Basketball at Tokyo Olympics: China vs Serbia Predictions, Previews and Line ups – Women’s Quarterfinals, 4th August, 2021
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Watch the China vs Serbia predictions ahead of the women’s quarter final game. China and Serbia face off on Tuesday night in a women’s basketball Olympic quarterfinal. The winner of this game moves onto the semi-finals, with the loser being eliminated. China has won each of its three games so far during the Olympics. China opened up their Olympics with a win against Belgium and followed up that with wins over Australia and Puerto Rico. Now being a good side in their category, they will look to move ahead.
On the other side of this matchup is Serbia who have won two of their three games so far this season. Serbia opened up their Olympics with a win against South Korea, but in the second game, they lost by 15 points to Spain. Later they bounced back to give tough competition to the top contenders Canada. Serbia have been a very balanced squad and will look to finish in top tiers.
China vs Serbia Team Preview
In that last game against Puerto Rico, the Chinese offense was elite scoring 97 points, and that led to the blowout victory. Four different players in the last game against Puerto Rico scored in double figures. Li Yueru has been the start for the Chinese team during the Olympics, and in the last game she put up 21 points and 12 rebounds. China shot 55.6 percent from the field and they are going to need the offense to be good early and not fall behind. If they fall behind, this game could be a long game.
In the second game, Serbia bounced back against Canada winning 72-68. Serbia has used a balanced attack and in the last game, it was four players who finished with at least 10 points per game. The best player for Serbia is Sonja Vasić and in the last game, she finished with 16 points, including making two of her three shots from deep. In the one game that Serbia lost, the defense was a big issue, and they need the defense to step up in this one.
China vs Serbia Line Ups and Starting 5s
The Chinese starters will be Shao Ting, Yang Liwei, Li Meng, Wang Siyu and Sun Mengran. Their go to rotations will be Li Yuan, Huang Sijing, Li Yueru, Pan Zenqi, Zhang Ru, Wu Tongtong and Han Xu.
The Serbian starting will be Ana Dabovic, Maja Skoric, Yvonne Anderson, Dragana Stankovic and Jelena Brooks. Their substitution options will be Aleksandra Crevendakic, Dajana Butulija, Angela Dugalic, Sonja Vasic, Tina Krajisnik, Sasa Cado and Nevena Jovanovic.
China vs Serbia Predictions
China is the better team, and they should have no issue running up the score in this game against Serbia. They have a better shooting roster and defense as well. This is going to be a tough game if Serbia give a hard time with their exquisite offense. However, China is having an upper hand. Find China vs Serbia predictions ahead of their quarterfinal game.
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