Yesterday afternoon, Australia's NBL league continued, with the Southeast Melbourne Phoenix taking on another game to take on the Illawarra Hawks on the road.
Two rounds earlier, the Phoenix had already played a game against the Hawks when they lost. This time, the situation is even more tense, because the Phoenix are 4th in pre-game and the Hawks are 5th, which just determines who can enter the playoffs, and the win-loss between the two teams is two games at a time.
The Eagles' recent three-point shooting has been poor, shooting fewer than seven three-pointers in the league's lowest 23.3 percent shooting in the last seven games. However, the Phoenix side has such an injured player as Brockhof, which is still more fatal, because the latter has NBA experience and is still a player with a better defense.
However, the Phoenix still failed to play well, and their core scorer Crick had no feeling and the attack was frustrated. As a result, the Phoenix can only rely more on Zhou Qi, who has played the best performance in the past month or so.
In less than 25 minutes of playing time, Zhou Qi scored 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting, and there were 8 rebounds and 1 assist in the account, and the data is very comprehensive. However, Zhou Qi's biggest advantage and field value lies in defense, if he can't set up a barrier in the penalty area, then his scoring will not help the Phoenix.
In the end, the Phoenix lost 97-103 to the Eagles, giving up the top four positions in the regular season. The regular season of the Australian NBL is also coming to an end, and the top four can only enter the playoffs. The Phoenix team fell behind at this time, and the possibility of catching up again is relatively small. Zhou Qi worked hard for a season and finally became this result, which is also a bit of a pity.