Guangzhou men's basketball team lost to the Shanxi men's basketball team in the first game of the series, in addition to the team's lack of strength on the defensive end, core player Chen Yingjun was entangled by the opponent is also a key reason for the loss. In the second game of the series, the Shanxi men's basketball team still put great pressure on Chen Yingjun on the defensive end, but Chen Yingjun still performed well in the face of high-pressure defense, leading the Guangzhou men's basketball team to win the game.
The defensive end of the Shanxi men's basketball team focused on chen Yingjun, and even used the defensive strategy of double bag clips, that is, to strangle Chen Yingjun, the "field brain" of the Guangzhou men's basketball team. However, the defense of the Shanxi men's basketball team failed to work again, and Chen Yingjun handed over a perfect answer sheet of 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists throughout the game, and the plus or minus of the game reached +19.
In this life-and-death battle, Chen Yingjun's performance can be called a superstar, not inferior to Guo Shiqiang's core player Guo Allen when he was coaching in the Liaoning men's basketball team. It can even be said that Chen Yingjun's role in the Guangzhou men's basketball team is more important than Guo Allen.
The Guangzhou men's basketball team has made significant progress under the leadership of Guo Shiqiang, and Chen Yingjun has been built into the core role of the team, averaging 19.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game this season - an all-round warrior in the league. Due to the lack of reserves of the Guangzhou men's basketball team in the position of point guard, Chen Yingjun has become an indispensable player.
However, the problem is also obvious, the team relies too much on Chen Yingjun's performance.
The whole league knows the fate of the Guangzhou men's basketball team, and the Shanxi men's basketball team also saw this and was able to defeat the Guangzhou men's basketball team in the first game of the series. The format of two wins in three games was lost first, and the Guangzhou men's basketball team had to make adjustments - Zheng Zhun replaced Li Yanzhe as the starter, which is one of Guo Shiqiang's adjustment strategies, but the key to winning is Chen Yingjun.
In the face of the Shanxi men's basketball team's still tough staring strategy, Chen Yingjun is still not comfortable enough, but his performance is improving - 11 points in the half game, only 1 point less than the first game of the series. The course of the game was quite sticky, and Chen Yingjun seemed too emotional at one point in the game, but he quickly calmed down.
Once he maintains a cool head, Chen Yingjun can bring great trouble to his opponents, and he plays the role of fixing the needle of the sea god in the key competition of the final quarter. Not only was he able to sort out the team's offense, but he also killed and injured his opponent many times to cause fouls, and his efforts eventually paid off, and he hit the morale of his opponents with a three-pointer in the final quarter.
Chen Yingjun is very active on the field, and the defense of the Shanxi men's basketball team is difficult to completely limit him, and the attack of the Guangzhou men's basketball team has become stronger.
The importance of Chen Yingjun can also be reflected in his playing time, in the two games of the series, he played nearly 43 minutes and 44 minutes respectively, and the two games combined only rested for 9 minutes. Chen Yingjun averaged 37.8 minutes per game in the regular season, and the Guangzhou men's basketball team was really indispensable to him, and the importance was relatively more than Guo Allen's for the Liaoning men's basketball team.
Speaking of which, Guo Allen is also the player that Chen Yingjun admires the most, and he said in an interview this season, "I appreciate Brother Allen very much, his competitive spirit on the field, his desire to win, his attitude and hard work, which needs to strengthen the temperament of me." ”
Judging from the performance of this game in the playoffs, it is really not inferior to Guo Allen's performance, and it is no wonder that Yang Yi and Yang Jian, who explained the game, praised his performance as a "superstar". There is still a key game to be played in the series, and what kind of performance will Chen Yingjun show in the decider?
(Text/Yan Wujun)