On January 10, Beijing time, the 28th round of the CBA regular season continued, and the league's top dark horse Qingdao team faced the bottom-ranked Jiangsu team at home. Before the game, the Qingdao team ranked 6th, and the Jiangsu team only ranked second-to-last, and the gap between the two sides was obvious. In this game, the Qingdao team won the game in just 6 minutes in the opening game, and finally the Qingdao team defeated the Jiangsu team 107-81.
Qingdao is the team that has improved the most this season, if not one of them. Last season, Liu Weiwei just took over, and the Qingdao team unfortunately missed the playoffs. In the last round, the Qingdao team narrowly defeated the traditional powerhouse Shenzhen team, and killed the opponent twice in the season, which is very golden. After the Jiangsu team was canceled from the playoffs last season, this season returned to the original point, and the Jiangsu team almost upset the Shandong team in the last round, suffering three consecutive defeats. In this battle, the balance of victory was tilted in favor of the Qingdao team before the game.
In terms of starters, Qingdao started five tigers, Powell, Yang Hansen, Wang Ruize, Lu Junhu, and Yang Jinmeng, and Jiangsu sent Kaba, Cui Xiaolong, Tao Yanru, Wu Yujia, and Liu Zhixuan.
In the first quarter of the game, the Qingdao team quickly entered the state, Yang Hansen singled out Kaba, Lu Junhu cut into the air, and then Powell and Lu Junhu fired continuously on the outside. On the other hand, the Jiangsu team did not score a point in the first 6 minutes, and was directly collapsed by the Qingdao team with a wave of 16-0. In just half a quarter, the Qingdao team set the tone for the victory. After Zhao Jiayi hit a three-point shot, the difference in the first quarter was opened to more than 20 points. In the first quarter, Qingdao led 33-12. In the second quarter, Qingdao team's new recruit Moody scored 3+1 and shocked the four. However, the Qingdao team, which led by a large score, then slackened a little, and was narrowed by the Jiangsu team with 6 points in a row. And the Qingdao team also conceded a lot of free throws, and was chased back by 7 points in a single quarter, leading 50-36 at halftime.
In the second half, Yibian fought again, and the Jiangsu team continued to chase points with a three-point opening game, but Wang Ruize returned with three points, and Powell quickly stabilized the situation 2+1, and the two sides started a tug-of-war. Although the Jiangsu team's big foreign aid Kaba turned over the river, the Qingdao team steadily controlled the field and maintained a double-digit advantage. At the end of the third quarter, Qingdao led Jiangsu 76-61. In the last quarter of the game, the Qingdao team once again made efforts to stretch the difference to more than 20 points, and the Jiangsu team had no power to fight back. In the end, the Qingdao team defeated the Jiangsu team 107-81.
Bilateral data
Qingdao team: Yang Jinmeng 7 points, Lu Junhu 12 points and 9 rebounds, Wang Ruize 14 points, Powell 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Yang Hansen 2 points and 8 rebounds, Moody 23 points and 8 assists, Zhao Jiayi 14 points and 7 rebounds, Ji Zhuo 10 points and 4 rebounds
Jiangsu team: Wu Yujia 4 points and 14 rebounds, Cui Xiaolong 9 points and 5 rebounds, Kaba 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ma Jianhao 7 points and 5 rebounds, Zhang Xiran 11 points, Riley 21 points and 4 assists, Jiang Haoran 6 points
After this game, Qingdao won three in a row, and it was also their seventh win in their last eight games, continuing to hold a solid position in the top six, and gradually breaking away from the third group. Now, saying that the Qingdao team is the biggest dark horse so far this season, I'm afraid no one will object, after all, at the beginning of the season, I am afraid no one would have thought that the Qingdao team could play so well. The addition of Yang Hansen has formed a system for the Qingdao team, and if the Qingdao team can maintain a stable lineup in the next few years, it will be very competitive and even reshape the glory of the top four that year.