At 3:30 Beijing time on July 31, the 2024 Paris Olympics women's 3x3 basketball group round-robin match, the Chinese 3x3 women's basketball team played the host France 3x3 women's basketball team. After some competition, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team narrowly defeated the France three-person women's basketball team 21-19 in overtime and won the opening goal.

Background

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team performed remarkably and locked the bronze medal. As of the current Paris Olympics, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team is composed of Wang Lili, Zhang Zhiting, Chen Mingling and Wan Jiyuan. It is worth mentioning that during the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team defeated the France three-person women's basketball team to win the bronze medal. During the Paris Olympics, eight teams will play a round-robin group stage, with the top two teams in the round-robin group stage advancing to the semi-finals, while the third-sixth teams will compete for the other two semi-final tickets. Before the game, the official announced the rankings of each participant in this Paris Olympics, with France's three-person women's basketball team ranking second, and China's three-person women's basketball team ranking fifth.

Match replays

At the beginning of this campaign, Chen Mingling and Zhang Zhiting took turns to hit the inside line, and the Chinese three-person women's basketball team took the lead in a wave of 4-0. Leticia broke the scoring drought with a layup for France's three-man women's basketball team. Immediately afterwards, Wan Jiyuan and Chen Mingling scored one after another, and the Chinese three-person women's basketball team held a 5-point advantage at this time.

In the following period, Chen Mingling continued to hit a long-range shot, and the France three-man women's basketball team tried to instigate a counterattack, but Chen Mingling broke through the layup and Wanjiyuan also hit the inside ball attack, and the Chinese three-person women's basketball team was 11-5. Then, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team suddenly felt cold, and the France three-person women's basketball team seized the opportunity to attack inside and outside to continue to score points and blast out the scoring climax, instantly chasing the score to 11-11.

Wan Jiyuan scored a layup to stop the bleeding, but the France three-person women's basketball team immediately scored three consecutive points by holding the ball and breaking through the layup. Zhang Zhiting led the team to chase the score and drew 15-15. In the closing stages, the two sides alternated points and fought to a 17-17 draw. In the last minute, Zhang Zhiting held the ball and hit a strong attack to score, the France three-person women's basketball team equalized, Chen Mingling scored a layup, but the France three-person women's basketball team immediately shot again. In regulation time, the two sides were tied at 19-19.

In overtime, Wang Lili hit a long-range shot to seal the win. In the end, the Chinese three-person women's basketball team won 21-19.

Statistics

Chinese three-person women's basketball team: Chen Mingling 10 points and 3 rebounds, Wang Lili 2 points, Zhang Zhiting 6 points and 4 rebounds, Wan Jiyuan 3 points and 3 rebounds;

France 3x3 women's basketball: Paget 5 points, Leticia 5 points, Miriam 3 points and 3 rebounds, Hortens 6 points and 3 rebounds;

List of Parties

Chinese three-person women's basketball team: 23-Wang Lili, 10-Zhang Zhiting, 13-Wan Jiyuan, 11-Chen Mingling;

France 3x3 women's basketball: 5-Paget, 12-Leticia, 11-Miriam, 15-Hortens;