118-102, Liaoning lightly won Ningbo, locking up a playoff spot 11 rounds in advance.
Although Guo Allen has left the Changchun division early, the last two opponents of Liaoning Basket in the second stage are Ningbo and Tongxi, which will not pose too much of a threat to the team at all, so Guo Allen also went back to recuperate in advance, which also gave the team more training opportunities. Under the leadership of Zhao Jiwei, Ningbo's shooting rate in the first two quarters as soon as possible was good, but the collapse of the third quarter directly sent off the game.
After taking Ningbo, Liaoning Basket won 24 wins, and with 11 rounds left in the regular season, even the 13th place Xinjiang won only 23 wins, so Liaoning Basket locked the playoffs 11 rounds in advance, becoming the first team of the season.
In the current standings, Liaoning Basket is ahead of Shanghai and Guangsha, and will definitely end the second stage with the first place, if you look further ahead, can Liaoning Basket look forward to the regular season championship?
In the games that have ended, compared with several strong teams, Liaoning faces Guangsha and Guangdong, and in the third stage, Liaoning will play two games with Zhejiang and Shanghai in 10 games, which is the biggest test for them. Zhejiang has been attacking Liaoning in recent seasons, but they have not succeeded, in the case of Liaoning is more complete, Zhejiang is afraid that there is little chance, and Shanghai's rise this season, their game against Liaoning, will also test their success.
In addition, the most advantageous point of the third stage of the Liaoning basket is that they will play at home. Since Shenyang is one of the hosts in the third stage, Liaoning will definitely play in Shenyang, and hometown fans will once again cheer on the scene, which is a huge advantage for other teams.
When it comes to Liaoning, it is natural to think of Guangdong, which now ranks only 5th, 4 wins behind Liaoning, while 2-4 Shanghai, Guangsha and Zhejiang are also very stable, which is extremely unfavorable for Guangdong, and it is also very difficult for them to hit the top four.
Guangdong naturally has to go all out to compete for the top four, because according to the schedule, the 1-4 places will directly lock in the quarterfinals and do not need to participate in the playoffs. In addition, Guangdong should also strive to improve its ranking, you know, the 4th and 5th, will be in the same half of the regular season as the 1st in the regular season, which Is not willing to see for Guangdong and Liaoning.
Guangdong in the later stages, the last game of the second stage will face Shanghai, the victory is not certain, and in the third stage, it is extremely advantageous for them.
Because they have finished playing with Liaoning, Shanghai, Guangsha, Zhejiang, Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanxi, etc., the remaining opponents are not difficult for them, which is extremely beneficial to their running-in lineup and adjustment, all they have to do is to win with all their strength and seize every opportunity to improve the ranking, so there is still hope for the top four.