In the just-concluded CBA fifth round focus battle between Xinjiang and Liaoning, Abdul Salam played 36 minutes, 15 of 26 (including 6 of 12 three-pointers) scored 43 points to break the personal scoring record, but unfortunately, After Zhou Qi left, Xinjiang's inner line was really empty, and he finally lost to Liaoning.
But the performance of Abdul Shalamu in this game is undoubtedly eye-catching, since the 19-20 season Achilles tendon injury, Shalamu basically faded out of the fans' sight, because the Achilles tendon rupture of this level of big injury such as Kobe Bryant is also difficult to completely recover, when the public opinion generally believes that the men's basketball team a rising forward star will fall, but after a long recovery period Shalamu returned to the field in the 20-21 season, but trapped by injuries, the performance is indeed a huge difference from before, Shalamu averaged 18.1 points per game in the 18-19 season, 16.8 points per game in the 19-20 season, and only 7.3 points per game in the 19-20 season, but this is expected.
Since entering the league at the age of 19 in the 2015 season, Abdul Shalamu has grown rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, rising from an average of 6.9 points per game to an average of 18.1 points per game in four years, not only becoming an indispensable starter in Xinjiang, but also an important frontal force in the national team, and winning the MVP of the China-Europe Basketball Championship in 2019
But it also reminds people of the 2019 World Cup, whether in Côte d'Ivoire, Venezuela or Poland, Abdul Salam was pressed on the bench by Li Nan, who had been playing in the CBA for four years at the time and had a very good instant combat strength, and was called "all-round front" by the Brazilian coach. But unfortunately Abdul Shalamu did not get much playing time, and that World Cup men's basketball front line is obviously weak, the offensive defense is all up to the UAE League to grasp, Li Nan played more three-guard tactics in the three games of the group stage, Guo Allen as the defender of the most offensive firepower In addition to the first game against Côte d'Ivoire to cut 17 points to perform decently, the other two games against Poland and Venezuela only scored 6 points and 1 point, in this case Li Nan still did not give Abdul Salam the opportunity to play. In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team did not get the ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in those World Cups, and the Chinese men's basketball team also missed the Olympic Games for the first time in 37 years.
After abdul Salam was injured, the last hope of the men's basketball front line also fell, and since then the men's basketball front line can be said to be a popular fight, and there is no way to fight back, and the results have plummeted. Fortunately, in the long drought and Ganlin, Abdul Shalamu averaged 21.6 points per game this season, is one of the fiercest frontal players among local players, Ding Yanyuhang also performed remarkablely in the new season, although they have suffered serious injuries, but after all, they are still young, and their state is gradually recovering, as long as they are completely restored, I believe they can still support the front line of the Chinese men's basketball team!