On the afternoon of January 27, the 28th round of the 2021-2022 CBA regular season and the second stage of the final round were played in two first games. As a result, the leader Liaoning Bengang defeated deputy squad leader Nanjing Tongxi Zhuguang 129-109, sending his opponent 25 consecutive defeats, breaking the CBA's longest losing streak. Qingdao Daily Excellent Fresh lost to Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent 88-93.
In the match between Liaoning and Tongxi, in addition to the injured Han Dejun, the two main players of the Liaoning team, Guo Allen and Zhang Zhenlin, did not enter the list. However, this did not affect their final victory, after all, Tongxi is the bottom team. With strong interior Zhu Rongzhen scoring four consecutive points in the opening, Liaoning opened the prelude to the attack. In the first quarter, they led Tongxi by 12 points at 37-25. At the end of the half, led by two foreign players, Fergus and Morland, Liaoning has widened the point difference to 17 points.
On Tongxi's side, the original lineup was not rich, and the two main forces of Xi Relijiang and Wang Zirui were injured successively, so this further weakened their overall combat effectiveness. In this campaign, although the foreign aid Edwards feels good, whether it is a mid-range shot or a free throw, the shooting rate is very high, and the score is also quickly in double figures. In addition, the performance of local players such as Sun Rongxiao and Wu Tingjia is also good. Sun Rongxiao even cut 30+ data, creating a new personal career high. However, due to the overall strength gap, Tongxi was still defeated. It is worth mentioning that in addition to Liu Zhixuan, the other players in the 12-man list of the Liaoning team have all scored.
After this campaign, Tongxi has suffered 25 consecutive defeats across stages, embarrassingly breaking the CBA's longest losing streak. After winning, Liaoning ushered in another wave of 3 consecutive wins and continued to lead the table strongly.
In terms of statistics, Liaoning's 6 players scored in double figures: Zhu Rongzhen 25 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Cong Mingchen 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Fogg 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Zhao Jiwei 12 points, 6 rebounds and 16 assists, Moland 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Yu Zechen 11 points.
Tongxi 5 people scored in double figures: Wu Tingjia 24 points and 2 assists, Edwards 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Sun Rongxiao 34 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Zhao Tianyi 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Zhao Baiqing 13 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
In another match played at the same time, Qingdao Daily Youxian lost 88-93 to Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent. As you can see from the score, it was a fierce hand-to-hand battle, and both teams fought fiercely on the defensive end. But in the end, the Zhejiang team played better, they withstood the pressure and beat the Qingdao team.
In the game, although The Zhejiang team started to lead, the Qingdao team once played very tenaciously and caught up with the score. Towards the end of the first quarter, with Hong Zhonghua hitting a three-pointer, Qingdao surpassed Zhejiang by 4 points 23-19, forcing Zhejiang coach Liu Weiwei to call a timeout. In the last quarter, with 2 and a half minutes left before the end of the game, Qingdao still narrowed the point difference to 10 points with consecutive long-range shots, once again calling a timeout for Zhejiang. You know, before the Zhejiang team once expanded the point difference by nearly 20 points.
After the timeout, Qingdao's outside projection was still accurate, and the point difference narrowed to 6 points. At the critical moment, the Zhejiang team suffered a foul, and the Qingdao team once again got the opportunity to chase points. In the last 20 seconds, Zhang Chengyu quickly attacked, and the Qingdao team narrowed the point difference to 3 points!
At the moment of suffocation, Zhejiang team Cheng Shuaipeng withstood the pressure and made all 4 penalties, basically locking in the victory. During this period, although Qingdao coach Wu Qinglong rearranged his tactics through a short timeout, the game ended with their missed shots.
After losing this game, Qingdao once again suffered five consecutive defeats, ranking 16th with 8 wins and 20 losses, and they are gradually moving away from the playoffs. Zhejiang ranked 3rd with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses.
In terms of statistics, Qingdao's 3 players scored in double figures: Johnson had 30 points, 24 rebounds and 5 assists, Wang Ruize had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Wang Qingming had 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
Zhejiang's four players scored in double figures: Wu Qian had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Cheng Shuaipeng had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Green had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Liu Zeyi had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
At this point, the four teams of Liaoning, Tongxi, Zhejiang and Qingdao took the lead in ending the second stage of the competition. They can enter the Spring Festival holiday and take a good rest.