On April 16, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the "Guangdong-Liao War" began the third battle, Yi Jianlian once again performed sluggishly, he only had 5 of 2 shooting targets in this campaign, including 1 of 4 outside three points, only 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 3 fouls, creating the lowest score in a single game in this year's playoffs. Yi Jianlian made a brief appearance in the last quarter without scoring, and did not appear in overtime, unable to stop Guangdong from being defeated by Liaoning in overtime, and the defending champion was swept away and eliminated in advance to announce the end of the defending journey.
As the absolute team soul of Guangdong, Yi Jianlian is no longer the dominant force of the past, and after experiencing a serious injury to the Achilles tendon rupture, he recuperated for more than a year before returning to the field. Yi Jianlian's performance has fluctuated this season, and it is difficult for him to return to his former inner dominance.
In the six previous playoff games, Yi Jianlian has only scored 20+ in one game, and two games have scored less than 10 points. In the last semifinal G2 match with Liaoning, Yi Jianlian played the worst playoff performance of the year, he only had 6 points and 7 rebounds on 1 of 4, and the plus-minus value of -21 was the worst in the game.
Facing the G3 battle with Liaoning, Yi Jianlian played 6 minutes and 32 seconds in the first quarter, and he only had 1 of 3 crosshairs on the court, including two outside three-point shots missed, only to complete a two-handed dunk in the opening stage, while also having 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block. Yi Jianlian's current footsteps, coupled with physical confrontation ability, can no longer be compared with Liaoning's big foreign aid Moland, and Yi Jianlian has already carried 2 fouls in the first quarter.
Yi Jianlian played extremely the court, but his effect on the court was not good, Yi Jianlian played less than 12 minutes in the second and third quarters, he only shot once, hit a three-point shot on the outside line, only 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the first three quarters, but also suffered 3 fouls.
Su Wei performed well in this game, Du Feng also gave Su Wei more opportunities, and Yi Jianlian was also put off the field at the beginning of the last quarter. It was not until 5 minutes and 2 seconds left in the final quarter that Yi Jianlian was replaced again, Yi Jianlian then missed a three-point shot on the outside line, and Liaoning had a small climax to surpass 1 point, and Yi Jianlian had 2 minutes and 54 seconds left to be replaced again. Guangdong then stubbornly tied the score and dragged it into extra time, but Guangdong still lost in overtime, and was finally defeated by the Liaoning reversal, and Yi Jianlian was unable to save the team.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)