On February 10, Beijing time, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the Chinese women's basketball team will face the second opponent of the Olympic qualifying tournament, the French team. The opponent is strong, currently ranked No. 4 in the world, and has a double-double in the opening match.
Defeated the Puerto Rico women's basketball team 88-40 in the opening game. They also had four players score in double figures. Johannes had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists; Chatro had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists; Williams scored 15 points; Alex scored 10 points.
The last time the two teams met was in the 1 4 finals of the 2022 World Cup, when the Chinese women's basketball team defeated France 85-71 and advanced to the semifinals. This is also the first time in 28 years that the Chinese women's basketball team has entered the semifinals of the Women's Basketball World Cup. However, it can also be seen from the score that the strength of the French team is still relatively strong.
Against the French team, the most important thing for the Chinese team is to play their own fast and changeable style. Due to the outstanding strength of the opponent's outside line. Therefore, the Chinese women's basketball team must strengthen its outside defense. In addition, you must also shoot your own three-point shots well, only in this way can you let the opponent take care of one or the other, and the inside advantage can also be better played. Against a strong team like the French team, Li Meng's personal ability is very important, and she must rely more on her to achieve a single-point breakthrough, and then drive the whole team to play.