Facing the Tianjin men's basketball team with two foreign aides, the Liaoning men's basketball team unexpectedly took a break from Guo Allen. Even so, the Liaoning men's basketball team easily defeated the opponent with a score of 106-88.
Even in the second and third quarters, the Tianjin men's basketball team sent double foreign aid, and the Liaoning men's basketball team did not let them narrow the score.
In the case of a weak opponent, Guo Allen actually has two advantages.
The first is that Guo Allen can get enough rest personally, and in the game against the Beijing men's basketball team, Guo Allen is full of firepower and plays the best game of the season. For him, that game was undoubtedly a big drain. This game break helps him recover and is also effective in avoiding injuries.
Secondly, Guo Allen's absence gave other players in the team more opportunities. In this game, the team's main game became Zhang Zhenlin, and finally contributed 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals. Although he still only hit 2-of-9 shooting outside the three-point line, he hit the retreat jump shot several times in the mid-range position, and he also shot 14 goals in 22 shots. In the face of guangdong men's basketball team and Guangsha men's basketball team, these strong forward teams, Zhang Zhenlin's role will be very large, so Zhang Zhenlin's state recovery is also good for the Liaoning men's basketball team.
In addition, in the last two games, veteran Li Xiaoxu has performed extremely well.
After contributing 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists against the Beijing men's basketball team in the last game, he contributed 7 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in this game.
In addition to being as good as ever in frontcourt rebounding, he showed two new skills in both games. One is the three-pointer, he shot 3-of-6 in two games and has maintained a 33.3% shooting percentage throughout the season. When Li Xiaoxu can hit a three-pointer, the Liaoning men's basketball team will have a lot of offensive options, and the team's offensive space will be very good.
The second is his ability to dominate the ball, these two games, Li Xiaoxu has repeatedly passed very good passes. As a player with good shooting ability, Li Xiaoxu often needs to stand at the free throw line when the opponent is defending the joint defense, if the other party wraps him, he has no offensive opportunities, and at this time, he needs to make a reasonable choice to dominate the ball. As long as Li Xiaoxu can maintain such a state, the Liaoning men's basketball team will no longer be afraid of joint defense.
The 32-year-old Li Xiaoxu has suffered frequent injuries in recent seasons, and although his physical condition is far from before, he seems to have completed his transformation at the technical level, and he is also expected to become the biggest X factor for the Liaoning men's basketball team to rush to the championship.