At 56:52, Shandong maintained a four-point lead in the first half of the match against Ningbo. The process of this game was unexpected by all fans, and according to the strength of both sides, Shandong will not encounter too many obstacles. The truth is the opposite, the Ningbo team showed extreme ten tenacity in this game, the ten players who played in the first half have scored, perhaps the recent downturn of the Shandong team has made Ningbo see the hope of winning, so from the opening stage to the Shandong team has brought great pressure. In particular, the two cores of Trot and Zhang Biao simultaneously threatened, and the Shandong team was somewhat caught off guard. Throughout the first half, if it were not for the strong outbreak of Tao Hanlin and Hudson, it would be difficult for Shandong to take the lead. Xu Changsuo was stopped by Ningbo twice at halftime, which shows the intensity of the game.
At the beginning of the game, Shandong's offensive end was extremely powerful, Hudson scored 5 consecutive points plus Qiao Wenhan hit a three-pointer, and Shandong took an 8-2 lead. Then Zhang Biao of the Ningbo team turned on the offensive mode, scoring six points in a row from three shots to help Ningbo quickly chase points. After the two sides changed the substitute lineup, the Shandong team was completely caught in the scoring drought, and could only rely on the strong support of Gillen Water. In contrast, the Ningbo team blossomed at many points, and shandong team led by four points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Ningbo team counterattacked wildly, and the opening game played an 8-2 attack wave, and as a result, Tao Hanlin and Hudson staged a good play to turn the tide before the end of the half to help Shandong team lead by 4 points.
The two players who performed best in this game in Shandong were Tao Hanlin and Hudson @ the two of them contributed 30 points and 6 rebounds together. Tao Hanlin played 17 minutes in the first half, got a long break, contributed 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, and showed a super high shooting rate in five of seven shots, especially in the most difficult situation for Shandong in the second quarter, Tao Hanlin scored 5 points in a row after the break to help Shandong stabilize the situation. Hudson was even more old and strong in the first half, scoring 18 points and 5 assists in the first half, and four of the three-point shots became the most fierce fire output point of the Shandong team's outside line. In addition to the two of them, the front two old Li Jingyu and Qiao Wenhan also broke out in an all-round way, working together to contribute 22 points and 7 assists, helping Shandong solve the urgent need.
The reason why the Shandong team was extremely passive in this game was due to the full dud of wang Ruheng, Gao Shiyan and Chen Peidong, and the entire first half was angrily cut by zero points, and the lack of strength of the defensive line made the Shandong team completely fall into a passive state. If it were not for Li Jingyu's performance of contributing 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Shandong would have become more passive in the first half. The tenacious performance of the Ningbo team in this game also surprised Xu Changsuo in a cold sweat, and the two times overtook Shandong team Xu Changsuo was in a hurry to request a suspension, but Xu Changsuo was relatively bold in the use of personnel in this game, especially in the starting lineup to enable Qiao Wenhan to fully achieve the expected effect.