Whether it is from the historical record or the comparison of the strength of the two teams on paper, the Chinese team is indeed inferior to the 10-win World Cup (World Championship) American team.

But so what?

If you don't fight to the end, the US team will not try to easily take away the victory.

Although the U.S. team made a fantastic start of 11-0 under the leadership of 3 WNBA championship players, and pulled the biggest point difference to 21 points at the beginning of the second half, it is likely to take away the game in a wave.

But the tenacious Chinese girls caught up with the score again and again, and once narrowed the gap to 9 points with two minutes to go before the end of the game.

It is a little regrettable that the Chinese team was ultimately unable to lose 63:77 and missed the 3-game winning streak in the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup.

If it weren't for the slow start and the sudden "power outage" at the end of the second quarter, the outcome of the game might not have been what it was.

And this is also the gap between the Chinese team and the world's top American team.

　　From 0:11 to 13:13, from 25:46 to 47:56, from 47:66 to 60:69, every time they got into trouble, the girls of the Chinese team fought back tenaciously to catch up.

Although the gap in strength made them lose to the powerful US team in the end, the twists and turns in the process and the never-give-up fighting spirit made the Chinese team who fought to the last moment deserve to be "destroyed but proud".

In difficulties, there are always people in the Chinese team who stand up to carry it.

When center Li Yueru was restricted, Han Xu, who was replaced, scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

The forward Li Meng, known as the "LeBron Dream", said "enjoy the game" before the game. He really dared to shoot and scored a game-high 21 points, and contributed 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Defender Wang Siyu hits opponents with 3-pointers from time to time while connecting the team.

She contributed 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal on 3-of-4 3-pointers, and also had a team-high 6 assists.

Wang Siyu said: "We have no burdens in this game. The opponent's strength is there, and we just let it go. The opponent's defenders are all top-notch in the world. The World Cup is a platform to show ourselves. self."

　　In this game, the US team welcomed back the three main players of the WNBA championship team-Chelsea Gray, Plum and Aja Wilson, who scored 40 points together.

Among them, Wilson scored 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Gray 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and Plum 8 points.

The tenacious performance of the Chinese team has also won the respect of the opponent. Wilson, the new WNBA MVP, said: "Every year we play against the Chinese team, they have become stronger." The Chinese team coach Zheng Wei is also proud of the performance of the players. "The intensity and intensity of the confrontation in this game is completely different from the previous two games. I hope the players can learn something from it. From the perspective of the whole game, we only played poorly in the first few minutes and the last 3 minutes of the second quarter. , played very well the rest of the time, and I'm proud of them."

　　The Chinese team has a one-day break today and will play against Puerto Rico at 15:30 on the 26th.

Taking advantage of the rest day, on the one hand, the Chinese team is recovering its body, and on the other hand, it will definitely adjust and improve the problems that arise in the game in a timely manner.

For example, controlling mistakes, converting offense into shots, and maintaining good form in the game are all areas where the Chinese team needs to improve on the way to become stronger.

　　Our reporter Su Yahui