The U.S. Team Admits Defeat Despite the Win, Zhang Ziyu Impresses America's Top Player, Gong Luming's Goal Achieved

The U.S. Team Admits Defeat Despite the Win, Zhang Ziyu Impresses America's Top Player, Gong Luming's Goal Achieved

China's women's basketball team lost to the United States by 33 points, creating the largest margin of defeat in recent years. At the World Cup four years ago, China's women's team lost by 14 points in the group stage and 22 points in the final. At that time, they were missing key player Li Meng, while now they are missing not only Li Meng but also Li Yueru, Huang Sijing, Zhang Ru, and several other core players. China's women's basketball team is currently in a transitional stage between old and new generations, so a 33-point loss can be understood. However, at this moment, although China lost the game, the U.S. team appeared to acknowledge Zhang Ziyu's ability, with their head coach and star player Clark both impressed by her.

She scored a team-high 13 points. After the game, U.S. head coach Lawson admitted that Zhang Ziyu's height advantage means every team must take her seriously. She is a very outstanding player. She is also very young, still developing, and learning how to better use her height advantage. Lawson said that when Zhang Ziyu receives the ball close to the basket, she is actually very difficult to stop. The U.S. team had to use foul tactics, and Zhang Ziyu went to the free-throw line 10 times and made 9 shots, showing strong efficiency. If she continues to develop, she could have a place in the WNBA. Meanwhile, U.S. star Clark was also deeply impressed by Zhang Ziyu. She said, “This may be a type of game I have never experienced before.

I have never played against a women's basketball player this tall before. She clearly created some major challenges for us. It can be seen that Zhang Ziyu has a promising future and is indeed a key player being developed. Head coach Gong Luming's goal has been achieved, because this World Cup is not linked to Olympic results. We have seen many new players join, and the focus is on developing Zhang Ziyu. Now even the head coach and leading star of the world's No. 1 ranked U.S. team have praised Zhang Ziyu. Being able to earn such recognition demonstrates that the goals of China's women's basketball team and coach Gong Luming have been achieved.