Before you know it, the twentieth round of the 2023-24 CBA regular season has kicked off. In the previously concluded game, the Tongxi team lost to Shanxi away.
In this battle, in the first half, at most, Shanxi once led by 15 points. But the tenacious Tongxi team did not give up, and in the second half, under the leadership of Blakeney, Tongxi launched a crazy counterattack. With 2:00 left before the end of the game, Blakeney hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc to tie the deficit to six points.
After that, the Shanxi team sent the ball in the backcourt, and Xing Zhiqiang provoked trouble + elbowed Lin Wei. Looking back at it in slow motion, after Blakeney scored three points, Xing Zhiqiang did not return to the court as soon as possible, but stood under the Tongxi basket and deliberately waved his elbow knowing that there were defenders behind him.
What's even more infuriating is that Xing Zhiqiang provoked the trouble first, but the Shanxi team members immediately surrounded him, with a posture of being unforgiving. At this moment, Blakeney rushed in from outside the three-point line, stepped forward, and broke away from the Shanxi team to protect Lin Wei.
Regardless of Blakeney's individual ability, and regardless of Blakeney's style of play, the fact that foreign players can step up when a player is bullied is enough to say a lot. It is worth mentioning that Xing Zhiqiang deliberately provoked trouble, Lin Wei was not afraid at all, his reaction was really witty, and he was so calm that he didn't look like a second-year player at all.
He was not angry at Xing Zhiqiang's malicious foul, but looked directly at the referee. You must know that Lin Wei at that time had already committed five fouls. If he responds to Xing Zhiqiang's actions, then Lin Wei will most likely leave the scene full of mistakes, and the situation in Tongxi will be even more dangerous.
As a young player, Lin Wei can have such an excellent view of the overall situation and maintain such a calm attitude at critical moments, which is enough to prove that he will become a great weapon in the future.
Of course, it is a pity that Tongxi did not win this game. However, considering that there are still many key players in the team who have suffered injuries, such a result is not unacceptable.