On December 14th, Beijing time, the sixteenth round of the CBA regular season continued, Zhejiang hosted Qingdao, after a half-time stalemate, the Zhejiang team defeated the opponent in the second half, Qingdao team Yang Hansen was deeply troubled by fouls and was suppressed by Yu Jiahao, and finally Zhejiang 102-88 Qingdao, won six consecutive victories, and returned to the first group of the rankings!
Previously, the Zhejiang team has won five consecutive victories, only one step away from returning to the first group, and last season's overall runner-up has not diminished this season! Qingdao can be called the strongest dark horse this season, Yang Hansen's addition has improved the team's overall tactical level, and there is great hope for the playoffs this season. The highlight of this game is undoubtedly the showdown between Yu Jiahao and Yang Hansen, the younger generation insider, because the overall strength is undoubtedly better than Zhejiang!
Full match stats
Zhejiang team: Yu Jiahao 19 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists and 3 assists, Wu Qian 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Cheng Shuaipeng 18 points and 6 rebounds, Wang Yibo 11 points, Perry 6 points and 2 rebounds, Jones 10 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Wang Zilu 2 points and 16 rebounds, Lu Wenbo 9 points.
Qingdao team: Yang Hansen 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, Wang Ruize 26 points and 6 rebounds, Powell 28 points and 11 assists, Zhao Jiayi 9 points and 4 rebounds, Duan Angjun 2 points, Johnson 2 points and 1 rebound.
The starters of the two teams, the Zhejiang team started with Jones, Wu Qian, Yu Jiahao, Lu Wenbo, Wang Zilu, and the Qingdao team started with Yang Hansen, Yang Jinmeng, Powell, Lv Junhu, and Wang Ruize.
At the beginning of the game, the Qingdao team played a 5-0 start, two minutes into the game, Yu Jiahao scored under the basket to break the scoring drought in Zhejiang, the defensive intensity of the two teams after the opening of the whistle continued, Yang Hansen guarded the inside line to make it difficult for Zhejiang to break through, on the other hand, the Qingdao team blossomed more under Powell's revitalization, and the first quarter beat Zhejiang 18-23 Qingdao. In the second quarter, the Zhejiang team overtook the score 6-0 at the beginning, although Wu Qian and Cheng Shuai Peng joined hands on the outside, and the Qingdao team was stopped. After a timeout, Powell hit a three-point shot to lead the team to stop the bleeding, and Zhejiang ended 40-37 Qingdao at halftime. It is worth mentioning that both teams had iron projections in the first half, with Zhejiang hitting 36% and Qingdao hitting 26%.
At the beginning of the second half, the Zhejiang team used defense to block Qingdao's offense, and Yang Hansen received 5 fouls in the first two minutes, but the Zhejiang team did not open the score until the end of the quarter with Gailey's play to open the score, and Zhejiang 69-58 Qingdao in the third quarter. In the last quarter, Zhejiang played a wave of 8-0 start, establishing a lead, Qingdao team after the counterattack was fruitless, the game began to enter garbage time, and finally Zhejiang won at home, congratulations to the Zhejiang team!