In the Guangdong men's basketball team's 127-101 victory over the Shandong men's basketball team, Yi Jianlian played very brilliantly, scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists in the whole game, giving the team great support at both ends of the attack and defense, especially in the face of the Shandong men's basketball team's inner line Tao Hanlin and Gillenwater's twin towers formed an effective limit, becoming the key contributor to the team's win.

In this game, Yi Jianlian started the game, after the debut, he was very positive, facing Tao Hanlin's defense on the inside line, although he did not have an advantage in confrontation and speed, but the experienced Yi Jianlian used the rhythm of the court many times to complete the end under the basket, the goal of the Opening of the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team was very clear, that is, to use Yi Jianlian's offensive strength to complete the end, the Guangdong men's basketball team opened with a 12-2 offensive climax, which also became a microcosm of Yi Jianlian's outstanding performance, half a game, Yi Jianlian played in 12 minutes, He had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Entering the second half of the game, Yi Jianlian's state was continued, including the completion of the air relay with Weems, as the game progressed, Yi Jianlian did not play again, and finally the personal data was frozen in 24 minutes, with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, plus or minus as high as +29.
This season, Yi Jianlian returned to the field after a season, and in the first stage, Yi Jianlian's performance had a certain decline from before the injury, and there was also a scene of vigorous shooting and angrily rebuking his teammates on the pitch, which was also the embodiment of the UAE's impatient mentality towards his poor personal condition. As the game progressed, Yi Jianlian gradually found his personal status, especially in the last few games of the second phase of the regular season, scoring more than 20 points in many games, and even scored 23 points and 20 rebounds against the Shanxi men's basketball team.
This season's goal for the Guangdong men's basketball team is to defend the title, due to the team lineup and injury impact, the team in the second stage after the end of the record, only ranked fifth, and Yi Jianlian as a team veteran, continue to use personal outstanding performance to lead the team forward, this season in the 20 games, Averaging 23.6 minutes of playing time per game, he can get 16.6 points and 8.4 rebounds, although the data has declined to a certain extent, which is also due to Du Feng's protection of Yi Jianlian, hoping to better accumulate strength at key moments and show Yi Jianlian's personal value.