With 22 points behind in the second half, can such a game still be turned over? On January 14, Beijing time, the 22nd round of the CBA regular season, The Zhejiang team gave a positive answer. In the fourth quarter of the competition, Zhejiang team reversed Xinjiang team 98-91, and the 22-point reversal also created the biggest reversal record of the season.
Before the reversal, except for the Zhejiang team itself, perhaps not too many people would believe it. In this game held this afternoon, against the Xinjiang team, which is far inferior to himself and has lost to himself before, the gap in the performance of the Zhejiang team is obvious. The Xinjiang team is full of vitality and blossoms, but the Zhejiang team is completely suppressed by the opponent at both ends of the attack and defense, and the team's top player Wu Qian only contributed 6 points and 4 assists in the first two quarters.
At the end of the first half, Zhejiang still controlled the backward point difference in single digits, but in the third quarter, as the Xinjiang team played a tidal wave of attack, the defensive end also blocked the Zhejiang team everywhere, and the point difference behind the Zhejiang team was getting bigger and bigger. With 3 minutes and 50 seconds left in the third quarter, after Abdul Shalamu completed the attack for Xinjiang, Zhejiang was already 22 points behind, which was also the biggest point difference between the two sides in this game. It is worth mentioning that Xinjiang's foreign aid Mortree was trapped in foul trouble in the third quarter and only played less than 4 minutes before going off to rest, Xinjiang team mainly relied on the all-Chinese class when the third quarter opened the point difference, but the Zhejiang team that used foreign aid Rakosevic for a long time was still a big score behind and missed a good opportunity to chase points.
The Zhejiang team tried to struggle, but the point difference still did not narrow. After trailing by 22 points, Zhejiang team suspended several times and tried to improve the defensive intensity, but in the next two minutes, they still trailed by 21 points, until Zhejiang team broke through the basket continuously, Xinjiang team felt a slight decline, and they barely narrowed the point difference to 17 points at the end of the third quarter.
Does the Zhejiang team still have a chance? The answer is obvious. In the last section, they successfully explained with action what a headwind flip is. After Abdul Salam's offensive success led Xinjiang by 19 points, Zhejiang replaced Zhang Dayu and Wang Yibo with Rakosevic and Cheng Shuaipeng, and their substitution effect was immediate. Rakosevic completed 2+1 in the first leg of the debut, and the most critical thing was to cause the Xinjiang team to help Mortree 5 fouls, and the helpless Xinjiang team could only replace Mortree, and the inside killer was missing in the key final quarter.
Defensive end, the zhejiang team in the last quarter continued to put pressure on the Xinjiang team, after frequent package clamps and rotations to make up for the position, the Zhejiang team frequently created steals and counterattacks, after a wave of 7-0, the Zhejiang team that chased the difference of 12 points forced the Xinjiang team to request a timeout. After the suspension, the Xinjiang team, which still could not be replaced by foreign aid, had a decline in physical fitness, and the organization of the attack was no longer patient, but the Zhejiang team became more and more courageous. Rakosevic, Wu Qian and Cheng Shuaipeng took turns attacking the basket, and the Zhejiang team trailed by only 8 points after completing the steal and quick attack.
After Abdul Shalamu made two tough free throws for Xinjiang, the panicked Xinjiang team made a final attempt in the last 5 minutes and 40 seconds to replace the five-foulErty. But at this time, the Zhejiang team still attacked unabated, accompanied by Wu Qian's three-point shot, and the Zhejiang team only trailed by 4 points in the last 4 and a half minutes. Affected by the foul, Mortree's offensive efficiency plummeted, and Abdul Salam, who had worked hard for a whole game, also appeared tired, just like that, the Zhejiang team, which returned to its own rhythm and played more and more excited, rebounded the score, and Zhu Xuhang, who contributed 9 points in the last 2 minutes and 45 seconds, changed the trend of the game with his own strength, and the Zhejiang team once again confirmed Du Feng's famous saying of "20 points is a fart".
At the end of the whistle, the Xinjiang team ended and withdrew, and the Zhejiang team, which completed the big reversal, celebrated in the center of the field. At the same time, this is also a direct embodiment of the Zhejiang team's own strength. When Wu Qian once had a bad feel, when the main defenders Wang Yibo and Cheng Shuaipeng were once in a state of ups and downs, they could also use the rotation player Wang Zailu to change the situation on the field. When the offensive end was sluggish, the Zhejiang team opened the situation with the defensive counterattack they were best at with a defensive attack. This team, which has improved significantly in the past two seasons and has been polished quite tenaciously by Liu Weiwei, has also gained confidence and the confidence to break the wrist with any team after victory after victory and defeat or reversal again and again.
In terms of talent, the Zhejiang team is not outstanding, they only have wu before the active national player, other players are even difficult to rank in their respective positions. Moreover, Wu Qian's performance fluctuated a lot, and in the first stage of the regular season, when Zhejiang used the All China Class, Wu Qian was not the top scorer of Zhejiang Team. In terms of foreign aid, Rakosevic's ability is not particularly outstanding, but it is such a team, but it is an opponent that any team does not dare to underestimate, they have defeated Guangdong and Beijing, and they can currently rank 4th in the league, and the record is the same as that of Shanghai, which ranks 3rd and has many generals.
The key to making the Zhejiang team have such achievements is their defense. At present, they have conceded only 89.8 points per game, ranking second in the league, second only to Beijing, which averages 86.8 points per game. Beijing's tough defense over the years has been impressive, but at the same time, their low average points per game is also directly related to their slow pace. But Zhejiang, as a faster-paced team, has also conceded few points per game, which undoubtedly shows how strong their defensive ability is. On the offensive end, their performance is underestimated, and at present, they can average 104.3 points per game, ranking 6th in the league, ahead of 7th place Guangdong.
What is more favorable to the Zhejiang team is that their intention to help eric Green has been released from isolation, which also means that he is expected to join the Zhejiang team in the near future. The 2019-20 minor, who played briefly with Fujian, averaged 21.3 points per game, and earlier played for the Nuggets and Jazz in the NBA. If Green can quickly integrate into the team, I believe that after replenishing the vitality of the Zhejiang team, the ceiling can continue to increase.