Taiwan women's basketball team lost to China in Asian Games bronze medal match and ended in fourth place

Zhang Ziyu, the captain of the Chinese women’s basketball team, is 223 centimeters tall. (AP)

The Taiwanese women's basketball team met China, which had lost to South Korea in the previous game, in the Asian Games bronze medal match in Nagoya today. Although the two sides were tied at halftime, it was a pity that they could not stop the opponent's offensive in the penalty area in the second half, and ultimately lost 64:77. This Asian Games ended in fourth place.

The Taiwan team's shooting percentage was not bad in the first quarter. Lin Yuting, Huang Lingjuan and others made more offensive achievements, and temporarily led by 3 points at the end of the first quarter. China's 223 cm tall Zhang Ziyu frequently attacked the basket after entering the battle, helping the team to continue to bite. Fortunately, the Taiwan team has a good grasp of the outside. Huang Lingjuan soared into the three-pointer, which also blocked the opponent's late offensive at the end of the quarter. At the end of the half, the two sides were tied at 36:36.

In the first half, the Taiwan team shot 38% from three-pointers, which was better than the opponent's 10%. In addition, they actively rushed for rebounds and won 6 rebounds. Chen Yanyu scored a team-high 9 points in the first half, and Huang Lingjuan scored 7 points. For China, Chen Minglian scored a game-high 12 points in two quarters.

However, in the second half, China relied on Zhang Ziyu to continuously attack the basket and take the lead. Coupled with the drop in shooting percentage in this quarter, the gap widened to double digits. Then Peng Xiaotong and Lin Yuting took turns to hit three-pointers, temporarily falling behind by 12 points after three quarters.

In the decisive quarter, Lin Wenyou took the lead and scored two points, and then it was Peng Xiaotong's turn to jump out and help the team continue to pursue. Unfortunately, at the last moment, the opponent scored two three-pointers in a row, closing the double-digit gap, and was unable to reverse the decline, and finally ended in 4th place. Lin Yuting scored a team-high 15 points, followed by Huang Lingjuan and Chen Yanyu with 11 points.

Taiwan team Lin Yuting. (AP)

Zhang Ziyu, the captain of the Chinese women’s basketball team, is 223 centimeters tall. (AP)