In the 1/4 final battle of Liaojin, although the Shanxi team with the life of the three armies was only one step away from this victory, it was helpless to collapse in the "4th quarter" of the Liao basket. Liaoning basket 2-0 overall score to advance to the semi-finals, Shanxi ended their own magical season. Although the Shanxi team did not have the opportunity to advance to the top 4, the performance of a "second-year student" of the team still left a deep impression...
★ The Shanxi team tried their best
In this campaign, in the face of the unfavorable situation of backward scores in total, Shanxi, which was "backwater war", took the lead at the beginning of the game, and took a 19-point lead in the first quarter, although Liaoning recovered in the second quarter, but at the end of the half, it was still 9 points behind Shanxi; Yibian fought again, Liaoning gradually recovered its courage, Zhang Zhenlin and Fu Hao attacked consecutively, and Liaoning played a wave of mercury-like attacks, surpassing the score in one fell swoop. After this, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the Shanxi team and the time race to chase the points with all their might, but they still had no choice but to lose the game, watching the Liaoning team advance to the top 4...
★ Let Zhao Jiwei eat the "second-year student" who violates the body
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Ning, the "second-year student" of the Shanxi team, played very well in this game, he played 30 minutes and 57 seconds off the bench, shot 9 of 6 free throws, 10 of 9, and scored 21 points plus 8 rebounds. In this game, Zhang Ning was very active on the offensive end. In the final quarter in particular, he used his physical strength and athletic talent to score under the basket several times, and even scored the ball under the combination of Morland and Fu Hao. In the last minute of the game, Zhang Ning faced Zhao Jiwei and forced the success, but also caused the latter's physical foul, and after two free throws, he was forced to close the score again. Although the Shanxi team was finally completely reversed by the Liao basketball team, Zhang Ning's performance was impressive...
★ He was once one of the "Three Young People of Peking University"
Born in Chengde, Hebei Province, Zhang Ning, 25, attended Shijiazhuang No. 2 Middle School in high school and entered Peking University in 2015, where Wang Shaojie and Zhu Mingzhen, collectively known as "Peking University Sanshao", are the core players of the Peking University men's basketball team that have won the China Collegiate Basketball League championship for three consecutive times. In the 2019 National Collegiate Basketball League, the Peking University men's basketball team won three consecutive championships. In the four games in the final stage, Zhang Ning averaged 24.25 points, 9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, which was very eye-catching.
★ The underrated strong
On August 21, 2020, in the CBA draft, Zhang Ning was selected by Shanxi Fenjiu Professional Basketball Club with the eighth overall pick in the first round, thus entering the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League. As a college player, Zhang Ning was not optimistic at the beginning of entering the CBA, but he proved with practical actions that the "Peking University Devil King" was not a vain name. As a point guard, Zhang Ning, who is 1 meter 92, has a weight of 98 kilograms. Strong body, strong ball style, can shoot and suddenly defend. This season, Zhang Ningchang contributed 11.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists to the Shanxi team. After entering the playoffs, Zhang Ning completely broke out at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. In 5 playoff games, Zhang Ning averaged 14 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and in the key third game against Guangzhou, Zhang Ning scored 21 points and 7 rebounds, becoming one of the heroes of the team to advance to the top 8.
As a college player, Zhang Ning has gradually made himself clear in the CBA arena. The 25-year-old Zhang Ning is in the year of playing, and his eye-catching performance in the playoffs is believed to be in the eyes of Du Feng. I look forward to this late player who can finally enter the Chinese men's basketball national team!