After losing to Guangsha and Shanxi, Beijing finally stopped the losing streak in the second game of 2022. On January 4, Beijing time, the 18th round of the CBA regular season, Beijing won the first victory of 2022 with a 105-76 victory over Jilin team. But after this game, the challenge belonging to the Beijing team came again.
In the match against the Jilin team, the Beijing team played the game early. In the fourth quarter, they suppressed their opponents on the offensive end in each quarter, and the third quarter began by more than a minute, and Beijing had established an 18-point lead. Although the Jilin team counterattacked, the Beijing team, which was all soldiers, quickly opened up the point difference again, and led by more than 20 points early, and by the end of the third quarter, the Beijing team led by 24 points. The whole team of Jilin team felt cold, and recently complained on the social media again mentioned that "players play to make money, money is the motivation of players" super foreign aid Jones, the whole game state is not only 9 points and 4 assists, sports war 11 shots 2. In view of this, the Jilin team also collected the troops early and replaced the main force in advance to send young players to exercise.
In such a big victory, the Beijing team that ended the losing streak also enjoyed a rare comfort and ease. With 3 minutes and 16 seconds left in the final quarter, Beijing suspended the replacement of foreign player Gibson with Wang Xiaohui, at this time, they led by 27 points, and the game had long lost suspense. The camera is focused on Jeremy Lin and others on the bench who have long rested, and the players of the Beijing team are talking and laughing, and their expressions are relaxed. In the time after that, Jeremy Lin, Fang Shuo, Fan Ziming, Li Muhao, Liu Xiaoyu and other Beijing players fully enjoyed the game on the sidelines, and every time their teammates on the field had a good performance, or even missed a great offensive opportunity, the Beijing team's bench was almost full of laughter.
In the end, Beijing scored 105 points, scoring more than 100 points in two consecutive games this season. For Beijing, which has averaged just 94.3 points per game this season, such a performance is indeed not easy (5 people scored in double figures). What's more, the Beijing team only lost 76 points.
But the question is, after the big victory over the Jilin team, does the Beijing team have the confidence to fight a strong enemy in a row? It should be noted that the strength of the Jilin team is not strong, although they have played the playoffs in the past three seasons and have played the role of "giant killer" many times, but this season's Jilin team has significantly reduced its competitiveness compared with the past. Jones, who the team relies on the most, after repeatedly saying that he wanted to leave Jilin last summer but did not do so, returned to Jilin this season in a rather sluggish state. Jones, who has averaged at least 37.8 points per game in the past two seasons, has only averaged 21.6 points per game this season, and his dominance on the offensive end has declined significantly. Jones, who wants to make a lot of money and compete for the championship, shows signs of not working hard in the Jilin team, and he occasionally breaks out (49 points and 10 rebounds against Shenzhen), but most of the time, he is not in good shape, and even looks like he is not invested enough.
It is worth mentioning that Jilin team only ranked 13th in the league before the game. Therefore, winning the Jilin team, even if it is a big victory over the opponent by 29 points, is not a particularly celebratable thing for the Beijing team, after all, the Beijing team's attack is not particularly sharp, but the jilin state is too poor. The only thing that makes Beijing happy is that they ended the losing streak and the players were finally able to relax a bit.
However, the easy moments that belong to the Beijing team will be fleeting. Because next, they will face liaoning (January 7) and Guangsha (January 9) two strong teams. The leader Liaoning team needless to say, their performance this season is obvious to all, they have previously defeated guangdong team by 20 points in the New Year's war, and the strong lineup makes Guangdong team coach Du Feng bluntly "envious". Moreover, the current state of the Liaoning team is very outstanding, especially the competitive status of guo allen, Fogg, Zhang Zhenlin, Han Dejun, Zhao Jiwei and other main players are very online. This is very different from the Liaoning team that lost 16 points to Beijing 11 days ago. In that confrontation, the Beijing team played all the players, the Beijing team took a break from Guo Allen, Zhang Zhenlin, Han Dejun and Li Xiaoxu, and Zhao Jiwei also just returned to China to play for only 14 minutes, and his physical fitness and state were not ideal. Therefore, next facing the liaoning team with a neat lineup, the Pressure on the Beijing team is huge.
After playing the Liaoning team, the Beijing team had to face the Guangsha team again. Guangsha is currently ranked No. 2 in the league, and its performance this season is also obvious to all. Although 6 days ago, although it was only a 3-point advantage to narrowly defeat Beijing, and Beijing team also suffered many controversial penalties, but in that game, Beijing played very hard. Moreover, if it were not for Gibson's crazy last-minute rampage, it is doubtful whether the Beijing team could recreate the suspense of the game. The two sides will fight again, the Beijing team will eat a long and wise, and the Guangsha team will also learn a lesson, so this game is also a great challenge for the Beijing team.
This season has played so far, and the Performance of the Beijing team in the hard battle has not been stable enough. They have defeated Zhejiang and Shanghai, greatly over Guangdong and Liaoning, but they have also lost to Zhejiang and Shanghai and lost to Guangdong. As for the match against Liaoning, because the opponent has too many main players in rotation, the game lacks gold content. In the recent losses to Guangsha and Shanxi, Beijing has always lost power when the game is again suspenseful. Soon to fight again in Liaoning and Guangsha, can the Beijing team maintain a stable state of fighting a strong enemy again? It's still unknown.
Of course, the Beijing team also has a precaution. In the match against Jilin Team, Beijing still sent captain Zhai Xiaochuan in the last quarter when the game lost suspense early, and they obviously hoped that Zhai Xiaochuan, who had a good three-point feel (3 of 4 shots), could find more feelings, so as to get out of the slump of the previous two games and play better against Liaoning and Guangsha. Zhai Xiaochuan was also extremely hard at the end of the quarter, and he did not spare any effort in the face of Jilin's role players, and frequently scrambled and supplemented the cover. But can this really help Zhai Xiaochuan find his state? Can the Beijing team use this big victory to regain confidence and confidence in the face of strong opponents? The next battle against Liaoning is the best touchstone.