On January 25, Beijing time, the CBA ushered in a focus battle, as the finale of the match day, Shandong team sat at home Xiwang Stadium against Guangsha team door-to-door challenge. Guangsha just won a big victory over Tongxi in the last game, but in this campaign, including Sun Minghui, Zhao Yanhao, and a number of main rotation players allowed to be absent, resulting in a tight line of defenders; although Shandong lost to Guangzhou in the last game, they did not have much room for error in the 11th league, and they had to fight every game. In the end, Shandong, which sat at home, did not disappoint the fathers and villagers who cheered on the scene, and beat Guangsha 97-94.
In this game, although Shandong laughed to the end, the process was not easy. Although most of the time in the lead, the maximum point difference stretched to 15 points, but the tenacious Guangsha several times to force the game closer, whenever the battle is tight, Xu Changsuo guidance can only helplessly shout out the suspension to make targeted arrangements. Especially in the opening period of the fourth quarter, for up to 4 minutes, the offensive state of the two teams was not very good, Shandong side 7 out of 0, Guangsha 8 in 1, played a wave of 4-0 to narrow the point difference to 4 points, almost reversed the trend of the game.
Fortunately, veteran Leicester Hudson played a role in stabilizing the hearts of the army, and the Shandong team scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, of which the old Ha scored 11 points! In particular, the scene of the last 2 minutes and 08 seconds alone 7 points made countless people moved, and Lao Ha's heroic posture of taking key points can still be seen in the shadow of the league scoring king who won the league that year. Another foreign player, Giron Water, gave full play to the technical characteristics of the point-grabbing, scoring 19 points in 18 minutes and 46 seconds, which was extremely efficient, and he and Hudson, who scored the highest 25 points in the game, were in harmony.
In terms of domestic players, Tao Hanlin had 14 points and 9 rebounds, Chen Peidong scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, and Jia Cheng and Qiao Wenhan both scored in double figures. Gao Shiyan only scored two points in this battle on 5 shots, the former master of the high play board crosshairs are no longer, the outside line suddenly cast cold arrows are also too strong, fortunately, in the case of their own personal attack can not open, Xiao Gao still sent 7 assists, facing his 3v3 national team teammate Daqiu, Xiao Gao still proved his value.
Guangsha actually had a chance to draw in the last moment, but unfortunately they missed two excellent empty three-pointers in the last 8 seconds, and Jarrod Jones, who lost a three-pointer, seemed to be annoyed, this time Jones got the team's high 23 points and 9 rebounds, he and Hu Jinqiu, who cut 21 points and 10 rebounds, Zhao Jiaren, who had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Xu Zhonghao, who contributed 6 points and 3 rebounds, had a clear advantage against The Shandong team.
The biggest problem with Guangsha's upset defeat to Shandong is still on the defensive line, and Sun Minghui's absence has too great an impact on the entire team's attack. Without Xiao Sun sharply breaking through the tearing of the opponent's formation, although Daqiu can still cut 20+, the efficiency is not the same, and Guangsha has also lost the two-person turn tactical support of the hardest battle in the past. Coupled with the rotation permission of the main No. 1 position and the absence of Zhao Yanhao, the second scorer of the whole team, Guangsha, who hangs a free card on most of the defender line, is inferior in the external confrontation, which is why they can approach the score, but every time they are expected to overtake at a critical moment, they are always one foot behind.
In the post-match interview, Tao Hanlin said that he was very satisfied with the victory and the team also needed this victory. When the reporter asked him what he thought about the current ranking of the Shandong team, Tao Hanlin domineeringly stated that the current ranking does not explain anything, there are still more than a dozen games in the third stage, and it is too early to conclude everything until the end of the season. It can be seen that Shandong is on the right track, and they will strive to attack the higher seats.
For Guangsha, a defeat is nothing, just like Zhao Yanhao, who sat on the bench in the game, showed a happy smile when he saw that his teammates were chasing points: as a strong Guangsha, they don't have to panic at all, all they have to do is try to stay healthy, after all, the playoffs are their real stage.