The most intense finals in WCBA history is worth savoring – Sports – China Engineering Network

Original title: The most intense finals in WCBA history is worth savoring

The 2023-2024 Chinese Women’s Basketball League finals came to an end. Sichuan Yuanda Melo defeated Inner Mongolia Rural Credit Union with a score of 3 to 2 and successfully defended its title.

It should be expected that the Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team and the Inner Mongolia Women’s Basketball Team will meet in the finals. These two teams are the two top giants teams in the WCBA league, and their strength is significantly higher than other opponents. Firstly, both teams have many national players. The Sichuan team has Li Meng, Han Xu, and Wang Siyu, and the Inner Mongolia team has Li Yuan, Zhang Ru, and Pan Zhenqi. Secondly, in terms of foreign aid, the Sichuan team has signed a “Big Mac” this season. Cambage and the Inner Mongolia Women’s Basketball Team introduced the all-around warrior Jones. The duel between the two teams is the collision of the two top women’s basketball teams in the country.

The Sichuan team won the championship with a total score of 3 to 2. Li Meng (right) was in the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xi

According to the rules of the WCBA competition system, the top four teams in the regular season can directly enter the quarter-finals. Therefore, the Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team and the Inner Mongolia Women’s Basketball Team began to fight in the regular season. Both teams had a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 70 points in the regular season. The Inner Mongolia Women’s Basketball Team ranked first with only a small point advantage, and the Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team ranked second. , and the two sides met twice this season, each with a victory or defeat.

In the finals, the two super teams went head-to-head, creating the most wonderful cadenza in the history of the WCBA.

In the first game, the Inner Mongolia team, playing at home, entered the final quarter with a 15-point advantage. However, the situation suddenly changed in the fourth quarter. Inner Mongolia’s offensive end suddenly “lost power”, while the Sichuan team’s twin towers Cambage and Han Xu found their offensive feeling. In the end, the Sichuan team reversed and won 90-85. In the second game, the Inner Mongolia women’s basketball team dominated the whole game and came back with a score of 96-85, and the score was tied at 1-1. In the third game, Sichuan team Cambage was suspended. The Inner Mongolia women’s basketball team, playing away from home, relied on their tenacious style of fighting for every ball to drag the game into overtime and finally won the key to this thrilling match 95-89. In the battle, the team took the lead in winning the championship with a big score of 2-1. In the 4th game, Cambage was released from the ban. The Sichuan women’s basketball team felt hot, with three-pointers and strong attacks at the basket, establishing a huge lead at the beginning. Although Inner Mongolia set off a counterattack climax in the fourth quarter, it was too late, and finally ended up with a score of 70-70. 78 lost, and the big score was tied at 2-2. In the fifth game, both teams played their best in the deciding game. It was not only a technical contest, but also a psychological confrontation. This game was extremely stalemate, with both sides refusing to give in, and the score alternated 14 times. Inner Mongolia team’s foreign aid Jones got into foul trouble in the second half, which became an important factor affecting the situation on the court. In the fourth quarter, the lagging Inner Mongolia women’s basketball team still did not give up, frequently taking outside shots in the hope of shortening the gap through three-pointers, but ultimately lost 78-83. The Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team won two games in a row after falling behind 1-2 and successfully defended the title.

If it was expected that the Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team and the Inner Mongolia Women’s Basketball Team would meet in the finals, it was unexpected that the process would be as ups and downs as a roller coaster. The Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team went from a 1-0 lead to a desperate situation 1-2 to a desperate counterattack 3-2. The series was full of ups and downs and was heart-wrenching.

Li Meng of the Sichuan team was elected the most valuable player of the finals. In the 5 games of the finals, Li Meng averaged 16.1 points, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Especially in the fifth decisive battle, she delivered a comprehensive transcript of 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. , and even hit a key three-pointer at the last moment to help his team seal the victory. In the post-match interview, Li Meng said that victory belongs to everyone and encouraged more girls to participate in basketball. He also hoped that the spirit of women’s basketball can be passed on to future generations so that they can grow in a healthy environment.

This is the third consecutive season that the Sichuan Women’s Basketball Team and the Inner Mongolia Women’s Basketball Team have met in the finals, and the Sichuan-Mongolia competition for hegemony has taken shape. In the best-of-five-game format, the two teams showed extremely high technical and tactical levels and unyielding fighting spirit. The suspense of the championship was only revealed at the last minute. The excitement of this year’s finals was so exciting that it was so exciting. The finals are also known as the most intense showdown in WCBA history.

It is worth mentioning that this is the third time in the history of the WCBA league that the finals have been fought in five rounds. On the stage of the finals, the girls showed the confidence, bravery, vitality, enterprising spirit and beauty of women’s basketball players. Their exceptionally wonderful performance not only left countless wonderful memories for the fans, but also gave the WCBA League unprecedented success in the country. of heat.

Reporter Du Jie