Today, China’s women’s basketball team triumphed with an 80-58 victory over Puerto Rico, setting their point differential at -1 and leading Belgium by 26 points and Japan by 36.
During the critical moment when they needed to improve their point differential, Li Yu’er suggested that the coach call a timeout to substitute her in for the final play, but this suggestion was not taken. China’s final play did not result in a score.
It remains to be seen if this decision will have implications down the road.