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late bloomer? CBA homegrown centers slashed 40+8 and led the team to win seven consecutive wins

The second stage of the CBA regular season continues, Beijing time on January 4, 2022, Shanxi team to meet Tianjin team, before the Shanxi team has been six consecutive wins, originally thought that this game will be an easy to solve the game, but in the end the two sides entered an overtime game to decide the winner, Shanxi men's basketball team experienced overtime to beat the Tianjin men's basketball team 130-123, winning seven consecutive wins.

late bloomer? CBA homegrown centers slashed 40+8 and led the team to win seven consecutive wins

In this game, Shanxi can win, Ge Zhaobao is the greatest, he played 34 minutes and 44 seconds, 16 of 23 shots, 8 of 9 free throws, cut 40 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, scoring a new career high, before the 31 points against Ningbo. To be honest, it is not an easy task for local players to cut 40+ points, there will not be a few times in the whole season, and there are even fewer insider players.

Ge Zhaobao this player is certainly not familiar to everyone, especially the occasional CBA player, will not pay attention to this player, because he is not like Yi Jianlian and Guo Allen, is the absolute core of the team, or a regular visitor to the national team, the exposure is very high, Ge Zhaobao basically did not hear, this season Ge Zhaobao He played the best season of his career. Let's get to know the whole player again.

late bloomer? CBA homegrown centers slashed 40+8 and led the team to win seven consecutive wins

Ge Zhaobao is 29 years old this year, when he was playing, 212cm tall, weighing 116kg, is a big center, in the 2011-12 season, he began to play in the CBA, is also a veteran, has been playing for The Shanxi team. Not counting this season, the best season before was the 2018-19 season, averaging 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocks per game. This season has fully evolved, a number of statistics to set a new career high, as of now, averaging 33.7 minutes per game, can contribute 18.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks, five statistics have refreshed their career records, played the strongest season, but also a bit like a late bloom.

late bloomer? CBA homegrown centers slashed 40+8 and led the team to win seven consecutive wins

As a big center, Ge Zhaobao's biggest advantage is also his free throws, his free throw shooting rate is more than 73.7% in his entire career, more than 80% of the season has 4, this season's free throw shooting rate is as high as 85%, which makes many centers envious, but also makes many defenders ashamed, such as Guo Allen, 12 seasons of his career, the free throw shooting rate is more than 80%, even if it is only two seasons this season, this season he shot 80%, the lowest season of his career is 62%, Compared with Ge Zhaobao, it is still far behind.

late bloomer? CBA homegrown centers slashed 40+8 and led the team to win seven consecutive wins

Now Shanxi team 14 wins and 4 losses ranked fifth in the league, pressing Shenzhen and Guangdong, Beijing and other strong teams, the prospects for this season are very good, Ge Zhaobao continues to maintain such a state, the average of 20+ per game is not impossible, in addition, CBA All-Stars may also have a chance.

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