In the 18th round of the WCBA Women's Basketball League regular season, Beijing Women's Basketball hosted Shanghai Women's Basketball at home. Beijing started poorly and was hit by a 25-7 attack wave, falling behind Shanghai by as much as 20 points at one point. However, in the following three quarters, Beijing did not give up and launched a comprehensive counterattack. After successive counterattack waves, Beijing finally staged a great comeback and completed a 20-point comeback feat at home. The team ultimately defeated Shanghai 81-77 with a narrow 4-point advantage, creating the largest point difference comeback of the WCBA Women's Basketball season.
Both Beijing and Shanghai are considered traditional strong teams in the WCBA league. Although in recent seasons, the WCBA women's basketball has been dominated by two super-strong teams, Sichuan and Inner Mongolia. However, Shanghai and Beijing have had moderate records this season, with mid-level strength. Shanghai currently has 11 wins and 7 losses, ranking fourth in the standings, while Beijing has 8 wins and 10 losses, ranking ninth in the standings. Although there is a significant gap in the rankings between the two teams, there are only 3 wins and losses, and in terms of strength, there is not as big a difference as the rankings suggest.
In this game, Beijing was playing at home, but after the first quarter began, Beijing's state was very poor, with no feel for the offense. They scored only 7 points in the first quarter, while the visiting Shanghai team was hot, scoring 25 points in a single quarter and making a dream start of 25-7, leading Beijing by as much as 20 points at one point. However, after entering the second quarter, Beijing began to counterattack, scoring 23 points in a single quarter and making a small wave of 23-16, reducing the point difference to just 11 points.
After changing sides to continue the battle, Beijing began a full-scale counterattack in the third quarter, taking advantage of Shanghai's declining shooting touch. Beijing exploded in the third quarter, making a small wave of 29-17 in a single quarter, winning 12 points over their opponents in a single quarter. Relying on the explosion in the third quarter, Beijing successfully overtook the score and entered the fourth quarter with a 1-point lead. In the final quarter, although Shanghai tried to catch up at one point, unfortunately, morale had already returned to Beijing at this time, and Beijing did not waste the opportunity. They eventually completed a 20-point comeback at home and narrowly defeated their opponents by 4 points, staging the greatest point difference comeback of the season.
In fact, Beijing is also one of the strong teams in the WCBA Women's Basketball League. They have won the league championship five times, making them an undisputed five-time champion team in the league. Moreover, this includes a three consecutive championships, which is a feat that even the current hot Sichuan Women's Basketball has yet to accomplish. However, in recent years, Beijing's talent reserve has not kept up with its opponents, gradually being left behind by Sichuan and Inner Mongolia. The team last won the league championship in 2020 and has not made it to the finals for four years.
This season, Beijing introduced sharpshooter Zhang Jingyi, which enhanced Beijing's outside strength. However, in the era when Sichuan Women's Basketball dominates, it is also very difficult for Beijing to return to the peak. After all, Sichuan has a team with seven national players. Looking at the entire current WCBA league, there should be no team that can compete with them, not even Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Jiangsu, and other teams.