The NBL League Melbourne Phoenix match against Melbourne United has come to an end, and finally Melbourne Phoenix won three consecutive victories with Zhou Qi's outstanding performance to defeat the defending champion. This game, Zhou Qi slashed 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks, all three statistics are the highest in the game, and was officially rated as the best player in the game by the NBL. After the game, the coaches and reporters of the local league in Australia even said that "Zhou Qi is expected to become the MVP of this season", which shows that his performance has won the recognition of everyone.
Zhou Qi's strong strength impressed the referee, and he was replaced with a scene that was too domineering
As Zhou Qi, who went to Australia for the first time to play, he was bound to face unfair treatment on the court about the penalty, which was also revealed in the first two games; especially in the second game, Zhou Qi got 3 fouls early in the first half, making him less afraid to act on the defensive end in the second half, which made his deterrent power on the defensive end decline.
However, against Melbourne United, Zhou Qi's outstanding performance at both ends of the attack and defense impressed the referee. In a defensive round, Zhou Qi was sentenced to cover fouls, in fact, Zhou Qi did not make much movement, which belonged to the category of "body hair whistle". After that, Zhou Qi came to the sidelines and argued with the referee on duty to express his views (the English expression was quite good), and the referee also patiently explained to Zhou Qi, and finally Zhou Qi also accepted the result, and the referee on duty said "Thank you, sir" to express his gratitude.
It can be seen that Zhou Qi impressed the referees with his excellent performance and fluent communication, and let the referees re-recognize this big man from China. Imagine if you were a Poor Performing Chinese Player with a difficulty in English communication, would the referee listen carefully to you? Not to mention expressing your gratitude to you.
The game entered the final stage, Zhou Qi won the key to win two points to kill the game, and then was replaced by head coach Mitchell to rest. After the game, Zhou Qi got cheers from the bench, and his teammates expressed their praise for Zhou Qi; and Zhou Qi sat directly in the C position of the bench, and the staff also sent towels and drinks at the first time, which is completely the team boss's style, which is really domineering. It seems that Zhou Qi has been fully recognized by his teammates and staff.
Gao Shiyan was right
Seeing Zhou Qi's outstanding performance in the NBL, he not only thought of Zhou Qi's performance in the National Games before, he helped Liaoning defeat Guangdong to win the gold medal at the National Games with his outstanding strength. After the game, Zhou Qi also posted relevant information on social media to express his joy, while Gao Shiyan commented below: If you are there, Liaoning will already have three championships.
Zhou Qi was originally a player who came out of the Liaoning youth training, but when he signed the CBA, he was cut off by Xinjiang with better conditions, and failed to stay in liaoning basket, which became the biggest regret of Liaoning basket. Liaoning Basket won the CBA championship in the 2017-18 season, but in the 19-20 and 20-21 seasons, it lost to Guangdong Hongyuan and failed to win the championship; if Zhou Qi is still in Liaoning Basket, then the overall championship attribution in these two years really needs to be considered.
In these two seasons, Liaoning Basket played with Guangdong Hongyuan until the last moment in the finals to decide the winner, and Liao Basket's defense on the court also became a major problem. If Zhou Qi is in Liao basket, then the defense on the court will definitely be upgraded by a notch, and the offensive end of Zhou Qi's finishing ability with the backcourt Twins can also play a strong strength, there must be a chance to beat Guangdong Hongyuan. Unfortunately, everything is not if, I hope that in the future, Zhou Qi can have a good home after returning to the CBA.