Just ended the 2021 basketball world of a few storms, the official launch of the 2022 basketball world is already in the fist. In the new 12 months, there will be many basketball events waiting for fans, including the NBA, CBA, Chinese men's and women's basketball teams, and Tencent Sports will also pay attention to and participate with you. Lock in Tencent Sports all year round and give you all the basketball excitement.
January: WCBA Finals Who wins?
The 2021-22 WCBA Finals officially kicked off on the evening of December 31, 2021 (this season is still a tournament format). In the first game, the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team defeated the Sichuan women's basketball team 75-70. The tournament continues to be a best-of-three format, with the next matches taking place on January 2 and January 4, if required. The Inner Mongolia women's basketball team, which won the first game, has already won the match point, and the fastest, we will witness the birth of this season's WCBA championship on January 2.
It is worth mentioning that in last season's WCBA finals, the Inner Mongolia women's basketball team, which introduced strong reinforcements, finally defeated the Xinjiang women's basketball team 2-0 to win the championship and won the first championship in team history.
February: NBA All-Star Weekend, James Draws Kobe Bryant?
The 2021-22 NBA All-Star Weekend will be held in Cleveland from February 19 to 21, Beijing time. Among them, the All-Star Game was held on the 21st, which is the 71st All-Star Game of the NBA. If James is an All-Star, it would be his 18 All-Star selections and will also tie Kobe Bryant to second-best all-time, behind only Abdul-Jabbar's 19th. For James, this is clearly not a problem.
At the same time, James, who has exploded on the offensive end this season, will also return to Cleveland, the place of fame, to present fans with a memorable All-Star Game. It was also James' first Time in Cleveland to play the All-Star Game.
March: CBA All-Star Weekend Zhang Zhenlin is in the spotlight again?
According to the CBA's official schedule, the 2021-22 CBA All-Star Weekend is scheduled to be held on March 26 and 27. Last season, Liaoning rising star Zhang Zhenlin's appearance made the entire All-Star Weekend even more interesting. This season, Zhang Zhenlin is bound to participate, and the return of "big brother" Yi Jianlian and Jeremy Lin will also make the All-Star more exciting.
In addition to the All-Stars, the third phase of the 2021-22 CBA regular season will also take place in March. The schedule was originally scheduled to start on March 30, but due to the combination of FIBA and some of the second window of the game, the Chinese men's basketball team will not participate, which also affects the CBA schedule. At present, the CBA has formulated a relevant plan to advance the start time of the third phase from the previous March 30 to March 1, but the higher authorities have not yet approved it. With a total of 10 rounds of games, this phase will be the final stage of the CBA's regular season of the season and the final sprint stage of each team. Originally, the third stage was intended to strive to restore the home-and-away format, but due to changes in the epidemic, the third stage may also adopt the tournament system, which may be played in Shenyang and Foshan.
April: NBA Playoffs Who Will Upset?
According to the NBA schedule, the 2021-22 playoffs will officially start on April 17, Beijing time (until May 31), and will still be the top 8 players in the East and West, and each round of the series will be a seven-game best-of-four format. Before the playoffs begin, the NBA will play a fierce playoff, with 8 teams in the East and West ranking 7th-10th places each, and will compete for four playoff spots (two in the East and West) from April 12 to 15. Last season, the Lakers and Warriors' battle for the Western Conference playoffs attracted widespread attention from not losing the playoffs or even surpassing some playoff series, and in the end, the Warriors lost to the Playoffs after losing to the Lakers and the Grizzlies. What about this season?
Like the 2021-22 NBA playoffs, the 2021-22 CBA playoffs will kick off in April. According to the CBA's schedule, the playoffs are scheduled to begin on April 24, with the top 12 teams in the regular season entering the playoffs, with playoff formats of 12 in 8, 8 in 4, semifinals and finals. Which CBA team will upset this season and miss the playoffs?
May: CBA Finals Who can get to the top?
The 2021-22 CBA Finals will end on May 20 at the latest, when the championship will also be born. At present, the CBA's championship situation this season is not clear, Liaoning is strong, defending champion Guangdong has encountered difficulties, and Shenzhen, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangsha, Beijing and other teams have good strength. In the end, was Guangdong defending its title again to complete 4 consecutive championships and win the 12th crown in team history? Or liaoning won the championship again after 4 years and won the second crown in team history? Or will other teams win the championship?
June: NBA Finals Who will have the last laugh?
The 2021-22 NBA Finals will be held on June 3-20, Beijing time, when the championship will also be decided. This season, the NBA does not have a single big, the Warriors, Suns, Nets, Bulls, Bucks are currently doing well, James's Lakers record is not ideal. But the playoffs are different from the regular season, and injuries are also uncontrollable factors. Who will end up with the championship? Look forward to it together.
In addition to the NBA Finals, the Chinese men's basketball team will also participate in the World Cup Asia-Pacific Qualifiers again in June (the schedule is not fully determined), and Australia and Chinese Taipei will play two games each, and Australia will also be the strongest opponent of the Chinese men's basketball team in this World Preliminary Tournament.
July: Can the Chinese men's basketball team win the Asian Cup?
The postponed Men's Basketball Asian Cup will be held in Jakarta from July 12 to 24. The Chinese men's basketball team will compete again. In the last Asian Cup, Du Feng, who was still the head coach of the men's basketball basketball team, led the team to participate, and after the lack of Yi Jianlian, the blue team with Guo Allen and Zhou Peng as the core finally won the 5th place. After five years, can Du Feng lead the team to win the championship (the last time he won the championship was in 2015)?
August: NBA Free Market Which Big Fish Transfers?
As is customary, the NBA free agent market will begin in July, and signings and trade fairs will last until August. Which superstars will complete a transfer or deal this summer? Which stars get big contracts?
September: Chinese men's and women's basketball team competes in the Asian Games to win gold?
The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games will be held in September, and the specific participation time of basketball events will be from September 7 to 24. The Chinese men's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team, and the Chinese trio men's basketball team and women's basketball team as the host will participate. Four years ago, at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Chinese basketball won four gold medals, and now that it is at the doorstep, can Chinese basketball regain its glory?
However, the Chinese women's basketball team also faces the task of participating in the Women's Basketball World Cup, which will be held in Sydney, Australia from September 22 to October 1. Four years ago, the Chinese women's basketball team won the 6th place, this time?
October: The new NBA/CBA season begins Who is the big hit?
The NBA and CBA schedules tend to start in October. In the new season, in addition to the Nets, Lakers, and Warriors, which teams in the NBA will attract widespread attention? Will the CBA still be the world of Liaoning and Guangdong?
November-December: China men's basketball team hit the 2023 World Cup quota
This will be the second stage of the World Cup, which is likely to determine the qualification for the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup. Four years ago, the second window of the second phase of the World Preliminary Tournament was held in this period (the end of the second year after the start of the World Preliminary Tournament), but the Chinese men's basketball team at that time was automatically qualified for the 2019 World Cup hosts. Now, four years later, the Chinese men's basketball team will truly impact the World Cup ticket for the first time.