up in the second and third quarters, scoring more than 20 points in two consecutive quarters, the stable play of the Serbian team always made it difficult for the Chinese women's basketball team to close the score.
In the critical moments of the game, the two core players of the Chinese women's basketball team, Wang Siyu and Han Xu, played an important role. Wang Siyu made a breakthrough layup for 2+1 in the third quarter, while Han Xu scored in the interior to help the team narrow the gap. However, the Serbian team's style of play and ability to force the issue put the Chinese women's basketball team in trouble again in the final quarter. In addition to Han Xu and Sun Mengyan, the two high points inside, the performance of the outside shooters was not ideal, failing to provide the team with enough three-point firepower support. This enabled the Serbian team to firmly contract the interior and limit the Chinese women's basketball team's offense.
In the end, the Chinese women's basketball team suffered a third consecutive loss, defeating the Serbian women's basketball team 82-93. Despite the loss, the Chinese women's basketball team showed resilience and excellent teamwork in the game. For the upcoming Paris Olympics, the Chinese women's basketball team needs to summarize the lessons learned, strengthen training and preparation, and strive for better results in the group stage. At the same time, the team also needs to focus on the play of the outside shooters, improve the three-point shooting rate, and create more scoring opportunities for the team in the game.
