Zhou Qi, who is gradually getting better in the NBL, also continued to usher in a recent "same city derby" between the Phoenix and Melbourne United, and in the entire game, he scored 22 points, 10 rebounds, 7 blocks and 2 steals in 10 of 13 shots in only 29 minutes of playing time, helping the Phoenix team beat the opponent 94-86 and achieved a 3-0 record in the first 3 games of the regular season.
In this game, there was also a small episode, Phoenix boss Mitchell Creek in an offensive round directly blocked James' former Cavaliers teammate DelaVidevar, in the case of the parties did not react too much, but Dela Verdova's teammate Pitrin took the initiative to provoke, directly knocked over Crick, and then the two sides once fell into a fiery conflict, fortunately, the final situation did not ferment, the Phoenix also responded with a victory against the opponent's provocation.
Shortly after the game, the Australian NBA champion Lang Bogut, who was extremely disgusted by Chinese fans, began to make trouble again, and in a recently updated Tweet, he directly wrote the words "I think Crick should be suspended in next week's game", which shows that he does not seem to want to see the Phoenix team achieve such a good result this season. It just so happens that the Phoenix team will also usher in the showdown with the Sydney Kings at 14:30 beijing time on December 18, and this team just has a deep relationship with Bogut and Zhou Qi.
After parting ways with the Warriors again in the 18-19 season, Bogut also chose to return to his hometown of Australia's NBL League, and the team he joined at the time happened to be the Sydney Kings, and after a short year of playing for this team, he also announced his retirement and took a stake in the Sydney Kings, becoming a shareholder of the team. When Zhou Qi chose to switch to overseas leagues in the offseason this year, the Sydney Kings threw an olive branch for him, becoming the highest bidding team in the NBL league, but because Bogut was a shareholder of the team, Zhou Qi directly avoided this team and chose the Most Sincere Phoenix Team. And now it seems that Zhou Qi has indeed gone to a team that is very suitable for his own development.
In the case of the Phoenix team's lack of internal personnel, Zhou Qi's strong joining, but also directly pushed into the position of the starting main force, although it is a newcomer, but has long been in the CBA to show absolute dominance of Zhou Qi, there is no situation of water and soil, these 3 games down, he can average 12.7 points, 6 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 4 blocks for the Phoenix team, of which the block is leading the league. With Crick, the enthusiastic big brother, taking good care of him on the side, Zhou Qi quickly adapted to the new stage of the NBL. In the face of Bogut's provocation this time, I believe that Zhou Qi will definitely work hard to deal with the team that Bogut has invested in, which is extremely disliked by Chinese fans.
In fact, in the previous preseason, the Phoenix team had played against the Kings, when the Phoenix team narrowly won the opponent 81-75, and in that game Zhou Qi cut 10 points and 8 rebounds, but finally left the court because of the full, this time the two sides met again, I believe That Zhou Qi will definitely take a good breath for the big brother Crick, with practical actions for the Phoenix team, but also for China to prove that Zhou Qi cheered!