At the end of the game, the score was fixed at 122-115.
Guangdong lost to Shanghai by 7 points away from home, losing this game and ushering in their fifth defeat of the season.
It's not beautiful to lose, especially for a top team like Guangdong, who definitely still wants to get a better result in the playoffs, so as to get a better ranking and fight for more "initiative" in the playoffs.
However, the loss is nothing compared to what happened in the game.
That was Zhou Qi's injury.
In the third quarter of the game, Zhou Qi was in the inner position, and after receiving the ball, he took advantage of the situation to make a back single, and then he was ready to turn around and break through, and it was Yan Pengfei who defended him at that time, and later after Zhou Qi turned around, Li Hongquan also surrounded him to make up for the defense.
I saw Zhou Qi fall to the floor after stumbling, and then covered his knee with his right hand, the expression on his face was extremely painful, and he couldn't get up for a long time.
The team doctor, teammates, and players of the Shanghai team all gathered around, and after confirming several times that Zhou Qi really couldn't stand up on his own, including relying on the help of others, the stretcher truck on the scene came to Zhou Qi's side, and then pushed him out of the stadium.
This is followed by various slow-motion replays.
Objectively speaking, the first feeling is really not optimistic, because the two players of the Shanghai team, Yan Pengfei and Li Hongquan and Zhou Qi, did not have obvious contact movements, that is, he did not fully stand firm when he landed, and then twisted his knee, and then the follow-up happened.
It is well known that "no contact" is often more serious than "contact" injuries.
Seeing this scene, the management, coaching staff and players of the Guangdong team, as well as the fans, were a little panicked.
First of all, what about this game?
In order to deal with Zhou Qi, the Shanghai team specially arranged for Wang Zhelin to make a comeback in this game, if Zhou Qi is on the field, then Wang Zhelin and Yan Pengfei will definitely not be able to bargain too much, and even Zhou Qi can still have a little upper hand, but Zhou Qi is completely different this time.
Zhao Xuhong, who previously served as Zhou Qi's substitute, has been injured, Xu Xin did not enter the 12-man squad for this game, and only Zhang Mingchi is left who can be replaced to the No. 5 position.
What kind of level this guy is, many fans know it.
In other words, with Zhou Qi here, help bring a belt, maybe he is still a little more confident, Zhou Qi retired from injury, and the pressure fell on his shoulders, then it must be full of mistakes.
Then, the inside line will be the "winner" of the game.
Sure enough, due to Zhang Mingchi's frequent mistakes on the inside, the Guangdong team was very passive in the adjustment of the inside, and even said that there was almost no one to adjust, and it was forced to be the "mini twin towers" of Junfei and Du Runwang.
Such a height is obviously unable to block the impact of the entire inside group of the Shanghai team.
In the end, the team lost by 7 points.
Secondly, what about the later games?
As mentioned earlier, Zhao Xuhong has been injured, and there is no clear time for his return, Zhou Qi is injured again, so only Xu Xin and Zhang Mingchi can be used on the inside.
So does Du Feng use it or not?
If they do, then they will continue to suffer all kinds of low-level mistakes they bring on both offensive and defensive ends.
If not, then the inner line doesn't even have a minimum height.
The problem of the Guangdong team's lack of internal lines a few years ago was finally exposed with the retirement of Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi's injury.
In other words, in the first quarter and a half after Zhou Qi retired from this game, the problems exposed by the team's interior will be what they will have to face in every game in the future.
The saddest thing is that there is little room for adjustment.
Because of these young insiders, basically the upper limit is here.
Really, some people just happen to have a height suitable for playing basketball, and everything else is really hard to say.
I can only pray that Zhou Qi is okay with his injury and return to the field as soon as possible, by the way, Zhao Xuhong is the same, otherwise, Zhou Qi alone will not be able to support the inside line of the entire team.
It may have played a role in the prayers of countless fans, and finally Zhou Qi himself posted a Tojo on social media, saying that his injury is not serious after examination, and he will return to the game as soon as possible through active treatment.
At this moment, all those who care about Zhou Qi's injury can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as there are no particularly serious injuries, no surgery, no season reimbursement, and just a period of recuperation, then the Guangdong team can still bear it.
As mentioned earlier, let Zhang Mingchi and Xu Xin bear as much as possible.
If you run into some less powerful opponents, the problem won't be too big.
If it really hits a strong team, then tell them not to make mistakes on the inside, and then see if these players on the outside can have a better state, so as to take some of the pressure on the inside.
Anyway, no matter whether these games before Zhou Qi's return can be withstanded, or what will be done.
However, now seeing the "safe" news sent by Zhou Qi is already a blessing in misfortune.
In fact, Zhou Qi's injury also gave Zhu Fangyu a wake-up call, it's time to consider looking for another big foreign aid.
Otherwise, Zhou Qi will still be very tired in the next games, and there will still be a risk of injury.