体坛英语资讯：Feature: Chinese womens basketball advancing in difficulties
<p><span word="BELGRADE">BELGRADE</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Shao">Shao</span> <span word="Ting">Ting</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrilling">thrilling</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="stun">stun</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> 64-62 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Limin">Limin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="Analyzing">Analyzing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="match">match</span>. "<span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebounding">rebounding</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20 <span word="rebounds">rebounds</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="lucky">lucky</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="praising">praising</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span>.</p><p><span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Yueru">Yueru</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="double">double</span> (13 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15 <span word="rebounds">rebounds</span>), <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span>, <span word="persistently">persistently</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turnovers">turnovers</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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