5-of-6 + 0 turnovers! Zhou Qi rebounded strongly and lived for 5 minutes but was almost abandoned

On February 7, Beijing time, the Australian NBL regular season continued, the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team narrowly defeated the Illawarra Eagles 88-87, Zhou Qi played 19 minutes and 10 seconds, 6 shots 5 to get 11 points and 7 rebounds, no mistakes, played a very efficient game. But what is incomprehensible is that the efficient Zhou Qi barely got a chance to play in the last five and a half minutes of the game, and did not reappear until the last 1.3 seconds.

In the last game, the Phoenix team was reversed by the Wildcat team, and Zhou Qi was deeply involved in foul trouble in the first game of the Year of the Tiger. The Big Devil, who had four fouls and multiple controversial penalties, played just 12 minutes and 25 seconds, and was affected by the dense whistle from the second quarter. This was Zhou Qi's first game since January 23, and after recovering from his body (he had previously missed the game due to diarrhea and vomiting), he was extremely eager to play better, but because of foul trouble, Zhou Qi spent most of the last three quarters sitting on the bench.

After a day off against the Eagles, Zhou Qi is still eager to rebound strongly, and multiple shots in the game can also see Zhou Qi's aggression and enthusiasm. With 6 minutes and 30 seconds left in the first quarter, the Phoenix outside the line conducted, the captain Crick cut in at 45 degrees on the right side of the three-point line, Zhou Qi watched his teammates sideways from the first time Crick broke through, the Eagles' defensive attention was all on Crick, and Zhou Qi moved to the basket while observing. The two men made eye contact, Crick sent a high throw pass, and Zhou Qi received the ball easily to complete the air receiver dunk. Half a minute after Crick passed Zhou Qi, Zhou Qi repaid the favor. The Phoenix team served from the bottom line, Zhou Qi's left side of the penalty area continued to cover without the ball, successfully blocking the gap for Crick, the Phoenix team quickly kicked off, and Crick received the ball directly to complete the undefended one-handed split.

With the experience of the last game, Zhou Qi has done a significantly better job in controlling fouls this game, which ensures that he has more playing time and also allows him to have more opportunities to perform. When he played 2 minutes and 55 seconds in the second quarter, Zhou Qi continued to show his value. The Phoenix team did not shoot, Zhou Qi played the advantage of height and arm length under the basket, and directly took the rebound in the front court to score the ball.

However, just when Zhou Qi was gradually in a state, he had to go down for treatment for a while. After completing this second attack, Zhou Qi suffered a contusion in his left hand when he was misplaced defensively at the defensive end, and in order to protect Zhou Qi, the Phoenix team could only replace him for simple treatment.

But even so, it could not stop Zhou Qi. For the sake of the ball, he did not hesitate to fall to the ground to fight. In the third and fourth quarters, Zhou Qi twice appeared in the scene of falling to the ground, just to be able to fight for a defensive rebound. On the defensive end, Zhou Qi began to exert pressure on the opponent from the position of the three-point line, and when the Eagles center held the ball in the three-point line and prepared to hand over the cover, he could see the scene of Zhou Qi trying to defend. On the offensive end, Zhou Qi's position is also very positive, and frequent cover near the top of the arc has created many opportunities for his teammates. It is a pity that Zhou Qi has so many covers, but rarely can receive a return pass from his teammates when he goes down, and in too many rounds, he can see the scene where Zhou Qi can only fight for the rebound in the front court after making a turning back run or covering.

It wasn't until there were 6 minutes and 15 seconds left in the last quarter that Zhou Qi finally received a return call from his teammate. At that moment, zhou qi's right side of the penalty area was dismantled, and his teammates attracted the double bag clip and gave the ball to Zhou Qi, Zhou Qi faced the Eagles' defense and completed the layup toughly, and caused the opponent to foul to complete the penalty, completing a key and tough attack when the two sides were staggering their teeth.

But I don't know if Zhou Qi is because of a finger injury or some other reason, just 38 seconds after Zhou Qi's 2+1 this time, he was replaced by the Phoenix team and almost sat on the bench until the end of the game. The Phoenix interior line Ashley, who replaced him, had consecutive offensive fouls after coming on the court, and the Phoenix team was robbed by consecutive mistakes in the last minute, but the Phoenix team that kept making mistakes never changed Zhou Qi in advance. In the last 5 minutes and 39 seconds, Zhou Qi sat on the bench wearing a towel. When it came to reading the seconds, Zhou Qi did not forget to get up to cheer for his teammates, it seemed that there was no problem with his body, but Zhou Qi almost did not get the opportunity to play.

What is even more puzzling is that Zhou Qi's value at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, as well as the control of fouls and mistakes, are better than his substitute Ashley. Zhou Qi contributed 11 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting, only 3 fouls, and the most critical was no mistakes. What about Ashley? He had 6 points and 5 rebounds on 3-of-6 shooting, as well as 4 fouls and 5 turnovers, but the Phoenix coach (assistant coach temporarily coached) never let Zhou Qi play early.

It wasn't until the final 1.3 seconds left in the game, when the Phoenix performed the penalty, that Zhou Qi regained the opportunity to play. In the Phoenix team three free throws two, the Eagles grabbed the rebound from the backcourt casually thrown, Zhou Qi extended his long arm to do his best to interfere, with the opponent's hasty shot three points missed, the Phoenix team won this difficult game. Being able to play at the last moment also shows that Zhou Qi's body has no problems, which makes it even more difficult to understand the use of the Phoenix team.

Perhaps, if the Phoenix had sent Zhou Qi earlier, they might not have won such a difficult situation. After all, Zhou Qi's state of this field is good, and the control error is even more extreme. But Zhou Qi can't decide on the use of coaches, what he can decide is to go all out as long as he plays. This has always been Zhou Qi's code of conduct, and Zhou Qi in this scene has also done his best.