I believe that everyone has watched the game of Guangsha and Shanghai Playoff Series G1, in this game, the advantage of Guangsha team is still very obvious, they have to occupy the advantage most of the time, at most they have led Shanghai team by double digits. Although the Shanghai team relied on Li Tianrong's performance in the third quarter, they tried to narrow the point gap, and in the last quarter, the team also overtook. However, at the critical moment, the Guangsha team showed a better competitive state, they were better than the Shanghai team in terms of overall performance, Sun Minghui and Okafor's continuous strong attacks hit, and the team also opened up the point difference again. On the Shanghai side, at critical moments, they lacked a stable offensive strength, and the team's shooting efficiency was not high and not stable enough. In the end, in the semi-final G1 match, Guangsha became the final winner, and Shanghai lost to Guangsha by 15 points.
In this game, we can clearly see that the inner line of the Shanghai team was blown up by the Guangsha team. The Guangsha team insisted on its own regular rotation in this campaign, letting Hu Jinqiu play with Okafor, and when the Twin Towers played against the Shanghai team, they played very tough and efficiently, and at key moments, they also completed the scoring in succession, and they ruled the paint area of the Shanghai team in this campaign.
According to the data, Okafor had 20 points and 14 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting in this game, while Hu Jinqiu had 22 points and 8 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting in this game. The twin towers shot 42 points and 22 rebounds in 16 of 22 shots, shooting 72.7% from the field, which can be described as a very efficient performance.
On the Shanghai side, Wang Zhelin did not have much to do when facing the twin towers, he had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 7 of 13 shots, compared with the previous round against Shenzhen, his points and rebounds have dropped sharply. When defending the Guangsha Twin Towers, Wang Zhelin could not defend the inside line, Okafu only needed a simple turn to complete the score when facing Wang Zhelin's defense, and Hu Jinqiu was also able to complete the score under the defense of Wang Zhelin, which was efficient and relaxed. In this match, the Shanghai team's inner line was blown up by the Guangsha team, which was also one of the main reasons why they lost the game.
From the perspective of this game, Li Chunjiang's coaching also encountered difficulties, in the regular season, the internal line was originally the advantage of the Shanghai team, they had players such as Wang Zhelin and Feng Lai, and the depth of the interior line was not bad. However, when facing the Guangsha team, their advantages turned into disadvantages, and they could not limit the two towers of the Guangsha team, and when the team faced the inner defense of the Guangsha team, Wang Zhelin and Feng Lai's performance was not very ideal, they could not get to a good offensive position, and they could not play Hu Jinqiu and Okafu. It is worth mentioning that there is also Jones on the bench of the Guangsha team, who is also a technically comprehensive interior player, and in this series, the inner line of the Shanghai team is undoubtedly to be suppressed by the Guangsha team.
For Li Chunjiang, after losing G1, the team also needs to make rapid adjustments, especially in the interior position, when Hu Jinqiu and Okafor hold the ball, the team still needs to try the strategy of bag clamping, reducing the number of easy points scored by these two players under the basket and reducing their offensive efficiency. In terms of personnel use, Li Chunjiang should also let Feng Lai get more playing time, because in terms of the interior, Feng Lai is the most defensive player in shanghai, if he can withstand the play of Hu Jinqiu and Okafu, then Shanghai still has a chance in this round of the series. And if you continue to let the Guangsha team twin towers easily score, then the prospects for Shanghai to advance in this round of the series will not be very bright.