Chinanews.com, Chengdu, March 13 (Reporter He Shaoqing) The third game of the 2022-2023 Chinese Women's Basketball League (WCBA) Finals kicked off at the Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium on the evening of the 12th.
Sichuan Yuanda Miller women's basketball team narrowly beat Inner Mongolia Rural Finance Women's Basketball Team 83:82 at home, and won the league championship for the first time with a total score of 2:1 in a best-of-three series.
Sichuan women's basketball player Li Meng holds the championship trophy.
Photo by Zhang Lang
The Inner Mongolia women's basketball team and the Sichuan women's basketball team were the WCBA champion and runner-up teams respectively last season. The two teams also have many active national players.
Although Chengdu issued a blue warning for strong winds on the first day of the game, the sharp drop in temperature did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans to witness this peak match of the Chinese women's basketball team.
Two hours before the start of the game, the fans were already waiting outside the Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium with posters, colorful flags, and refueling lamps, their faces full of anticipation.
Sichuan won the WCBA championship for the first time.
Photo by Zhang Lang
In this game, both sides sent a luxurious lineup based on national players to start.
The Sichuan women's basketball team, which entered the state quickly, took the lead with 19:16 in the first quarter.
However, the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team quickly adjusted their status, hit three-pointers many times in a row, played a wave, and overtook the Sichuan women's basketball team at 42:34 at the end of the first half.
In the third quarter, the Sichuan women's basketball team, which had changed sides and fought again, became more and more courageous. Li Meng scored in double figures in a single quarter and chased the score to 63:63.
Sichuan women's basketball player Han Xu (right) dribbles the ball.
Photo by Zhang Lang
The situation on the court was stalemate, and the enthusiasm of the fans outside the court was high.
The familiar sounds of "Xiongqi", "defense", "must win" and "universe invincible hot pot" resounded throughout the audience.
During the timeout, the fans even set off a long-lost "crowd wave" at the Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium.
In the critical fourth quarter, the confrontation between the Sichuan women's basketball team and the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team became more intense, and the scores rose alternately.
In the end, the Sichuan women's basketball team defeated the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team 83:82 and won the championship this season.
Han Xu, on the other hand, won the Finals MVP with his outstanding performance of 8 of 11 shots, 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 steals.
After the game, the Sichuan women's basketball girls hugged each other tightly.
Photo by Zhang Lang
After the game, the Sichuan women's basketball players wept with joy and hugged each other tightly.
"(The first game of the finals) at home in Inner Mongolia, we did not play the spirit of the women's basketball team. Back home, we cheered up and dedicated the victory to all the fans who supported us." Li Meng tearfully repeated to the fans After bowing, Fang reluctantly left the arena.
The two sides fought for rebounds.
Photo by Zhang Lang
It is understood that as the Asian Games in Jakarta returned to the top of Asia, the Tokyo Olympics achieved the best record in the past three Olympics, and the Chinese women's basketball team is ushering in a new "golden period".
In the latest world ranking released by FIBA, the Chinese women's basketball team ranked second in the world by virtue of their outstanding performance in the World Cup.
Prior to this, Han Xu had accepted the contract extension of the New York Liberty of the American Women's Professional Basketball League (WNBA), and Yang Liwei had also decided to join the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks.
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