On January 15, the NBL had a big game, Liu Chuanxing's Brisbane Bullets and Zhou Qi's Southeast Melbourne Phoenix. This is also Zhou Qi's re-match after nearly a month, after their matches were postponed. This is also the first Chinese derby in the history of the NBL, the attention of the outside world is very high, of course, Zhou Qi is the main force of the Phoenix team, he also cut his hair short, and Liu Chuanxing is the role of the substitute.
At the beginning of the game, Zhou Qi was very eye-catching, he Zhou Qi started with a low attack when the elbow hit the opponent's face, the referee blew a penalty for corporal fouls, it is clear that Zhou Qi did not mean it.
Zhou Qi encountered a lot of resistance on the offensive end, the Phoenix started 0-13, very badly, and then the Bullets led the Phoenix 24-3. Zhou Qi has 2 blocks, and his contribution to defense is still very large, with a nail board cap and a direct cover under the opponent's shot, which is quite good.
With 5 minutes and 36 seconds left in the first quarter, Zhou Qi and Demich had a bit of a quarrel, and the two were in position many times, full of gunpowder. Soon Phoenix coach Mitchell replaced Zhou Qi and asked him to calm down a bit.
After all, he has not played for a month, and the opponent Bullet Team has played some time ago, so Zhou Qi still needs to re-adapt to the game, in the previous 4 games, Zhou Qi averaged 13.75 points, 7.75 rebounds, 4.25 blocks per game, is the league's block king, which can also be seen from today's game against the Bullets, his defense is still very strong.
Liu Chuanxing also gets more playing time, as the first height of the NBL league, Liu Chuanxing can give the Phoenix a lot of interference under the basket, and then the Phoenix team's attack under the basket encounters resistance. At the same time, Liu Chuanxing also sent assists to help his teammates score, coupled with the influence of the Chinese derby, so Liu Chuanxing will get more time.