On February 10, Beijing time, the Australian NBL League continued, and Zhou Qi's Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team lost to the Sydney Kings 87-92 and swallowed the defeat! As the starting center of the Phoenix team, Zhou Qi played 21 minutes, shooting 1 of 2 and 3 of 6 from the free throws, with 5 points, 10 rebounds and 1 steal. Although the team lost, Zhou Qi's whole game plus-minus was +3. His teammate crick had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, brokov had 25 points and 6 rebounds!
Practical Jun originally thought that the Phoenix's American foreign aid Mumford was banned, which was a good thing for Zhou Qi, after all, he rarely cooperated with Zhou Qi, and he did not expect other defenders to look for Zhou Qi on the field. As you can see from the post-game data, the Phoenix's Alpha made 0 of 10 and got 0 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists! When he and Zhou Qi were on the field at the same time, he would rather choose to shoot himself than pass to Zhou Qi, who was empty under the basket!
Zhou Qi's only hit in the whole game appeared in the second quarter of the game, his teammates threw the shot missed, and Zhou Qi grabbed the second rebound to directly make up for it. It can be seen that Zhou Qi has no tactical position in the Phoenix team, and the opportunities to shoot are almost all spelled out by himself. Judging from the situation on the court, it is rare to even see Zhou Qi shooting from a medium and long distance. Everyone knows that Zhou Qi has a certain projection ability, and I don't know why he didn't let him shoot?
Many fans may not know that Phoenix coach Mitchell is absent due to triggering the league's new crown regulations. Today's game was a cameo by a teaching assistant, so the level of coaching is limited. Previously, Australia's "Herald Sun" posted: "If the NBL League wants to attract more excellent centers to join to promote the development of the league, the referee must change the scale of blowing penalties for the center", the Australian media are a bit unable to watch it.
Practical Jun noted that the Phoenix's player list today is very interesting. Due to the lack of manpower due to the infection of multiple players with the new crown, the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix team temporarily signed the team's assistant coach Adam Gibson to join the team as a player. It's just a pity that in today's game, Gibson was on the player list but did not appear. Fans who have watched "Slam Dunk Master" should be able to think of the player and coach "Fujima Kenji", right?
According to foreign media reports, several NBA teams are interested in NBL Melbourne United's Achur. In the previous match between Phoenix and Melbourne United, Zhou Qi started and played 29 minutes, scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks on 10 of 13, playing a dominant performance. Judging from the comparison of the data of the two, Zhou Qi's number of shots and playing time are not as good as Achur, but Zhou Qi's efficiency will be higher. Zhou Qi's overall shooting rate is 64%, and Achur's is 56%!
Zhou Qi's next game is the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix against the Brisbane Bullets on February 13, and the NBL will stage the Chinese derby again! The last time the two teams played out, Zhou Qi was absent due to symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting due to food poisoning. Zhou Qi and Liu Chuanxing, the pairing of the two Chinese giants, will be a major attraction of this game. I hope that they who play outside can have a good play, healthy and healthy!
Do you think Zhou Qi's current performance is likely to return to the NBA?