On March 24, 2022, Beijing time, the CBA officially announced that the 2021-22 season playoffs will adopt the "3-3-5-7" format, that is to say, in the first and second rounds of matches, the two teams will play three rounds of duels, who win two first, and then become a five-game best-of-three system in the semifinals, and the previous seven-game best-of-four system will be restored to the finals!
In the past two seasons, due to the epidemic, the CBA League has made certain changes to the format of the playoffs, especially in the first and second rounds of the playoffs, which are a single-game elimination system, which looks very exciting, after all, losing one game means eliminating, but it is not so friendly for the team.
The use of a single-loss system will be affected by many factors, if the strong team does not play well in the course of the game, after losing a game, they do not even have room for adjustment to directly announce the end of the season, and the single-loss system is also prone to upset situations. And only three games in the finals, the team that wins two games can win the championship, which is also very "scary" for two teams that have already played that point, and there is very little room for mistakes and adjustments. Most importantly, the finals are basically the most exciting in a season, the use of a three-win system is completely uninvitable, take last season's Liaoning and Guangdong finals showdown, fans and friends must hope that the series can play a full seven, after all, the game is too glue and wonderful.
This year's playoffs have implemented a three-game, two-win system since the first round, which greatly reduces the chance of upset, after losing one game, it can also be adjusted through the next game, with a slight chance of making mistakes. This is Shougang, Guangdong these playoff experienced teams are very willing to see, especially the Shougang men's basketball team, they will face the first round is known as the "giant killer" jilin men's basketball team, if the single defeat format, Shougang really does not have much certainty to defeat Jilin, if it is a three-game two-win system, their playoff experience and adjustment ability will certainly provide great help, impact the second round of the playoffs, and even play to the finals is not surprising, after all, from the past two seasons, The Shougang men's basketball team has such strength. Recently, Marbury, the head coach of the North Control men's basketball team, has predicted that the finals of this season will be a showdown between Shougang and Liaoning teams, and the probability of this idea being realized is still quite large!
Which two teams do you think will make the playoffs?