In the 20th round of the CBA regular season, Guangzhou defeated Zhejiang 113-104, ending Zhejiang's seven-game winning streak. In this game, the double hair played very glue, Zhejiang team once mastered the situation in the second half, but in the second half of the fourth quarter, Guangzhou completely opened the point difference with a wave of 19-0, Zhejiang team was powerless to return to the sky, even if the national player Wu Qian hit 8 three-pointers, bombed 35 points and 7 assists, and could only swallow the bitter fruit of failure.
Before the start of the game, Zhejiang was the more optimistic side to win, after all, they had MVP Wu Qian, as well as rising star Yu Jiahao, and the strength of each position was above the Guangzhou team. But throughout the normal game, Guangzhou is indeed a better performer, the players are not afraid of confrontation, the execution on the field is in place, in addition to the foreign aid Mason bombed 34 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists and 5 steals, the other 4 starters also scored in double figures, of which Guo Kai and Zhu Mingzhen both got 20+.
As a college player, Guo Kai played 35 minutes and 50 seconds in this game, shooting 8 of 11 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, and cut down a comprehensive stat of 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, plus or minus +23 the highest in the game. Also from the draft, Zhu Mingzhen played 43 minutes and 24 seconds in this game, shooting 8 of 10 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, also filling the data column.
Starting point guard Chen Yingjun shot 7-of-11 and 3-of-5 from three-point range, with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Chen Yingjun, who averaged 20.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game this season, has made great progress and has become a first-line point guard in the league under the tutelage of Guo Shiqiang, and it is his stable performance that guangzhou has been able to rank in the top 8 of the league.
After taking over the Guangzhou team, Guo Shiqiang has always been praised for leading the team well, and it is not easy to bring the Guangzhou team with draft players as the main force to this height. In fact, in this game, Guangzhou reversed Zhejiang, and it was Guo Shiqiang who decisively replaced him according to the situation on the field and single-handedly directed this turnover.
With six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Zhejiang extended the score to 100-92 with Wu Qian and Zhu Xuhang hitting three consecutive three-pointers. At this time, Guo Shiqiang requested a timeout, and through the adjustment of a five-small lineup dominated by Chen Yingjun, Mason and Wang Zhengbo, Guo's guidance was very clear, that is, to increase the firepower of the offensive end.
Sure enough, the substitution effect was immediate. In the short follow-up 3-and-a-half minutes, Guangzhou played a wave of terrifying 19-0, including Mason's breakthrough, Guo Kai's basket 2+1, Zhu Mingzhen's three-point shot, and Zhejiang players Cheng Shuaipeng and Zhu Xuhang were blown for fouls, and Guangzhou scored consecutive points. The Zhejiang team did not score a point during this period, and Lu Wenbo shot 4 consecutive three-point shots in the bottom corner. Throughout the fourth quarter, Guangzhou played Zhejiang a 32-17, a successful reversal.
After the game, Guo Shiqiang commented on the game: "Today's game is the best execution of our stage 2 game, and the players executed some of our pre-game requirements very well. ”
The coach's tactics are reasonable, the players are in place, and it is not so surprising that Guangzhou can overthrow Zhejiang. Although the overall strength of the Guangzhou team is only in the middle of the league at present, even if it reaches the playoffs, it may not be able to go far, but the progress of the players is obvious to all, and Guo Shiqiang has indeed injected vitality and resilience into this young team.