6 days later, the Tianjin team was again, and the Beijing team successfully took revenge this time. On January 25, Beijing time, the 27th round of the CBA regular season, Beijing team defeated Tianjin team 112-96, Beijing team's new foreign assistant Barry Brown ushered in the debut of Beijing team, he played only 17 minutes and 04 seconds off the bench, and then shot 12 of 17 (3 of 3 of three points) to win 29 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, showing a super efficient state.
Originally, Barry's debut was not in the beijing team's plan. After quarantine, Brown recently arrived at the Changchun Division to meet the Beijing team after a period of personal resumption of training. Upon arriving, Brown did not participate in team training at first, nor did he train in full-time five-on-five confrontations. Considering that there are only two games left in the second stage of the regular season, beijing has no intention of letting Brown rush into the game, even if they have completed Brown's registration procedures on the 24th. However, due to the injury of Beijing's foreign aid Gibson in the last round of matches and his absence from Beijing's training, Beijing temporarily adjusted his plan and let Brown lead the appearance in the second match with Tianjin.
Perhaps it is worried that Brown and the team are not tacit enough, or perhaps it is felt that Brown's training is not yet systematic, physical and physical need to continue to recover, for Brown, who is in a hurry, the Beijing team also let him wear it when he firmly controlled the lead. With 3 minutes and 58 seconds left in the first quarter, when Beijing was already 14 points ahead, head coach Yannis replaced Jeremy Lin with Brown, an unknown foreign aid who landed in the CBA for the first time, thus ushered in his debut in the CBA and Beijing.
According to official CBA data, Brown was born in 1996, is 1.90 meters tall, weighs 95 kilograms, and plays as a point guard. Before coming to the CBA, Brown did belong to unknown players. In 2019, he went unnoticed in the NBA draft, after which he signed a summer league contract with the Timberwolves and was later included in the Timberwolves preseason roster, but eventually he was cut. After being cut, Brown joined the Timberwolves' affiliate in the G League. At one point last summer, he played in the German league. But whether it's in college, during the NBA summer league, or when playing in the G League and the German League, Brown's stats are not gorgeous, whether it is offense or organization, the performance is very average.
But this debut for the Beijing team, Brown's performance is quite amazing. Just one minute after the debut, Brown received a pass from Zhai Xiaochuan to complete the layup, and in the next leg, Brown attacked and created a foul on the opponent. Beijing kicked off again, and Brown missed his own shot to grab the rebound in the front court to complete the second attack. A series of offensive performances allowed Brown to quickly enter the role, and the Beijing team, which led by a large margin, also gave him enough firing power to actively help him find a better offensive state. At 1 minute and 17 seconds, Brown directly chose a three-point shot to hit the basket. Tianjin began to strengthen the defense from the moment he held the ball in the backcourt, but Brown used the change of rhythm to drive straight in to complete the breakthrough and cause opponents to foul. As a substitute for Jeremy Lin, Brown gave Tianjin a stormy blow in the first quarter and helped Beijing maintain a huge lead.
Such a Brown is obviously surprising, and can even be said to have made the Beijing team overjoyed. After all, his time with the Beijing team is very limited, but after the official appearance, his body is still to be recovered, but he is in no man's land on the offensive end, and he has performed mediocre on the offensive end in the past, but he is in excellent shape in his debut. In the second quarter, Beijing snatched and counterattacked, and Brown used Qiu Tian's cover to easily make a layup. Attack again, and he makes two penalties. After a few minutes of rest, Brown hit a solid three-pointer as Beijing switched offense. In the first half, he only played 7 minutes and 41 seconds to get a team-high 15 points, and was the only player in Beijing to score in double figures in the first half. In sports combat, he shot 6-of-9 and was extremely efficient.
Tianjin is desperate to double-beat Beijing and improve their record to impact the playoff qualifications, and they are obviously unwilling to let Brown "act recklessly". But in the second half, they still had no way to limit Brown. In the face of Tianjin's strict defense, Brown did not play randomly, he sent assists, and also hit a difficult throw in the counterattack. When the three-pointer also opened the game, Brown's offense became much easier. Breaking through the layup, he tossed and turned, and completed the basket after being in the air. In the last nine minutes of the final quarter, Brown broke through to the basket again, and after being fouled by the opponent's batter, he still readjusted the ball after the jump to complete a tough layup and complete 2+1.
In a continuous high-efficiency mode, Brown's scores have risen and the offensive end has become unstoppable. I didn't expect Brown to play at all, and I didn't expect Brown to be so crazy about the Tianjin team, and didn't take too much advantage after continuing to use the combination of double foreign aid in the second and third quarters, and in the end, the Tianjin team's double-kill plan failed, and the Beijing team successfully completed its revenge.
In this game, Brown's performance far exceeded the expectations of too many people, and the small foreign aid who signed with Beijing early did not get enough attention at first. But after Gibson was injured, he became the best player in the Beijing team, helping the Beijing team to successfully complete the revenge. Moreover, Brown's style is different from Jeremy Lin and Gibson, his pace can be slow or fast, the weapons on the offensive end look more abundant, and he can break through, shoot three-point shots and create fouls. Although the tacit understanding with the Beijing team has yet to be cultivated, his cooperation with his teammates is not bad in the whole field. On the defensive end, he also worked hard enough, as a small defender who was only 1.90 meters tall, 2 blocks were enough to show his hard work.
But is Brown really a good fit for Beijing? Or can he bring more help to the Beijing team? It also needs to be observed. After all, Tianjin's defense is relatively poor, so far this season, they have conceded an average of 106.9 points per game, which is the fourth most points conceded per game in the CBA. More games and opponents are needed to test, and the second stage of the Beijing team's final game, that is, the next game with Shenzhen, is a better test of Brown, the opponent's ranking is higher than the Beijing team, the overall competitiveness is stronger, plus Brown will be more targeted defense after this game, and the offensive pressure will be greater.
However, at least after this debut, Brown has ignited the expectations of Beijing fans.