The two games of the CBA playoffs this evening are likely to determine the team that will be the first to reach the main game from the play-offs, and the two teams that played at home in the last game have already won the game, and as long as they win this away game, they can qualify for the playoffs. Of course, for both teams, they have their own troubles, but their winning side is relatively large, among which the Shenzhen team is also a more optimistic side, because they not only have a neat lineup, but also performed very well in the first game, got the match point, and more importantly, as their opponent, the North Control team fighting at home is in constant trouble.
Everyone already knew before the game that Riller, the small forward of the North Control team, had completely said goodbye to this season. In the last game, the North Control team put on a three-guard lineup, relying on a relatively good three-point shooting rate, and barely played the game to the last moment. The Shenzhen team is naturally prepared for this game, so although it is an away game, the Shenzhen team seems to have a greater chance of winning. Riller is not only the best player in the third phase of the North Control team, but more importantly, the position he plays in the No. 3 position, and the North Control men's basketball team has no one to replace him.
Because in their small forward position, the only player left is Jin Xin, and he did not get any chance to play in the first game, so it can be seen that he cannot get the trust of the coaching staff at all, so the shortcoming of the third position will always exist, and we can also be more optimistic to predict that the opponent of the Liaoning team in the first round will most likely be the Shenzhen team that reached the semifinals last season.
Shenzhen's performance this season is quite different from last season's, where they were fourth in the league. This season, it has fallen directly to the eighth place in the league, and the team needs to show a more positive performance to be able to deal with the Liaoning team. However, at present, the Shenzhen team is also in relatively big trouble, mainly due to the lack of manpower in the back line. Rong Zifeng is still recovering from an injury, and the new foreign aid Hill's performance is not satisfactory, and he only got less than 3 minutes of playing time in the first game, so now the Shenzhen team is also a single foreign aid to some extent. Of course, their foreign aid Sallinger is very strong.
The advantage of the Liaoning team lies in its own guard line, Zhao Jiwei, Fogg and Yan Shouqi, the three rotating guards, performed very well before the start of the playoffs, and the only variable is still in the new foreign aid Cooper. Before the start of the playoffs, the Liaoning team had already laid off foreign aid Adams, in this case. Cooper became the only point they could rely on the back line, other than Zhao Jiwei and Fogg. After all, Yan Shouqi is just a blue-collar player, and he basically does not have the ability to attack with the ball, so for Cooper, the Liaoning team will definitely rely on it very carefully.
Cooper's characteristics are definitely still in the offense and organization, but the Liaoning team hopes that he can do a good job in defense, after all, the level of the domestic players in the Liaoning team is very high, so the foreign aid wants to integrate in, and he has to do some dirty work. The reason why Fogg fits in so well is because he is very clear about his positioning, not only can people score, but they are also willing to participate in defense, which is very important.
In the recent training, Yang Ming also made a bold decision, he personally went off the court to guide Cooper's defense, hoping that he could give the team more help on the defensive end, so that he could really make the Liaoning team. Make up for this shortcoming on the back line. In the future, after Guo Allen returns, the five guards of the Liaoning team will be the players in the regular rotation of the playoffs. It can be said that as long as Cooper can show a positive attitude to play like Fogg, the Liaoning team's defensive line is unique in the league.