On the evening of September 2, the Chinese Wheelchair Women's Basketball Team defeated the powerful US team 41-36 in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Paralympic Wheelchair Women's Basketball Team. It reached the final for the first time in Paralympic history and created the best team history. Record. The Chinese team will face the Dutch team in the final to compete for the wheelchair women's basketball gold medal in this Paralympic Games.
In fact, in the quarter-finals two days ago, after the Chinese team defeated the British team 47-33, they have already created the best record in Paralympic history, because the Chinese women’s wheelchair team In the previous Paralympics, he has never entered the semi-finals. In the Paralympic Games, the Chinese team achieved a record of four victories in the group stage, including a reversal of the American team's game when it was 10 points behind in the first quarter and 6 points before the start of the final quarter. At that time, the Chinese team scored 21 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, achieving a big reversal, and finally narrowly defeated the American team 42 to 41.
On the evening of the 2nd, the Chinese and American wheelchair women's basketball teams will compete again. The game is very different from the group stage. Although the US team led by 3 points in the first quarter, the Chinese team began to master the field from the second quarter. Take the initiative, beat the opponent by 8 points in a single quarter, and exchange venues with a 5-point lead. The second half of the game evolved into a situation where the Chinese team led the score and the American team was desperately catching up. However, the Chinese girls played steadily and never let their opponents catch up or overtake, maintaining a 5-point lead until 1 minute before the end of the game. But at this time the US team scored the first 3 points of the game, and the difference between the two teams was only 2 points, and suspense was resurrected. At the critical moment, Zhang Tonglei, who performed well in this game, used two free throw opportunities to stably score 4 points, stabilize the situation again, and help the team win the final victory. In the game, Zhang Tonglei scored 13 points alone, the highest in the game. This is the first time in the history of the Chinese Women's Wheelchair Women's Basketball Paralympic Games that they have reached the finals. The girls gathered to celebrate after winning.
The opponent of the Chinese team in the final will be the Dutch team, which has been defeated in the group stage. At that time, the Chinese team won 45 to 38. It should be said that the Chinese team is not ashamed of the opponent psychologically and technically. However, in the last Rio Paralympic Games, the Chinese team lost to the Dutch team with almost the same lineup by a score of 29 to 62. Therefore, the Chinese girls in the finals still have to stand on their feet and go all out. It is hoped that the Chinese delegation will get the gold medal of this very important group project.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Liu Ailin
Edit/Xu Zhao
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