Today, Yi Jianlian started the game, bombarding the double-double data of 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, leading the defending champion Guangdong men's basketball team to a 34-point advantage to defeat Sichuan, and a wave of 4 consecutive wins continued to chase the top four of the record list. Against his old rival Haddadi, the 34-year-old Yi Jianlian showed a strong side, leading the team to win a big victory in the case of more injuries on the team.
Yi Jianlian's overall performance after his comeback this season has been outstanding, averaging 16.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. It is worth mentioning that this season's Shooting Rate of Yi Jianlian has reached 46.8%, creating a new career high, after Yi Jianlian had reached a 42% shooting rate in the season in 2006 and 2017.
In terms of three-point shooting rate, Yi Jianlian can average 1.5 three-pointers per game, the second highest in his career, after the 2016-2017 season averaging 1.6 three-pointers per game. Obviously, this season's Yi Jianlian ushered in a transformation, and the shooting feel was better.
In addition to the shooting data level, Yi Jianlian's defense is also very strong, according to statistics, the defensive efficiency of Yi Jianlian in the last 5 games is 107.1 points, ranking first in the team. At the same time, when Yi Jianlian was on the court, the opponent's total shooting rate was only 49.4%, and the opponent's free throw rate was only 14.3%;
Such defensive data is very powerful, especially in recent games when Yi Jianlian came on, the opponent's free throw shooting rate was only an embarrassing 14.3%, which is a very low data. In today's game against Sichuan, Chen Chen made 2 of 10 free throws, and the whole team made 34 free throw shots, only hitting 11 goals.
Yi Jianlian returned after a full season of suspension, this season from two preseason games to start looking for status, to the later face of Jilin 25 points, against Tongxi 31 points, against Shanxi's 23 points and 20 rebounds of the double 20+ data, can see Yi Jianlian's state is getting better and better, this really does not look like a player born on October 27, 1987, returned after a serious injury.
It is no wonder that Du Feng, the coach of the Guangdong men's basketball team and the Chinese men's basketball team, made it clear in an interview that he hoped that Yi Jianlian could return to the Chinese men's basketball team in the Paris Olympic cycle. Although he is a veteran, Yi Jianlian's ability, excellent state and fighting spirit can help the Chinese team.
Of course, for Yi Jianlian at this stage, it is still necessary to ensure health, which is the most important. Yi Jianlian has also missed many games this season, taking four breaks after the first game of the regular season against Shenzhen. Therefore, for veteran Yi Jianlian, he must ensure that he is not injured as much as possible while in excellent condition.