On April 17, Beijing time, the 2021-2022 CBA playoffs continued, and in today's game, Guangsha team played against Shanghai team. In the previous two games, Shanghai team fell behind 0-2, so this game was a backwater battle for Shanghai team. If Guangsha wins again, they will advance to the finals. It is worth noting that Liaoning has previously defeated Guangdong 3-0 and has advanced to the finals.
At the beginning of the game, in the first quarter, Sun Minghui stopped the jump shot to score, Wang Zhelin received assists from teammates twice and scored 4 points in a row, and Shanghai started 7-2. Subsequently, Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao scored 3 three-pointers in a row, and Guangsha exploded a wave of 15-3 climax and in turn led by 7 points. At the end of the first quarter, Guangsha led Shanghai 28-21.
In the second quarter, Wang Zhelin was blown offensive foul, Jones jumped to hit, and then Wang Zhelin made another mistake, Franklin put Sun Minghui from the air to hold down, was blown out of the body, Sun Minghui 2 penalties all in, and then added 2 points to the layup, Guangsha team 38-21 lead. After that, the Shanghai team improved on the offensive end, narrowing the backward point difference to 8 points. Okafu scored 4 points in a row with a free throw, Sun Minghui added 2 points to the basket, Dai Hao pressed the whistle shot was blocked by Xu Zhonghao, and at the end of the half, Guangsha continued to lead 53-37.
In the third quarter, in the three-point flying of Kolan Baike, Zhao Jiaren returned a goal from the outside, but the Momentum of the Shanghai team could not be stopped, and Guo Haowen, Luo Hanchen and Wang Zhelin scored consecutive free throws. Sun Minghui and Guo Haowen played against each other for three points, Guo Haowen made 1 of 2 fouls, he scored 16 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Shanghai team narrowed the point difference to 2 points, trailing 73-75.
In the fourth quarter, Luo Hanchen jumped to equalize the score as soon as he got on the basket, and Sun Minghui's offensive desire in the fourth quarter was very strong, making Franklin foul to play 2+1, and then he scored 2 points on the second attack. Luo Hanchen fired a shot from the outside, and Sun Minghui blocked and shot his seventh three-pointer. Franklin missed three points and Rohan Chen was fouled when he grabbed the board. As the final time slowly ran out, Guangsha adopted foul tactics, Sun Minghui made 1 of 2 free throws, Franklin pressed the whistle and missed three points, and in the end, Guangsha team narrowly defeated Shanghai team 103-100.
In terms of scoring, the Guangsha team side: Sun Minghui played well, 45 points, 7 boards and 3 assists, Zhao Yanhao 12 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, Zhao Jiaren 11 points, Okafor 13 points and 7 boards; Shanghai side: Wang Zhelin 26 points and 11 boards, Franklin 21 points, 9 boards and 9 assists, Guo Haowen 20 points, AndRanbek 9 points and 4 boards.
In this game, Sun Minghui became the absolute hero of the team's victory, playing 44 minutes, shooting 14 of 24, 7 of 10 three-pointers, 10 of 12 free throws, and scoring 45 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. In the case of Hu Jinqiu's injury suspension and Zhao Yanhao's injury retreat, Sun Minghui single-core led the team to play a super efficient performance. In the crucial fourth quarter, he withstood the pressure with five fouls on his back, scoring 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Guangsha defeated Shanghai to sweep Shanghai 3-0 on aggregate to advance to the finals, where they will compete with Liaoning for the final championship. It is worth noting that this is the second time in the history of Guangsha team to reach the finals, and in the 2017-18 season, Guangsha team defeated Shandong in the semi-finals to advance to the final, in which Guangsha was swept 4-0 by Liaoning.