The CBA League will officially start the third stage of the journey from March 1, as the most watched focus match in the opening game, PK between Xinjiang and Shougang has become a key event. This season, the overall strength of the Xinjiang team due to Zhou Qi's departure has plummeted, and the first stage has almost become a team to be slaughtered. Coupled with Rutubula's injury, the Xinjiang team's internal line was completely undefeated, until the second stage after Mortree was in place, xinjiang team was once again competitive, but the shortcomings of the defensive line could not be effectively solved. Zeng Lingxu was completely unable to show normal standards due to age and injury reasons, and Yu Dehao's nerve-knife performance was even more embarrassing, and the Xinjiang team completely relied on Arslan's strong support in the final games of the second stage.
On the other hand, Beijing Shougang has been quite balanced in terms of lineup configuration this season, the overall performance of the inner twin towers Li Muhao and Fan Ziming is extremely prominent, and Zhai Xiaochuan and Raymond in the forward position are also very strong. Defenders Fang Shuo and Liu Xiaoyu have also shown super competitiveness, and it is worth mentioning that beijing Shougang currently has four foreign aides, and the configuration of Jeremy Lin, Brown, Gibson and Hamilton allows Shougang to adjust for different types of teams in terms of foreign aid, which shows that Shougang still hopes to have a better performance in the playoffs this season. So in this game, Moldy, the super outsider, is likely to have a one-to-four situation, Moldy has performed extremely bravely this season, contributing 48 points and 24 rebounds in a single game, and he has also become the key to Xinjiang and Shougang.
The frontal showdown between the two sides in this game is also quite interesting, the current Xinjiang team ranks 13th in the league, theoretically still has the possibility of impacting the playoffs, so to achieve this goal, the performance of the front three is crucial, And Shalamu, Qi Lin and Tang Caiyu will also encounter hard stubble in this game. Zhai Xiaochuan, Raymond and Wang Xiaohui are also highly competitive. Shalamu has been in a fierce form this season, currently averaging 22.7 points per game, ranking first among local players. Although the offensive ability of several forwards in Beijing Shougang is relatively average, the defense is extremely prominent, and it will also usher in a big test for the Xinjiang team.
Xinjiang will face many strong enemies in the fourth stage, and Adi Jiang will inevitably fight backwaters and sprint for the goal of the playoffs. Xinjiang once raised the ranking to 12th in the second stage, but it did not last long. Xinjiang's goal at the beginning of the season was set at the quarter-finals of the league, obviously overestimating its own level and the speed of improvement of other teams, so in the last ten games, every game Adi Jiang needed to do his best. Xinjiang team has only introduced one foreign aid this season, to a certain extent, it has also entered a rotten mode, if it cannot make a start in the match with Shougang, then face many strong opponents such as Guangdong, Shenzhen, Zhejiang, etc., Adi Jiang obviously will not get the opportunity to turn over.