After the first two rounds of the end of the CBA regular season, the Liaoning men's basketball team ranked first in the league with a record of 25 wins and 3 losses, and the Shanghai men's basketball team, which was crazy to strengthen in the offseason, ranked second in the league with a record of 23 wins and 5 losses, basically locked a playoff seat, and then it was seen that it could improve to the playoffs with the results of the first few in the regular season.
I have to say that the Shanghai men's basketball team spent hundreds of millions of dollars is indeed worth it, under the leadership of head coach Li Chunjiang has made significant progress, if the third stage is played well, it can even break into the playoffs with such a ranking, which is already very good for the Shanghai team that has not entered the playoffs for two seasons!
In the third stage of the game, Shanghai team will usher in the challenge of the Liaoning men's basketball team in the second game, which will also be a top battle of the season, the two teams with the best records in the league face each other, which can even be called the "finals" rehearsal! For the Shanghai team, the only point that can be said to have an advantage in the lineup is the internal line, with the joining of Feng Lai, the Shanghai men's basketball team has formed a combination of Wang Zhelin + Feng Lai + Ren Junwei + Dong Hanlin, and they can be arbitrarily matched with each other. Among them, Wang Zhelin can average 17.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this season, Ren Junwei can average 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, Feng Lai can average 16.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, and the most important thing is that Feng Lai has a good outside projection, averaging 1.5 three-pointers at 40% shooting rate per game, which also makes Feng Lai can play by himself or play with Wang Zhelin, without worrying about the problem of interior space.
On the other hand, on the Liaoning side, when facing the Shanghai team, Han Dejun will encounter a great challenge, if he does not play on the offensive end, or the defensive end is in foul trouble, then the Liaoning team will become very passive, the bench on the Moland height is not enough, Zhu Rongzhen physical confrontation is not good, it is easy to be chiseled through the Shanghai team's inner line. In addition, Liaoning against the Shanghai team this game, the duel between the two super stars Zhang Zhenlin and Li Tianrong is also very interesting, although the two are not players in the same position, but the playing style is very similar, the physical quality is excellent, the athletic ability is also very strong, Zhang Zhenlin is not much to say, is already a national level player, and Li Tianrong, as a rookie player, has also sat in the regular rotation in the Shanghai team. Averaging 10.6 points and 2.2 assists per game, there is a great possibility of competing for rookie of the year, and the duel between the two is very interesting!
For Shanghai and Li Chunjiang, this match against Liaoning is crucial, if they want to surpass the latter in terms of record, they must win the game (Liaoning 25 wins 3 losses, Shanghai 23 wins 5 losses), once the two sides are left with only 1 win gap!
Who do you think will win this top battle?