This is a game of ups and downs, the two teams in the first and second half of the state is completely different, the Shanghai men's basketball team with the outbreak of the second half to reverse the disadvantage of 16 points, and finally won 120-118 against the Shenzhen men's basketball team, the big score of 1-0 lead. Wang Zhelin suppressed first and then rose, scoring 27 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, with a comprehensive performance to suppress the best defender of the season, Shen Zijie, to help his team win.
In the last 16.8 seconds, Wang Zhelin was fouled by Shen Zijie, at this time, the Shanghai men's basketball team only led by two points, so Wang Zhelin's two free throws were very critical. The first penalty, the ball bounced twice on the basket and then fell into the bag, the second penalty, Wang Zhelin shot again, the ball hollow into the net! The key ball could not drop the chain, and he helped the Shanghai men's basketball team extend its advantage to 4 points, completely killing the game.
The result of the confrontation between Wang Zhelin and Shen Zijie this time is that the former has the upper hand, and it is also a microcosm of the excellent performance of the king throughout the second half. However, the first half was not the case at all, if it were not for the verbal altercation between Shen Zijie and He Xining's teammates, the "Shenzhen Big Bird" might be able to laugh to the end.
Shanghai and Shenzhen are two offensively-savvy teams that are second and fourth in the league with firepower averaging 111.1 and 106.7 points per game, respectively. But it is Wang Zhelin and Shen Zijie who decide the outcome of the game, as we all know, Wang Zhelin is sharp in attack, his footing skills are the leaders of local players, and Shen Zijie is known for his defense, excellent explosiveness and arm span, making him have the courage to be a husband and wife.
As a new local tycoon who has attracted a lot of reinforcements in recent seasons, the Shanghai men's basketball team that has not been able to re-enter the playoffs certainly does not want to stop in the top eight, but whether it is the history of the last playoff meeting with the Shenzhen men's basketball team, or the two regular season showdowns between the two teams this season, they are the losing side, and if you want to win the playoffs, Wang Zhelin's play is crucial.
Li Chunjiang opened with a large lineup, Wang Zhelin, Ren Junwei, Franklin, Liu Zheng, Guo Haowen, the shortest Liu Zheng all have 1.92 meters, the purpose is very clear, is to use height to suppress the Shenzhen men's basketball team of a dry outside shooter, especially in the defensive block demolition can be infinitely changed.
However, the height went up, but the speed came down, on the defensive end, the Shanghai men's basketball team was very disadvantaged, basically by the other side of a burst of a quasi, Wang Zhelin in the opening to receive Ren Junwei's pass two hands dunk, every inside attack, are interfered with by Shen Zijie's long arm, playing unusually struggling, only got 4 points in a single quarter, even if the first half scored doubles, his offensive efficiency is not high, there were 3 mistakes in the half. The offensive core was blocked, and the Shanghai men's basketball team was naturally blocked, and the second quarter was once 16 points behind.
On the other hand, Shen Zijie, in the inner line of the defense is more than enough, all kinds of supplementary defenses and blocks are almost everywhere, in the second quarter, he stood up to Guo Haowen's defense, hit an incredibly difficult board whistle three points! After this ball was scored, even Shen Zijie himself laughed, and the Shanghai men's basketball team was completely confused.
However, in a good situation, Shen Zijie and He Xining suddenly had a verbal altercation when they were suspended in the second quarter, and He Xining directly returned to the locker room with a wave of his hand, and this is not the first time that Shen Zijie angrily sprayed his teammates in the game. In the third quarter of the 2019-20 shenzhen men's basketball team's home game with the Beijing men's basketball team, Shen Zijie suddenly became angry at Yang Linyi at the other end of the bench after being replaced, and in the case of the head coach's failure to appease, Shen Zijie returned to the locker room in anger. After the game, Shenzhen said that Shen Zijie had realized his mistake and apologized to his teammates.
This time, Shen Zijie obviously still failed to control the mood, you know, this is a three-game, two-win playoff, the fault tolerance rate is very low, the lead of the big score is not safe at all, the opponent will be desperate to narrow the gap, not to mention that the opponent is the third place in the regular season Shanghai men's basketball team, Shenzhen men's basketball team is the "next dog".
After the incident, Shen Zijie suddenly lost his soul in the third quarter, his attention was more distracted, the section played to 8 minutes, Wang Zhelin broke through and was covered by Shen Zijie, but at this time, Shen Zijie appeared at the top of the arc, the basket was a vacuum, Wang Zhelin received a pass from his teammate and easily created a foul on Salinger, using the penalty to increase the score. Subsequently, Wang Zhelin completed the two-handed buckle again! Chase the difference to only 6 points. Even when Wang Zhelin was defending He Xining, he once fell to the ground to defend, showing his strong desire to win.
Shen Zijie is the defensive gate of the Shenzhen men's basketball team, he lost the momentum, it will make the team's defense line full of holes, even Feng Lai, who did not play much in the inner line in the first half, also changed to "flying kites" on the outside line, but took the ball to the Shenzhen men's basketball team's penalty area and continued to rush to kill. In the third quarter, the Shanghai men's basketball team slashed 35 points, and in the first half, they only got a total of 46 points, which showed that the Shanghai men's basketball team's attack was opened, on the other hand, it also showed that the Shenzhen men's basketball team had a big problem in defense. In the entire second half, Shen Zijie only scored 6 points.
In the last quarter, the Shenzhen men's basketball team put on the double tower, Shen Zijie still did not come back, so Qiu Biao arranged for Salinger to defend Wang Zhelin, the king of the pressure reduction, a moment to shoot against the score, and then to use the foot technique to hook the hand, these goals were all hit when facing Salinger.
Salinger hit consecutive three-pointers to force a turnaround, but Wang Zhelin continued to play positive performances at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and although he was too tired to miss two free throws, he completed a key defense and gained the ball. At the last moment, Shen Zijie rushed to the outside of the field to save the ball, but it was difficult to get up, it seemed a little painful, and Wang Zhelin hit the two extremely critical free throws and killed the game. It is worth mentioning that Wang Zhelin fought in the first half to bleed from the back of his hand.
Perhaps, it is immature and impulsive, which affects Shen Zijie's emotions, and also takes advantage of the opponent's problems, Wang Zhelin leads the Shanghai men's basketball team to achieve a counterattack. However, Shen Zijie will definitely sum up, the next battle, I believe that his fierce duel with Wang Zhelin will run through the whole process, very exciting.