On July 13, Beijing time, the NBA Summer League ushered in the focus battle, the Suns won 105-78 against the Lone Rangers, and Guo Haowen and Zhang Zhenlin ushered in the eye-catching Chinese derby. Guo Haowen made his summer debut, scoring 9 points on 3-of-4 free throws and 2-of-6; Zhang Zhenlin scored 9 points on 1-of-1 shooting and 7-of-8 free throws.
In this game, because both teams have Chinese players in the squad to help, whether Guo Haowen and Zhang Zhenlin can stage PK is eye-catching. When the Lone Ranger faced the Bulls and Jazz in the previous two summer games, Guo Haowen failed to appear, which also made Chinese fans feel regretful. Zhang Zhenlin was given the opportunity to appear in the first two summer league games, scoring 3 points and 1 rebound when facing the Lakers in the first game and 5 points against the Wizards in the second game.
In this game, Guo Haowen finally ushered in the debut of the summer league, he came off the bench with 3 minutes and 44 seconds left in the first quarter, and he had a good performance after the debut, and easily completed the layup under the basket. After seeing Guo Haowen score, Zhang Zhenlin, who watched the game on the Sun bench, couldn't help but applaud. In the first quarter of the game, Guo Haowen scored 2 points on 1-of-1 shooting, while Zhang Zhenlin did not get a chance to play. At the end of the quarter, the Suns led 26-13.
In the second quarter, Guo Haowen's breakthrough caused the opponent to foul, and he also got the opportunity to take a free throw, but unfortunately he could not score 2 penalties. In the first half of the game, Guo Haowen scored 2 points, and Zhang Zhenlin did not play. At half-time, the Suns led 47-25.
In the third quarter of the game, Guo Haowen held the ball to break through, forcibly impacting the basket to cause the opponent to foul, and his free throws were 1 of 2. During the festival, Guo Haowen was again sent to the free throw line by his opponent, and his free throws were again 1 of 2. After three quarters, the Suns led 76-47. Guo Haowen scored 4 points, and Zhang Zhenlin still failed to get a chance to play.
In the last quarter of the game, Guo Haowen played well in the opening stage, he broke through the throw with the ball and scored easily, followed by a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Guo Haowen scored 5 consecutive points to perform exceptionally eye-catching. With 6 minutes and 26 seconds left in the quarter, Zhang Zhenlin finally got a chance to play, Zhang Zhenlin caused a foul on his opponent when he first appeared, and his free throws were 1 of 2, opening the game scoring account. Immediately after, Zhang Zhenlin turned around under the basket and scored. In the following game, Zhang Zhenlin continued to attack the inside line, forcing the lone ranger to send him to the free throw line, Zhang Zhenlin's performance was quite outstanding, and the next free throw was 6 of 6. In the following game, the Suns successfully maintained their advantage and won easily.