Text/Tongcheng faction
On December 12, Beijing time, the third round of the NBL League regular season, Zhou Qi's Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team defeated Melbourne United 94-86, winning the opening three consecutive wins. Zhou Qi started 29 minutes and scored a game-high 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks, making the team's first victory.
In the first two rounds, the Phoenix team defeated the New Zealand Destroyers twice, Zhou Qi played 21 minutes and 22 minutes respectively, handing over 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, the data is not gorgeous and not brilliant, nor is it the decisive figure of the team's two consecutive wins, such a performance is far from the team captain Crick, it is estimated that even Zhou Qi himself is not satisfied.
In the third round of encounters with Melbourne United, Phoenix coach Simon Mitchell gave Zhou Qi enough face, not only continued to let him start, but also played a significant increase in playing time than the previous two games, and Zhou Qi seemed to have opened up, changing the quagmire of premature fouls in the last game, giving full play to the natural advantages of his height and arm length, and killing four parties in the paint area.
In this game, Zhou Qi not only attacked more aggressively, but also defended airtightly, and played smarter and more flexibly than the previous two games. Zhou Qi, the defender of the paint area, showed his terrifying ability to dominate, and one person contributed all 7 blocks of the whole team, allowing the two black centers of Melbourne United to taste the power of "Chinese hot pot".
7 blocks, so that the Melbourne United's offensive area is shaded, Zhou Qi is a pass, it is difficult to fly over.
Zhou Qi scored the highest number of points and blocks in this game, tied for the highest rebounds in the game, in addition to 2 steals, the shooting rate reached 77%, deserved to become the best player of the game, the limelight overshadowed the team boss Crick. After the game, teammate Crick generously confessed to Zhou Qi, he said: "Big Zhou Qi, dude, I love him to death, I want to kiss him!" ”
Zhou Qi said goodbye to the CBA League, and the purpose of joining the Australian NBL League is nothing more than to make himself grow faster through the tempering of the high-level league, so as to realize the dream of landing in the NBA again.
In three games, Zhou Qi has gradually entered a better situation, and has conquered the head coach, teammates and even phoenix fans, such a performance, if the NBA scouts are on the scene, how can they not be moved?