On the evening of April 11, Beijing time, in the first round of the CBA playoffs 12-8 focus matchup, the Guangzhou men's basketball team defeated the Qingdao men's basketball team 101-96 away from home, making a good start to the series.
As the most watched star in Chinese basketball at present, Yang Hansen received many awards such as the best defensive player of the season, the best star player of the season, and the best team of the season before the game, and it can be said that he made a lot of money; however, in the subsequent games, he seemed to be burned by the heavy trophy, and only scored 7 points on 2-of-8 shooting in the whole game, although he had 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, but there were as many as 7 turnovers.
There is no doubt that in this career playoff debut, Yang Hansen's performance was disappointing.
At the beginning of the game, Yang Hansen was firmly entangled in the defensive strategy of the Guangzhou team, and in the entire first half, he shot only 1 of 7, got 2 points and 10 rebounds, and he tried to play low-post singles many times, but whether it was facing the 32-year-old Guo Kai or the 23-year-old Jiao Boqiao, he couldn't stand it at all. The lack of mid-to-long-range shooting ability has made him frustrated on the offensive end.
After half-time adjustments, it was thought that he would find his form in the second half, but this was not the case, and throughout the second half, his desire to attack plummeted, and he only had one shot and failed to hit. The reason for this is still his lack of confrontation, especially in the face of Guo Kai, who is only 2.05 meters tall, he can't create his own hand space.
In addition to the poor performance on the offensive end, Yang Hansen also exposed a lot of problems on the defensive end, although he has 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, which looks good, but he is too slow, and over-relies on the defensive method of sinking the frame to let the opponent seize the opportunity, in the face of Chen Yingjun and his teammates' blocking, he can not improve the defense in time, Chen Yingjun hit three points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter to help the Guangzhou men's basketball team lock up the win, and he is mainly responsible on the defensive end.
A few days ago, some media reported that the Qingdao men's basketball team did not plan to let Yang Hansen participate in the draft, which attracted a lot of doubts and criticism from fans, but judging from the state of this game, he obviously does not have the strength to compete in the NBA.
Kong Dexin, a well-known sports media person, pointed out mercilessly after the game that Yang Hansen exposed many problems in his playoff debut, whether it was the lack of mid-to-long-range shooting ability on the offensive end or the weakness of athleticism on the defensive end, which became the place where he needed to quickly adjust and improve.
For the Qingdao men's basketball team and Yang Hansen, this defeat is a warning that they need to quickly adjust their mentality and tactics in the next games, and if they are swept out by the lower-ranked Guangzhou men's basketball team, it will not be a good thing for the team or Yang Hansen himself.