On April 9, in the CBA playoffs round of 8, the Guangdong men's basketball team defeated the Zhejiang men's basketball team with a score of 97-82, and eliminated the opponent 2-0 to advance to the top 4. Guangdong men's basketball star Yi Jianlian performed well in this game, appearing in 31 minutes and shooting 7 of 14, scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds on 7 of 8 free throws, which is Yi Jianlian's double-double data of 20+11 in the playoffs after 3 seasons. It is worth mentioning that among Yi Jianlian's 13 rebounds, 8 rebounds are rebounds in the front court, and the Guangdong team also has many opportunities for secondary attacks because of his rebounds.
There is no doubt that Yi Jianlian played for the Guangdong men's basketball team for 12 seasons, and now it has entered the end of his career. This season, Yi Jianlian, who returned from injury, was not optimistic about "everyone", and many "fans" were lamenting that Yi Jianlian was "incorruptible and old". However, when it came to the playoffs, Yi Jianlian stood up and proved to everyone that he was still one of the best internal lines in the country.
This season, the Guangdong team still chose two small foreign aides to fight, and did not consider signing a large foreign aid. Although Xu Xin and Zhang Mingchi were raised to the first line, they were still lacking in seniority and inexperienced in the game, that is, their combat strength was relatively weak. The only centers that the team can use are Yi Jianlian, Su Wei and Zeng Fanri.
To play such a game as the playoffs, the opponent is the more mobile Zhejiang team, if Su Wei and Zeng Fanri go to the opponent's Rakosevic and Liu Zeyi, the Guangdong team's attack and defense will definitely be exploded by the opponent. Therefore, Du Feng had to let Yi Jianlian play longer, and in the two games combined, Yi Jianlian played more than 60 minutes, far exceeding his average appearance time this season. Obviously, the big brother is still the big brother, he still can withstand the test, when Rakosevic basket as a blessing, Yi Jianlian basket to give the opponent a good response, continuous basket dunks also greatly encouraged the team's period.
In the third quarter of the game, the Zhejiang team played very tenaciously, and even overtook the score, it was precisely Rakosevic's dunk that completely ignited Yi Jianlian's anger, why did you put your hand around my neck and shoot a dunk on me?! I had to return the color, just like that, yi Jianlian, with anger, led the Guangdong team to fight back continuously, and unconsciously expanded the point difference to 19 points, and suddenly the Zhejiang team collapsed.
As a veteran, Yi Jianlian's spirit is undoubtedly worthy of respect and admiration by all fans, at this age, after experiencing a major injury like the rupture of the Achilles tendon, it is really not easy to maintain such a competitive state. No success has fallen from the sky, and it is difficult for us to imagine the efforts required behind Yi Jianlian and the self-discipline that needs to be adhered to for how long.
After Guangdong eliminated Zhejiang 2-0, the team's morale and self-confidence have been greatly improved, and Guangdong has also set a great feat of entering the top 4 for 20 consecutive seasons.
The opponent in the semi-finals is Liaoning, which is also an old opponent that Guangdong is very familiar with, and in the previous two seasons, Guangdong eliminated the opponent with a score of 2-1 in the finals and won the championship. This time, the two sides met in advance in the semi-finals, which is also equivalent to the advance rehearsal of the finals, and the format of the game is a best-of-five system.
Looking forward to the showdown between Guangdong and Liaoning.