On December 27, Beijing time, a focus battle in the 14th round of the 2021-22 CBA League regular season, Zhejiang defeated Xinjiang 107-102.
The showdown between Zhejiang and Xinjiang is worthy of the focus of this round. In fact, the record and ranking of the first stage of the two teams are far apart, Zhejiang is at the top of the standings, and Xinjiang is because of Zhou Qi's departure, the strength plummeted, and the entire first stage only won 3 victories. But this can not be a measure of the current strength of the two teams of the comparison, the window of each team signed foreign aid, Xinjiang introduced last season in the CBA field good performance of Mortree, once again has a trustworthy internal core, many people think that Xinjiang can start the second stage to turn around.
The opening stage of the game echoed the above arguments, and in the opening stage, Xinjiang used Mortree's ability to contain the inside line and played a smooth attack. Zhejiang was somewhat light enemy, they failed to prepare, and in the case of the starting of the all-Chinese class, they were quickly pulled apart by the opponent. Halfway through the first quarter, Xinjiang, which rotated lineups, continued to play smoothly until the point difference on the field widened to double digits.
Zhejiang began to exert its strength from the second half of the first quarter, and the key factor was also in the foreign aid link, and the appearance of Rakosevic turned the situation on the field. Especially near half-time, Rakosevic became the only protagonist on the pitch. First, in the Zhejiang position attack, Rakosevic used his excellent mobility to get a rebound in the front court and played a second attack. In the following round, he received another teammate to hang the ball inside and take 2 more points.
In this showdown of new foreign aid, the younger Rakosevic has the upper hand. Not only can he show his skills on the offensive end, in the face of Moldy's internal impact, he has continuously made effective defenses, which has completely cut off the most powerful offensive launch point in Xinjiang. In the second quarter alone, Rakosevic scored 12 points and made his debut as the inside.
Subsequently, the balance of victory gradually shifted to the side of Zhejiang. After the half-time break, Xinjiang set off a wave of offensive frenzy, and it was clear that they were eager to use Rakosevic's rest time off the field to regain the initiative on the field. You know, Zhejiang's local generals should not be underestimated, especially the star Wu Qian, who lost no time in standing up, he suddenly solved the team's offensive problems and helped Zhejiang stabilize the situation.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Wu Qian once again staged a highlight moment. He first ambushed in the bottom corner of the right side to receive a teammate's score and shot a three-point shot. Offensive and defensive conversion, Xinjiang attack failed, Wu Qian converted the attack to play momentum, the layup hit also caused Tang Caiyu's thug foul. The closure after the national team match did not affect Wu Qian's state, and then he staged a difficult pull-up basket and single-handedly repelled the counterattack in Xinjiang.
If it were not for the negligence of the last quarter, Zhejiang would have lost the suspense of the game long ago. After winning the former giants Xinjiang, Zhejiang improved its record to 11 wins and 3 losses, continuing to catch up with the First Group. As early as the first stage, Zhejiang's performance continued to attract attention from the outside world. In the case of the all-Chinese class, the defender line led by Wu Qian continued to play at a high level, and the inner line was supplemented by the talented new star Yu Jiahao, Who had outstanding offensive ability, and was able to play the main attack point of the team's inner line when he first entered the professional arena, which was undoubtedly surprising. At the same time, Zhu Xuhang, the representative of the Mesozoic Generation, played the strongest season of his career and took on the responsibility of the team's top scorer.
During the window period, the various giants greatly strengthened by the introduction of foreign aid, and Zhejiang chose to play steadily, and they re-signed Rakosevic, who played a role in the team last season and was not obvious. It seems to be a mediocre operation, but it contains deep thinking. Zhejiang must have anticipated Rakosevic's progress, after all, he is only a young man born in 97, is in the ascending period of his career, after adapting and adjusting last season, today's Rakosevic is not "Wuxia Amon", returning to the debut of 27 points and 20 rebounds, has explained everything.
Sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. Zhejiang's reinforcement cannot stop there, they also need a small foreign aid with ability and experience to sit in the backcourt. At the critical moment at the end of today's game, Zhejiang had the problem of offensive power outages and too many mistakes, which were also the old problems of the young people. If you want to enter the championship group, Zhejiang is afraid that there is still a way to go.