On January 15, Beijing time, in the 23rd round of the 2021-22 CBA League regular season, Liaoning defeated Fujian 109-83, ushering in nine consecutive wins. Interior star Fu Hao continued to play well, playing 23 minutes and 40 seconds, shooting 9 of 11 from two-point range and scoring eye-catching statistics of 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
In the battle of Liaoning and Guangdong, the two teams suffered heavy losses, guangdong was not only killed twice in the Liaoning season, but the two main players Weems and Hu Mingxuan were also banned to varying degrees. Although Liaoning won the victory, the main center Han Dejun was punished with an additional ban on the one hand, and returned to Shenyang early for treatment due to facial injuries. To say that in the last round of the game, Liaoning has something to be happy about in addition to winning, I am afraid that it is the outbreak of the new star Fu Hao. Fu Hao became a key factor affecting the balance of the situation in the Liaoning-Guangdong War, scoring a single-game high of his personal career with a single-game 38 points in one fell swoop, becoming the number one contributor to Liaoning's victory.
Fu Hao naturally became one of the players most concerned by the outside world in this round, coupled with the absence of the main center Han Dejun, Fu Hao's status in the Liaoning team is bound to continue to rise, and his performance is more worth looking forward to. Fu Hao did not disappoint, and he continued the fiery feel of the previous round at the beginning of the game. Liaoning's first score of this game was done by Fu Hao, he got a chance to misplace singles under the basket, Chen Linjian, who is not as tall as Fu Hao, can only use fouls to prevent him from scoring easily, Fu Hao made two free throws to open a scoring account for Liaoning.
Under the Liaoning account, Fu Hao more often chooses to attack the inside line, but this does not mean that he does not have the ability to shoot from the middle distance, and when he played Bayi, the mid-range shooting was his best scoring weapon. Shortly after the first quarter began, Fu Hao used a series of mid-throws to cut points for Liaoning, and Fujian center Zhang Yongpeng, who was responsible for keeping an eye on Fu Hao, also had to pay the price of fouls. With 5 minutes and 54 seconds to go until the end of the first quarter, Fu Hao received a breakthrough from Fogg and scored two more points on a jump shot to give Liaoning a 20-13 lead. In the next round, Fu Hao even adjusted the combat strength value to "full grid", he grabbed the empty space under the basket to receive Ferge's ball, and staged a two-handed dunk!
In just one game, Fu Hao scored 11 points, and in the eyes of everyone, this is like a remake of the last game against Guangdong, and Fu Hao's madness seems to continue. We can't help but think of the scene when we played against Guangdong two days ago, when the Liaoning outer line could not open the feel and the effect of Han Dejun's internal attack was not ideal, Fu Hao suddenly emerged. In most cases, as long as teammates hand the ball to Fu Hao, who is in a very good position, what awaits them will be the cheer of victory. Throughout the game, Fu Hao shot 13 of 15 from the field with two-pointers, slashed 38 points and 12 rebounds, and almost set a new career single-game scoring record.
After playing a career masterpiece, today's Fu Hao game state is still very exciting. Han Dejun was banned, Guo Allen was suspended, Liaoning needed a new local scoring point to stand up, and Fu Hao became a trustworthy choice. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Yang Ming sent a group of substitutes to exercise on the field, Liaoning once fell into the dilemma of scoring difficulties, when the main force returned, Fu Hao did not hesitate to take on the heavy responsibility of scoring. First of all, when there were still 5 minutes and 33 seconds before the intermission, Fu Hao cut the inside line just right, received a basket hit by Yan Handqi, and also caused a foul on the Fujian defender, playing 2+1; in the last two minutes, Fu Hao won consecutive rebounds in front of the court and completed the second attack, Liaoning soon ushered in a lead of more than 20 points, and the game also completely lost the suspense of victory and defeat. If it were not for the huge difference in strength between the two sides and Yang Ming's early replacement of the substitute battle, Fu Hao is likely to cut down more eye-catching scoring data.
Being able to return to Liaoning is a win-win for Fu Hao himself and the team. Fu Hao, born in 1997, started his career from the Bayi men's basketball team, and in the 2015-16 debut season, he averaged 12 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, and in the 5 years of playing for Bayi, he has always been the team's main scoring point. In the 2019-20 season before joining Liaoning, Fu Hao was able to average 19 points and 9.5 rebounds for Bayi per game, and has grown into an offensive core figure. However, this is not beneficial to the rise of Fu Hao's career. After all, the overall strength of Bayi is too weak, lingering at the end of the standings for a long time, and it is difficult to say that it can get real experience.
Liaoning's ability to recruit Fu Hao is of great significance, both from the perspective of the current goal of winning the championship and the long-term development of the team. Although Fu Hao does not have Han Dejun-style internal dominance for the time being, he is young and strong, has a variety of offensive means, and has great potential. If Fu Hao last season has not adapted to the Liaoning tactical system, and the grasp of the offensive end is not high enough, then he is obviously more mature now, and he has worked hard enough in the past off-season, and the progress he has made is also "visible to the naked eye".
Due to The absence of Han Dejun, Fu Hao will still play an important role in the Liaoning team in the next period of time, get more playing time and offensive ball rights, can he really usher in the transformation? It's worth our continued expectations.