At 19:35 Beijing time on January 20, Shenzhen Marco Polo will face Shanghai Jiushi
Shenzhen Marco Polo broke a small upset against the previous battle, defeating Zhejiang Chouzhou 100-94. Outside aid inside Salinger and shen Zijie, who returned from injury, formed a two-tower lineup, and the two won a total of 51, accounting for half of the team's points, and the two grabbed 23 rebounds, showing a good influence on both offensive and defensive ends.
But one thing that the Shenzhen team needs to face is that the whole team has only hit 20 of the 31 three-point shots, and the free throw shooting rate is only 64.5%, which is worrying for a team that can make the playoffs.
In this game, Shenzhen was able to beat Chouzhou, in large part because it did a good job in the outside defense, making Wu Qian's three-point shot only 1 of 11.
This season, Shenzhen has achieved a total of 16 wins and 8 losses, and is currently in 7th place in the standings.
On the other side, when two teams in Zhejiang lost in the last round, Shanghai Jiushi recently rushed to the third place in the league, against the last game to 107-74 suzhou Kendia. In the recent six-game winning streak, Shanghai Jiushi won the least and beat Beijing Holdings by 14 points, demonstrating its terrifying scoring ability.
Thanks to the addition of foreign aid, Shanghai Jiushi's scoring points became abundant, and against the previous battle against Suzhou, a total of 6 players in Shanghai scored in double figures, and the whole game was played more easily. Controlling the rebounds was the key to Shanghai's easy wins, 18 more rebounds than the rival Suzhou team, which meant many more offensive opportunities.
Considering that both sides have scorers who are difficult to defend one-on-one, it is estimated that the two sides will stage a wonderful confrontation for the fans.