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On February 19, Beijing time, the Australian NBL League, the Melbourne Phoenix defeated the Brisbane Bullets 96-94, Zhou Qi contributed 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block performance is not outstanding, but it laid the foundation for the team to win in the key 3 minutes of the final quarter.
Zhou Qi had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block
Zhou Qi's two biggest headaches since entering the NBL are, first, he has not obtained the team's tactical core position; second, he is trapped in foul trouble, and at the beginning of today's game, he encountered a second problem.
Zhou Qi attacked the rebound and hit the moment
At the beginning of the game, both sides failed to form a score in two minutes, Zhou Qi grabbed an offensive rebound and forced a layup to win the first point of the game between the two sides, but then the game process was instantly "flipped".
The Phoenix team retreated, Zhou Qi cooperated with his teammates to delay, the result was that he did not stop his hand to cut the ball, and was punished by the referee; only half a minute later, the team's attack failed, Zhou Qi rushed to grab the offensive rebound, was blown by the referee to punish the second offender, 5 fouls will be sent off, the head coach directly replaced Zhou Qi, and did not appear again in the first half.
Throughout the first half of the game, Zhou Qi was trapped in two foul troubles, played only 2 minutes and 43 seconds, contributing 2 points and 1 rebound.
Zhou Qiqiang beat Liu Chuanxing instantly
Yi Bian fought again, not bothered by fouls, Zhou Qi appeared again, and staged a real Chinese derby with Liu Chuanxing, contributing 5 points and 1 rebound in a single quarter to help the Phoenix stabilize the lead 77-71.
In the last quarter of the game, Zhou Qi was once again hidden by the head coach for 5 minutes, and the reason was simple.
Ashley hooked up
Zhou Qi was trapped in foul trouble in the first half, and during the break, Ashley contributed 13 points on 6 of 7 shots as the first substitute, helping the team to lead 88-83, such an excellent performance, so that the head coach could not give up, so Zhou Qi has been sitting on the bench, and the game to the last 4 minutes and 17 seconds, the bullet will chase the score to 87-88, Zhou Qi appeared again, the effect:
Zhou Qi card slot
Zhou Qi has excellent ability to protect the basket, when he guards the basket, the opponent easily does not dare to attack the inside line, and in the rebound, although the data is not conspicuous, but as shown in the picture, he can jam the opponent's inner line, create opportunities for teammates to grab rebounds, and help the team in a way that the data cannot be revealed.
Zhou Qi sent a big hat
And once the opponent really wants to challenge Zhou Qi's ability to protect the basket, as shown in the picture, he directly sends hot pot.
From 4 minutes and 17 seconds to 1 minute 48 seconds, Zhou Qi less than 3 minutes, although there is no amazing data performance, but there is excellent defense to help the team prevent bullets from a point, a small climax of 5-0 will freeze the score at 93-87, forced by the opponent to implement the three-point strategy in the last 2 minutes, the head coach once again replaced Zhou Qi and did not appear again.
So far, although Zhou Qi only contributed 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block data is not gorgeous, but we must face the reality that he only played 12 minutes and 16 seconds, and the reason why the appearance time is so limited is due to foul trouble, second, Ashley broke out today; third, the last moment needs to defend the opponent against three points. But be careful, even so, it doesn't stop him from helping the team set the win with defense in the last 3 minutes of the final quarter.