The CBA playoff semifinals continued, and the third game between the Guangdong men's basketball team and the Liaoning men's basketball team was staged as scheduled. The first two games, the Guangdong men's basketball team lost all, if Du Feng wants to go further in the playoffs, then this game must be won. From the beginning of the game, the two teams launched a fierce competition, and the Guangdong men's basketball team was more fully prepared, almost maintaining the lead in the whole game, but in the last quarter, the Liaoning men's basketball team suddenly exerted force and dragged the game into overtime. The competition between the two teams in overtime continued to heat up, and they competed until the last minute, and finally the Liaoning men's basketball team narrowly defeated the Guangdong men's basketball team at 117:116, and swept the defending champion 3:0 in the series, becoming the first team to advance to the CBA Finals.
Guangdong men's basketball team: five people scored in double figures, Weems 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Xu Jie 18 points, Zhao Rui 15 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, Hu Mingxuan 15 points, Wang Zhikai 13 points, Zeng Fanri 8 points and 9 rebounds, Tang Jie 9 points, Du Runwang 8 points; Liaoning men's basketball team scored 4 points in double figures, Zhang Zhenlin got a game-high 33 points and 9 rebounds, hit 6 three-pointers, Guo Allen 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Ferge 14 points, Moland 12 points and 12 rebounds, Han Dejun, Fu Hao, Cong Mingchen scored 9 points each, and Zhao Jiwei scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Fogg hit the board, scoring two points for the Liaoning men's basketball team first, and then Weems and Yi Jianlian scored four consecutive points, Zhang Zhenlin counterattacked the hit, Zhao Ruiyuan shot three points, the two sides played very anxious after the opening, Zeng Fanri hit a strong hit under the basket, Hu Mingxuan hit another three points, and the Guangdong men's basketball team will pull the score slightly apart. Zhang Zhenlin hit the outside line at a critical moment, Fu Hao made a kill, and a wave of 6:0 Liaoning men's basketball team occupied the situation on the court. Tang Jie broke through to create a free throw, and then assisted Xu Jie to hit the counterattack, Tang Jie had the effect of a surprise soldier, the first quarter of the game ended, the Guangdong men's basketball team led the Liaoning men's basketball team 33:25.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Weems shot from afar, the Guangdong men's basketball team pulled the point difference to 10 points, and then the counterattack was snatched by Hu Mingxuan, breaking through and scoring two more points, Fu Hao held the ball to break through the hit, Molander's dunk was busy, Zhang Zhenlin's second rebound recreated the kill, Liaoning played a wave of 10:0, again close to the point difference. Zhao Rui's consecutive outside hits at key moments helped the Guangdong men's basketball team stabilize the situation, and Yang Ming once again requested a timeout. Timeout back, Weems quick attack and two more points, this time Morland emotional problems, by the referee to blow technical fouls, and then Yang Ming let Morland quickly sit on the bench, but Morland did not obey Yang Ming's orders, collided with a few words directly to the outside. The more courageous the Guangdong men's basketball team repeatedly forced Liaoning to make mistakes, Fergus stepped forward to play 2+1, Xu Jie and Tang Jie scored five consecutive points, and at the end of the first half, the Guangdong men's basketball team maintained a 10-point lead.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Tang Jie and Wang Zhikai hit the whistle three points in succession, the Guangdong men's basketball team pulled the point difference to 15 points, Guo Allen broke through the hit, Yi Jianlian arc top also shot in the middle and long distance, Cong Mingchen responded in time, at this time the referee made a controversial judgment, first blew the whistle and then did not know who to judge foul, and finally after the discussion of the three referees to make a decision. Moland and Zhao Jiwei scored seven points in a row, Zeng Fanri won two consecutive attacks, Hu Mingxuan scored again, and Guangdong once again stretched the point difference to 16 points. Zhang Zhenlin and Guo Allen scored five consecutive points, Weems broke through to respond, Han Dejun played hard, and the three quarters were combined, and the Guangdong men's basketball team continued to maintain a 9-point lead.
At the beginning of the decisive quarter, Han Dejun dunked violently, Wang Zhikai and Xu Jie won consecutive attacks, Zhang Zhenlin made up the basket to play 2+1, the Guangdong men's basketball team took advantage of the mistakes of the Liaoning men's basketball team to play a number of offensive and defensive conversions, and Zhao Jiwei stepped forward again to break through and score three points. Zhang Zhenlin stood up to the defense, hard shot three points, Su Wei violated the body foul, and the Liaoning men's basketball team made a wave of 12:1, which forced the point difference to 2 points. Zhao Rui took advantage of the rhythm, the inside line broke through, Guo Allen assisted Han Dejun again, Zhang Zhenlin hit a three-point shot, and Liaoning countered the score! When the timeout came back, Guo Allen shot again, while Du Runwang and Xu Jie scored five consecutive points, and the two teams fought to 104 draws in regular time and entered extra time.
At the beginning of overtime, after consecutive offensive misses, Du Runwang grabbed rebounds to create fouls on his opponents, and both free throws were made. Then Weems hit the middle distance again, Zhang Zhenlin continued to feel hot outside, hitting two three-pointers in a row, Xu Jie lowered his hand to the basket, and the two teams drew again. Guo Allen and Moland scored four consecutive points, and the Liaoning men's basketball team sealed the victory.
In fact, this game, for the Guangdong men's basketball team, is a very good chance to win, the team once had a 17-point lead, but the Liaoning men's basketball team relied on a tenacity, and finally reversed the game. Du Feng's guidance and command has achieved the ultimate, let all the players let go, do not be afraid of the tail, as long as there is an opportunity to shoot, so the ten-person rotation of Guangdong in this game has scored into the account. And produced two great soldiers, Wang Xingkai and Zeng Fanri. Wang Xingkai hit the key ball many times, and Zeng Fanri's basket hardness finally showed itself, grabbing 7 offensive rebounds.
Finally, we once again congratulate the Liaoning men's basketball team on its successful promotion to the final. But this game still has a lot to summarize, Yang Ming's on-the-spot command is still a bit out of place, the Guangdong men's basketball team's change and playing style, has not been a good way, and in the substitution of the position, there is no advantage. Fortunately, the players in the last quarter found their form in time and finally successfully overturned.
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