Trailing by 21 points at most, the opponent is still CBA leader Liaoning, can such a game be reversed? The Shanghai team did a headwind reversal. On March 3, Beijing time, the 30th round of the CBA regular season, Shanghai team reversed Liaoning team 102-100 to reach the top of the list, this local team that has been dormant for two seasons, this season also set sail under the leadership of head coach Li Chunjiang.
This match was once very unfavorable to the Shanghai team. Although Liaoning's core defender Guo Allen continued to be absent due to injury, in the face of the Shenyang team at home, facing the Liaoning team, which was defeated in the last cold and fierce defeat and this time to rebound, the Shanghai team, which had a relatively complete lineup, was still suppressed for a long time in the first half. Under the strong defense of the Liaoning team, the Shanghai team, which blindly focused on Wang Zhelin' strong point, had little effect. At the end of the first half, Shanghai trailed by 13 points. In the second half, the game was once completely controlled by the Liaoning team. After the start of the third quarter, the Liaoning team blasted an 11-3 attack wave to expand the point difference to 21 points. Continuing in this way, the Liaoning team easily won the "top showdown".
But the Shanghai team obviously won't just grab it. After trailing by 21 points, Shanghai made a key substitution, and the team's big foreign aid Feng Lai came on to replace the small foreign aid Franklin, who had a bad start. At the same time, Wang Zhelin was also replaced, and the Shanghai team lowered the height on the field, trying to speed up to narrow the point difference. Through such substitutions, the Shanghai team gained something, and after a period of stalemate with the Liaoning team, they gradually brought the Liaoning team to their own rhythm. With the improvement of the Shanghai team's outside feel, they also began to erode the lead of the Liaoning team.
The first to stand up for the Shanghai team was Liu Zheng. The scoring guard, who is good at fast down, steals and mid-range shots, suddenly shot outside the Shanghai team in the most difficult moments, leading the Shanghai team to constantly counterattack. Shanghai coach Li Chunjiang must also be commended for his boldness. Just when the Shanghai team chased the score, Li Chunjiang replaced the young player Dai Hao, and before the match with the Liaoning team, Dai Hao only played one game this season, that is, the last game with the weak brigade Tongxi came off the bench for 20 minutes. But it is such a young player, Li Chunjiang still dares to replace him, and the 1.95-meter point guard who has been selected for the national youth team is an assist and a rebound, with a remarkable performance to help Shanghai team continue to narrow the point difference, giving back To Li Chunjiang's trust.
Under the fast-paced attack and defense of the Shanghai team, although the Liaoning team also has an attack, it is not as stable as before, and it presents the rhythm of chaotic warfare, basically three passes and two leads to attack, and there is no stable offensive point. The Shanghai team, which found the rhythm, was again three points, and it was a quick counterattack, and in this way, they narrowed the point difference to 13 points at the end of the third quarter.
In the last quarter, after Dai Hao sent another assist, Li Chunjiang decisively replaced, sending Yuan Tangwen, who was more calmly organized, and Wang Zhelin, who was physically recovered, and began to use Feng Lai and Liu Zheng to make a fuss. At this time, Liu Zheng maintained the hot feel of the second half of the third quarter, and his three-point shot and his steal counterattack helped Shanghai continue to chase points. With Liu Zheng scoring 5 points in a row and Wang Zhelin scoring a self-goal under the basket, Shanghai successfully surpassed the score to stop the Liaoning team.
The Shanghai team, which countered the score, played more and more confidently, and even if it was regained by the Liaoning team, the Shanghai team still did not fear the stage. With the advantage of the main players being younger and better physical, the high-intensity defense of the Shanghai team forced the Liaoning team to continue to solve the problem with long-range shots, and the Shanghai team continued to defend and counterattack, while many of the veteran players of the Liaoning team declined significantly. With Von Lai scoring in the last 32 seconds, Shanghai once again overtook. In the last moment, Liu Zheng snatched Zhao Jiwei to make another contribution, and also led the Shanghai team to complete the reversal.
After this match, the excitement of the Shanghai team was overflowing. Wang Zhelin, who reached the top of the list for the first time in his career, was bluntly excited after the game, and the Shanghai team players who completed the big reversal or defeated liaoning were also cheering. For them, it's not just a joy of victory, it's not just the joy of being at the top of the table, but once again they have the strength and confidence to beat strong opponents, and they are one of the strongest teams in the CBA. This is especially important for shanghai, which has restarted this season. In the final moments of the game, Wang Zhelin was very remorseful after four free throws and one shot, at this time, the encouragement given to him by his teammates showed that the Shanghai team was far more cohesive than in the past, which was also one of their biggest changes this season.
As we all know, Shanghai has introduced a lot of strong reinforcements in the past two seasons, and even the head coach has changed and changed, but the final result is that there is no playoffs in a row, a chicken feather, and the team looks like a mess and lacks cohesion. To this end, when the Shanghai team hired Li Chunjiang to coach this season and introduced strong reinforcements such as Wang Zhelin, the outside world still questioned the attitude of the Shanghai team. After the start of the season, the performance of the Shanghai team improved significantly, but their performance fluctuated against the strong teams. They have won over Guangdong and they have lost to Guangdong; they have beaten Zhejiang, they have lost to Shenzhen, and they have even lost to Shandong. But now, they have defeated the leader Liaoning and replaced them as the new CBA leader, and they have won the game through a big reversal, which can obviously greatly boost the self-confidence of the Shanghai team. For this regrouped new team, what they lack most is the confidence to break the wrist with a strong opponent.
Of course, the Liaoning team in this game is not the strongest Liaoning team, and Guo Allen's absence and Han Dejun's just comeback and still looking for a state have affected the combat effectiveness of the Liaoning team. However, being able to reverse the Liaoning team is still a landmark victory for the Shanghai team. What's more, Guo Haowen, the arrow figure of the shanghai team's second team, also missed the game due to injury, and if there is Guo Haowen, the Shanghai team can continue to improve its strength. What is even more enviable is that several post-00 players of the Shanghai team, Guo Haowen, Li Tianrong, and Dai Hao, can continue to improve, and they also reserve Li Hongquan and Zhang Zhiyao who are also post-00s for the future.
After winning the Liaoning team, the Shanghai team successfully reached the top of the CBA list. For them, it's not the end, it's just the beginning. In the remaining games of the third stage of the regular season, Shanghai will face Guangsha and will also play Liaoning in the final battle, these two games are the biggest test for them and will also determine whether they can win the regular season championship. But I believe that this reversal of Liaoning will bring them a great boost. If you can move forward smoothly after calming down, then the "shark back to the peak" that Shanghai has long shouted may not be just a slogan.