On January 15, in the eyes of great anticipation, Zhou Qi and Liu Chuanxing finally played the first "China Derby" in the NBL arena, but the result was somewhat disappointing, on the one hand, Zhou Qi's Phoenix team was blown up by Liu Chuanxing's bullet team, on the other hand, Zhou Liu's data was not good.
In the whole game, Zhou Qi contributed 2 points and 5 rebounds, Liu Chuanxing 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, for Liu Chuanxing, who could not play any ball before, it was somewhat unexpected to get such data, and Zhou Qi's performance was obviously not satisfactory.
Overall, the NBL's China derby has really lived up to the expectations of fans, which is reminiscent of Yao Yi Derby 15 years ago.
15 years ago, Yao Ming has become the premier top center in the NBA, and Yi Jianlian has just entered the NBA as the sixth pick, which is optimistic about the outside world, so when the two people directly confronted each other, it immediately ignited the emotions of all Chinese fans, so that the game received unprecedented attention.
Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian also lived up to expectations, together cut 47 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks, Yao Ming proved his super center strength, Yi Jianlian also showed personal talent, which was the best time in Chinese basketball.
However, since then, Yao Ming's injuries have increased, playing time has become less and less, until retirement, Yi Jianlian has been tossing many teams, has not been able to meet the expectations of the outside world, and finally returned to Guangdong to play so far, during which he also attacked the NBA again, but he failed to stay in the Lakers, so he was completely dead to the NBA.
The Chinese men's basketball team also declined rapidly after Yao Ming's retirement, with the entry of Australia and New Zealand into Asia, the Chinese men's basketball team is no longer the hegemon in Asia, and the World Cup held at the doorstep did not get the Olympic ticket, since new China first participated in the Olympic Games in 1984, for the first time, it was not related to the Olympic Games.
Now Zhou Qi is the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team, but he is difficult to compare with Yao Ming and even Yi Jianlian at that time, as for Liu Chuanxing, he will at most be a substitute for the Chinese men's basketball team in the future, so the Chinese derby of Zhou Liu and Liu, whether it is platform or personal performance, is very different from Yao Yi Derby.
Therefore, in the 15 years since yao ming derby, Chinese basketball has lost too much and too much, and can only use the so-called derby to talk about comfort, when can it regain its former glory? The answer flutters in the wind.