On January 18, the CBA regular season continued, with Liaoning playing against Guangzhou. After the start of the game, the two teams competed fiercely, so the score difference was not large. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 22-19, and Liaoning had a slight lead.
After the game began, Fergus hit the first three-pointer, Mason broke through and scored five consecutive three-pointers, Chen Yingjun hit the board, and Guangzhou led by 4 points. Guo Allen made two fouls, Zhu Mingzhen hit a three-pointer, Fergus hit another three-pointer, Zhang Zhenlin broke through and scored, and the two teams played a draw. Guo Allen hit a jump shot, Mason also had a three-pointer, Zhao Jiwei hit another three-pointer after the layup, and the Liaoning team led by 4 points. Chen Yingjun hit a shot, Cong Mingchen hit a three-pointer, and the first quarter ended with a score of 22-19 on the field, and Liaoning led.
Both sides showed intensity in this game, and it can be seen from the score in the first quarter that liaoning, which has a strong offensive firepower, only scored 22 points. Guo Allen was in a very average state in the game, shooting 1 of 5 in the first quarter, almost becoming the Iron King. Guo Allen did not play in the last game, and originally thought that he would be in better shape after getting a break, but he knew that this was not the case. But this is also normal, players will have fatigue periods. In the second quarter, Guo Allen recovered somewhat, and soon scored 11 points, and finally got doubles.
Liaoning also performed well with Fergus, who played hot and hit three-pointers in the first quarter, scoring 8 points in a single quarter. Liaoning had a difficult time scoring in the first quarter, but thanks to Fergus, his output kept the team ahead. In the second quarter, Fergus came up with a three-pointer to help the team overtake the score.
Zhang Zhenlin stood up in the second quarter, and his score helped the team to reverse the score. Zhang Zhenlin's advantage in this game is very obvious, the gap between the Guangzhou team's front line and him is not small, height and tonnage can not keep up, he will be the key to the breakthrough.
Liaoning team attacked and defended in the first half of the second quarter of the game, and was once overtaken by Guangzhou team, and there were many fouls, resulting in fouls to be freed. Fortunately, later the Liaoning team adjusted back, and the scores of Fergus, Zhang Zhenlin and others came back. The score was 52-50 at halftime, and Liaoning only led by two points, so the second half will still be a battle.