Australia crushes China 84-70 in Diamond Ball

Australia beat China 84-70 on August 3 at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Diamond Ball for Women in Haining.

Lauren Elizabeth Jackson of Australia was the game's high scorer with 21 points. China's biggest contributor, Miao Lijie, scored 14 points, and her teammate Chen Xiaoli grabbed seven rebounds.

China had a good start, leading 9-6 at the beginning of the first quarter. However, Australia soon caught up, grabbed the lead and held on to it to end the quarter 23-16.

China strengthened its attack and opened the second quarter with a five-point run, narrowing the deficit to 23-21. The score remained unchanged for a stretch after reaching 28-23 until Australia broke the deadlock. The gap was gradually enlarged by Australia, who successfully doubled their lead, ending the quarter 49-33.

Australia ended the third quarter 68-50, increasing the gap to 18 points. Though eager to catch up, the Chinese women lacked the teamwork to pull it off.

Both sides sent more reserve players onto the court in the fourth quarter, which ended 84-70, demonstrating the power gap between the two teams.

China and Australia will be competing in different groups in the Olympic tournament.

北京时间8月3日15：30分，在浙江省海宁市举行的钻石杯女篮比赛进行了中国对阵澳大利亚队的比赛，此场比赛，澳大利亚队显示了自己的实力，整场比赛都在压制着中国女篮，最终中国女篮以70：84不敌澳大利亚队。 

在今天这场比赛当中，中国女篮进攻乏力，只有3名球员得分上双，苗立杰和陈晓丽分别得到14分，陈楠有10分进帐，隋菲菲只得到6分。澳大利亚队表现最出色的就是她们球队的WNBA比赛MVP获得者---劳伦-杰克逊，她砍下全场最高的21分，另外7号泰洛尔和8号巴斯科维奇分别有17分进帐。