On February 7, Beijing time, the NBL regular season continued, with the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix playing against the Illawarra Hawks. In this game, Zhou Qi's state was better than the previous game, in which he started with 19 minutes and 08 seconds, 11 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting, of which he personally grabbed 3 offensive rebounds, and his personal efficiency was very high. However, at the critical moment of the final quarter, when the game was very glued, the team did not reuse Zhou Qi in order to play a small lineup, and most of the time in the final quarter, they used a forward player. After the lineup was adjusted, although the team's offensive speed increased, but the mistakes also increased, and the rebounding was suppressed by the opponent. At key moments, the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix made consecutive mistakes and were overtaken by their opponents. In the final 1.3 seconds, Mumford caused a foul, he hit two free throws to help the team take a one-point lead, and then the opponent missed the shot and the game lost suspense. In the end, they beat the Illawarra Hawks 88-87 to avoid a losing streak. In this game, Zhou Qi teammate Crick scored 20 points and Mumford had 24 points and 5 assists.
In this game, Zhou Qi's efficiency is still very high, and the internal offensive desire is also very strong, in the case of only 19 minutes, Zhou Qi got 11 points and 7 rebounds in 6 shots, in terms of personal offense and rebounding, he has a very good performance, compared to the last game only got 4 + 4 data, this campaign Zhou Qi's state ushered in a recovery.
And in the final quarter of the key moments is not reused by the head coach, which is also because the team has to play a small lineup, Zhou Qi is a big center, his movement speed is relatively slow, not suitable for the team's tactical arrangements in the last moments, which also led to him spending most of the time on the bench at the key moments of the final quarter.
After Zhou Qi was abandoned, the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix had problems rebounding and was played by the opponent for a second consecutive attack. In terms of control errors, the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix also did not handle well, in the last minute, they were completed by the opponent twice in a row to steal counterattack, the team did not have a good way to deal with. Fortunately, the team still relied on Mumford's free throw in the last minute, and they managed to laugh to the end and win the game.
Zhou Qi's state has fluctuated in the past period of time, before he only got 4+4 data, and his presence in the game is not very strong. In this game, Zhou Qi's state has rebounded, and he has 11 points and 7 rebounds in the whole game, although he does not play much, but his sense of presence is still very strong, especially at the offensive end, when he holds the ball, he can basically send the ball into the basket.
However, for Zhou Qi, his defensive performance at this stage has declined, and his defense in the game is not as oppressive as before, unable to limit the opponent's attack, and the help that can be given to the team at the defensive end is not much. This also led to Zhou Qi not getting much playing time in the near future, if Zhou Qi can improve his defensive performance in the next game, then he is expected to be reused by the team.