20th Storm Preview: Li Yueru is expected to increase playing time? No. 1 Page is aiming for his first career win

At 8 a.m. Beijing time on May 20, the WNBA regular season will continue with the Seattle Storm playing away against the Dallas Wings. China's Li Yueru is expected to continue to play. She came off the bench in the first game and performed well-rounded, contributing 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and her playing time in the second game is expected to continue to increase. The opponent has this year's champion "American Sweetheart" Paige Books. Both teams lost their first game of the season, who will get the first win first?

The Storm lost to the Mercury by 22 points in the first game, and Li Yueru came off the bench for 22 minutes, scoring 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 2-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line, with a plus/minus of -8. Li Yueru was the team's best plus/minus player in the first half, and the team was tied with the Mercury when she was on the court. In the second half, the storm lost more and more, and finally lost miserably.

Storms starting center Magbego was poorly efficient, shooting 1-of-9 from the field and scoring just two points. In the first game, she and Li Yueru's playing time was basically the same, and if Li Yueru's performance continues to improve, she is expected to get more opportunities and even become a starting center.

The Storm's leading scorer, Deakins, took the blame for the loss in the opening game on himself. The Storm scored just 59 points, their lowest since July 2, 2022. "I'm mad at myself," Deakins said, "and it was a mess of the offense today, and that's my responsibility." Diakins contributed 21 points and four assists.

Although five players scored in double figures in the Wings' first game against the Bobcats, the overall performance was suppressed by the opposing team's Collier (34 points). In the first game of his career, Paige had just 10 points and seven rebounds, shooting 3-of-10 from the field and 0-of-2 from three-point range. Page knows that it's not enough to just "step on the stage of your dreams", and after the game she said: "When you achieve your dreams, you want to go one step further and see what you can achieve." It's not enough to reach the starting point of your dreams, you have to keep climbing. ”

ESPN Predicted Win Rate:Storm 51.6%, Flying Wing 48.4%