On February 14, Beijing time, the CBA League officially announced that there will be a conference system for the third phase of the regular season, and the holding time, which will adopt a double division, namely the Shenyang Division and the Shunde Division, 20 clubs will be in two divisions, and the third stage will have a total of 10 rounds of regular season matches.
The CBA officially wrote: "The third stage of the regular season will continue to be played in a conference format, during which a total of 10 rounds (rounds 29-38 of the regular season) will be played." The divisions are as follows: Shenyang Division: Shenyang Sansheng, Liaoning, Chouzhou, Qingdao Guoxin Haitian, Zhejiang Guangsha, Jilin Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank, Sichuan Jinqiang, Shanghai Jiushi, Shanxi Guotou, Nanjing Tongxi, Jiangsu Kendia. Shunde Division: Guangdong Hongyuan, Shandong Expressway, Xinjiang Guanghui, Beijing Shougang, Shenzhen New Century, Dragon and Lion, Beijing Holdings, Fujian Xunxing, Tianjin Ronggang, Ningbo Fubang. ”
Previously, the second stage of the competition system, concentrated in Changchun, Jilin Province, this double division, will alleviate the pressure of hosting the division, a division of 10 clubs, personnel will be reduced by half.
Under the double division format, the Liaoning men's basketball team and the three teams of Guangdong Province have returned to the familiar "home" to play, the Liaoning team has been assigned to the Shenyang division, and the Guangdong men's basketball team, Shenzhen team and Guangzhou Dragon lions have been assigned to the Shunde division.
With the determination of the division, the third stage schedule of each team is also officially released, the defending champion Guangdong team will make its third stage debut against Shandong team, and then against Xinjiang, the overall performance of the Guangdong team in the second stage is not good, falling out of the first group of the top 4, expecting them to rebound in time and strive for better performance.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)