This season's Shandong men's basketball team has been very disappointed after returning to the high-speed era, from the record to the content on the field, and then to the command of head coach Xu Changsuo, it is difficult to say a word, there are many games that really regret it, is this not impossible with yourself. However, on the night of January 5, the Shandong high-speed men's basketball team finally hardened, and won the CBA local tycoon Shanghai Jiushi by 17 points, which was a big cold.
This game is a game belonging to the old guys in Shandong, the whole team of 5 people scored in double figures, namely 37-year-old Hudson, 33-year-old Giron Water, 31-year-old Wang Ruheng, 30-year-old Tao Hanlin and Jia Cheng, and the players under 30 did not score in double figures.
However, the performance of young players is also very good, such as Liu Yi.
Data on Liu Yi only played 14 minutes and 44 seconds in this game, 4 shots 2 got 6 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists data, although inconspicuous, but the actual performance in the defense of the opponent's core foreign aid Franklin is very prominent, Franklin sent 10 shots in this game, only got 7 points and 8 assists, almost by Liu Yi's dog skin plaster-like defense to collapse, although there were 3 fouls in the second quarter, but also let Franklin mentality explosion and Liu Yi came to a foul pulled by both sides.
Franklin is a famous super foreign aid in the CBA League, nicknamed the "Triple Double King", this season can contribute an average of 17.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game, but this game was completely lost by Liu Yi's strict defense, 7 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, shooting 1 of 10 shots, all data are far below the average data.
Former Shanghai men's basketball player Xu Yong mentioned several times in the commentary game that Liu Yi's defense against Franklin was very successful.
Liu Yi is 25 years old, but as a college draft player, this is actually his second CBA season, and Gong Xiaobin trusted Liu Yi very much last season, playing more than half of the 45 games to start.
This season, Xu Changsuo did not trust Liu Yi at the beginning of the season, but with the deepening of the game, Liu Yi gradually became an important rotation player of the team with tough defense and reliable shooting, especially when defending the opponent's small foreign aid, Liu Yi was the first candidate for the current Shandong Expressway. Liu Yi, who had beaten Qingdao before, had an outstanding performance, and this time he made Franklin so embarrassed, and the second-year college rookie proved that he had the strength and potential to stand in this league and even play better.