Boom 20+9! 30-year-old Li Meng returns to the top: The female version of James shows off her passing skills, does Gong Luming recall her?

The LeBron dream is back! She got everything she wanted in the second stage of the National Women's Basketball Championship, in which the Sichuan Women's Basketball Team beat the Zhejiang Women's Basketball Team 94-74 in the second game. Li Meng played 28 minutes, making 7 of 12 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 6 free throws, contributing 20 points, 1 rebound, 9 assists and 2 steals, with a plus-minus of +29. Li Meng's points, assists and plus-minus were all the highest in the game, and he dominated the game.

The healthy version of Li Meng proved that she is still the strongest outside player in the Chinese women's basketball team. She is a true ball-handling core, not only has excellent offensive ability, but also has first-class organizational skills. Gong Luming recently organized the second training camp of the Chinese women's basketball team and lamented that the point guards of the Chinese women's basketball team now focus on offense and have neglected their own job of organizing offense.

Judging from the Women's Basketball Asian Cup, the organizational and offensive level of the Chinese women's basketball team is indeed lacking. In fact, the Chinese women's basketball team also has Li Meng, an organizational forward. Li Meng's assists per game in the WCBA League has always been among the top among local players.

Li Meng was crowned the league scoring champion twice in the WCBA, and was crowned the regular season MVP twice. In addition, she was crowned the WCBA Finals MVP in the 2023-24 season. Judging from honors, Li Meng is undoubtedly the superstar of the Chinese women's basketball team. Li Meng also has rich competition experience. She won the Asian Women's Basketball Player of the Year award twice in 2022 and 2023. It is somewhat regrettable that after winning the Women's Basketball Asian Cup in 2023, Li Meng was troubled by injuries for a long time. This resulted in her poor performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Li Meng participated in the Chinese Women's Basketball Team's first training camp in Kunming Haigen this year, but she was ultimately not selected for the Chinese Women's Basketball Team's Asian Cup. The reason given by Gong Luming was that Li Meng missed a lot of training due to injuries and family reasons.

However, Li Meng had recovered his health when he competed in the National Games qualifying matches in August, and scored high scores one after another, leading the Sichuan Women's Basketball Team to successfully enter the National Games. Now in the second stage of the National Women's Basketball Championship, Li Meng is playing with ease.

In the first game, the Sichuan Women's Basketball Team defeated the Wuhan Women's Basketball Team 97-66. Li Meng played 23 minutes, making 4 of 6 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, and scored 16 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. In the second game, the Sichuan Women's Basketball Team defeated the Zhejiang Women's Basketball Team. Li Meng even contributed 20 points and 9 assists.

In both games, Li Meng showed off his assists and played the core role of the Sichuan Women's Basketball Team. This performance made many fans sigh that the LeBron dream is back. It is worth mentioning that some time ago, James made a statement and Li Meng had a close interaction with his idol James. The 40-year-old James still maintains the level of an All-Star player. The 30-year-old Li Meng regards James as his idol, and may also want to see how James can maintain his condition for a long time.

In fact, there are many veterans in the top women’s basketball teams around the world who still serve as the main force and core. Even the U.S. women's basketball team often fights with veterans. Li Meng is currently 30 years old, which is not considered old in the international arena. Even the Japanese women's basketball team has many veterans over 30 years old. Will Gong Luming recall Li Meng to compete with the national team next year?