Deaf basketball Shaanxi women’s basketball advances to the semi-finals, men’s basketball stops the eighth

Deaf basketball Shaanxi women’s basketball advances to the semi-finals, men’s basketball stops the eighth

Every step is writing history

Deaf basketball Shaanxi women’s team celebrated the victory. (Photo by reporter Xie Wei)

The deaf basketball Shaanxi men’s team (blue jersey) competed fiercely with the Sichuan men’s team. (Photo by reporter Xie Wei)

Yesterday, the men’s and women’s teams in the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Deaf Basketball Competition decided the semi-finals. As the first team to participate in the Paralympic Games, the Shaanxi women’s basketball team successfully advanced to the semi-finals, Shaanxi The men’s basketball team lost to the Sichuan team by 3 points and stopped in the quarterfinals.

Women’s Basketball Coach:

Advance to the semi-finals exceeded expectations

At 3:30 pm yesterday, the Shaanxi men’s and women’s basketball games for the Deaf began at the same time. These two games will also determine the final seats of the men’s and women’s teams. The Shaanxi women’s team faced the weakest opponent Hebei team in this group. In the end, the Shaanxi women’s team defeated the Hebei team by 75:16 without any suspense. The semi-finals will be held this afternoon, and the Shaanxi women’s team will face the Zhejiang women’s team, which is highly demanded to win the championship.

“Because we are participating in the first competition and the players have been training for less than a year, we only had one idea when we formed the team. As the host team, we must strive to win glory for Shaanxi and achieve a zero breakthrough.” Shaanxi women’s basketball coach Li Yujian said. With goals, I just hope to fight for the top six. I didn’t expect the players to perform well, especially after winning the strong Beijing team in the first game, the confidence of the players greatly increased. “The first stage is over. We have entered the semi-finals and completed the mission. Next, our team members will continue to fight hard, play their own level, and strive for the best results.”

Men’s Basketball Coach:

Every step is writing history

Unlike the women’s team, although the Shaanxi men’s team lost to the Sichuan team 90:93, they won enough glory. Reporters who followed the Shaanxi men’s team throughout the game noticed that, except for the first half of the first quarter, although the Shaanxi team was opened by an 11-point gap, the players were still very stable. At the end of the second quarter, the Shaanxi team chased the score to 43. : Two points difference of 45. In the next game, the scores of the two teams have been alternately increased. Two minutes before the final, the Shaanxi team chased the score to 83:84, and the Sichuan team’s center was sent off for five fouls, which allowed the Shaanxi team to see the victory. Hope.

The players did not give up. In the 7 seconds before the end, the Sichuan team had the right to serve, but the Shaanxi team was only one point behind 90:91 and still had hope of victory. The audience held their breath at this moment. After the Sichuan players served the ball, the Shaanxi players completed a tactical foul within two seconds, but the Sichuan players played steadily and made two consecutive free throws. The Shaanxi team only had 3 points before they could hope to tie the game and drag the game into overtime. Unlike the quarter-finals, the god of luck did not patronize the Shaanxi team this time. The Shaanxi team quickly served the ball to the frontcourt and threw it out of the 3-point line at the last second before the end. Unfortunately, the ball went out of the basket slightly. In the end, the Shaanxi team lost the game by 3 points and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

“Unexpectedly, our players played so well. In this game, the players performed above the level and played our level.” Shaanxi men’s basketball coach Qin Dong said. Everyone thought that the Shaanxi team was aiming to win the championship. The Sichuan team, the traditional strong team, was vulnerable to a blow, but did not expect the game to be a stalemate. “It was the first time we participated in the competition. Each step is writing a new history of Shaanxi deaf basketball. Being able to enter the quarterfinals is a’victory’ in itself. This game showed me how the Shaanxi team members worked hard and refused to give up. Energetic, I believe the Shaanxi team will be even better in the future.”Reporter Li Dongfeng