On December 15, Beijing time, the 16th round of the WCBA League will usher in a focus battle, and Sichuan will face Xinjiang. This battle is crucial for both sides, and as long as the Sichuan team defeats the opponent, it can lock in the regular season championship in advance. Xinjiang also needs to go all out to win, and if they lose to Sichuan, they will have to participate in the play-offs. As the runner-up winner last season, the card slot battle at a critical moment was squeezed out, and the Xinjiang team really did not want to see this scene.
Last season, Xinjiang was the runner-up winner of the league, and although they were swept by Inner Mongolia in the finals, they still had high hopes. This season, although they lost the core Han Xu, but this Xinjiang team is still very tenacious, so far, has achieved a record of 13 wins and 2 losses, ranking fourth in the standings after Sichuan, Inner Mongolia and Shandong, the record is equal to Shandong.
According to the rules of the WCBA this season, teams that finish in the top four of the regular season do not need to participate in the playoffs, but the teams that are 5-12 need to participate in the playoffs. Although Xinjiang is currently in 4th place, Jiangsu, who is no. 5 behind them, is only one win-loss field behind them, with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses.
With two games left in the regular season, xinjiang's position may be difficult to maintain. In terms of schedule, the xinjiang team's schedule is definitely more difficult. In the remaining 2 matches, their opponents are Sichuan and Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang team plays against these two teams, which can be said to have no chance of winning. What's more, in order to compete for the first place in the regular season, they will definitely go all out to play, and the Xinjiang team will most likely lose 2 games.
On the contrary, it is the Jiangsu team, their remaining two games, although the Zhejiang team and the Shanxi team are also the teams that impact the playoffs, but the overall strength is under them, facing these two teams, Jiangsu's grasp is still large after all. Even if it only wins 1 win and 1 loss in the end, the possibility of Jiangsu team squeezing out Xinjiang is very large.
In the regular season meeting, Jiangsu team once beat Xinjiang team 81-55, in other words, even in the case of a flat record, Jiangsu team has a small point advantage against Xinjiang team. That is to say, unless the Xinjiang team defeats Sichuan and Inner Mongolia in the last two battles, this can ensure that it will reach the top four. Otherwise, the chance to advance to the final four may have to be given to the Jiangsu team.