On January 17, Beijing time, the CBA did not arrange a game, and the players were briefly restored after a day off. This season, the regular season will play 38 rounds, and 23 rounds have been completed so far, with 15 rounds left in the schedule, and the situation in the standings is basically clear. The 12 places in the playoffs can basically determine 11 teams, and the biggest suspense is the attribution of the last 12 places. Also unresolved is the top position, Liaoning team from the 7th round of defeat guangsha team, has led 16 rounds, although it feels very stable, but the back of the Guangsha team only trailed by 1 win, Shanghai team, Zhejiang team is also behind 2 wins, these teams have the opportunity to hit the top of the list.
Relative to the top position, the playoff quota is already a foregone conclusion for Liaoning, with 15 rounds left, they have led the 12th-place Jilin team by 12 wins, and Liaoning will lock the playoff place in advance within 3 rounds. In the case of 56 rounds last season, Guangdong only locked up the playoffs 15 rounds in advance, and although Liaoning could not break this record, the schedule was less than 18 rounds, and Liaoning could be said to be more stable.
Liaoning can lock up the playoffs very early, in addition to their own is indeed very stable, another important reason is that the CBA fault is too serious this season, the current standings, the top four still have not opened the gap, 5-8 is only recently dropped, and the gap is not very large. There are too many strong teams in front and more victories, resulting in a worse record of the teams behind them than in previous seasons. It turns out that the team in the middle of the CBA accounts for a relatively high proportion, and the competition for playoff places is fierce, even if the Guangdong team is very strong, it still can't ride the dust and lock in the playoffs too early.
According to the current situation, this season is the best situation for Liaoning to win the championship, in terms of lineup depth, Liaoning team basically has no obvious shortcomings, the most collapsed front line in the past, this season has become a position of comparative advantage, look at the performance of fu Hao in recent games, you can appreciate how strong the current front line of Liaoning team is. There is Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei on the guard line, it is already the top in the country, if there is a problem, then it is the inside line, Han Dejun moves slower with age, it is easy to be targeted, the arrival of Moland, to a certain extent, to make up for the lack of the internal line, however, there is still to be run-in, the tacit understanding between Moland and Guo Allen did not play out, every game, you can see Guo Allen pulling Moland exchange.
Even if the Guangdong team can't reach the top four in the regular season, it is nothing more than playing one more round of 12 into 8 playoffs, and the Guangdong team in the playoffs is still the most powerful contender for the championship, if the current ranking remains unchanged, then the Guangsha team will be able to avoid Liaoning and Guangdong before the finals, and win a ticket for themselves in the finals, while Guangdong and Liaoning will meet in the semifinals. Therefore, if the Guangdong team cannot be chased back in the follow-up, it will rank 5th, and the top of the regular season list will not be so attractive.