On April 17, Beijing time, all the games in the first phase of the 2023-2024 CBA playoffs have ended, and the roster for the quarterfinals of this season's CBA playoffs has also been officially released, and the four groups of matchups in the quarterfinals of the second round of the playoffs have all been determined. What is coming up is the real playoff showdown, the pinnacle showdown, the battle for supremacy, who can advance to the semi-finals?
The top eight teams this season are: Liaoning, Xinjiang, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangsha, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, the first four teams enjoy byes in the first round, and the last four teams have won the play-off after three games and two wins. To a certain extent, the first four teams are at ease, while the bottom four teams are tired.
The quarter-final matchups will be:
Top half: Liaoning (43-9), who are top of the regular season standings, will face Shenzhen (31-21), who are eighth in the regular season standings. The tournament will be played on the evening of April 18. Liaoning faces the challenge of Shenzhen at home! This season, the two sides played each other, and Liaoning swept Shenzhen 2-0.
Since the strength of the two sides is not at the same level, after all, Liaoning belongs to the championship team favorite, and Shenzhen only belongs to the playoff level of the team, the gap between the two is a bit big, of course, everything in the playoffs is full of changes, so it may not be that Shenzhen has no chance, but in general, the probability of Liaoning advancing to the semifinals is at least more than ninety, so Shenzhen may stop there!
Bottom half: Xinjiang (41-11), second in the regular season standings, will face Guangzhou (29-23), 10th in the regular season standings. The match will be played on the evening of April 19, and Xinjiang will face the challenge of Guangzhou at home! The two sides have met three times this season, and Xinjiang is 1-2 behind Guangzhou.
For the playoffs Guangzhou vs. Xinjiang, I think Guangzhou should be the happiest, after all, Guangzhou defeated Xinjiang twice this season, in a certain degree and psychological quality and all aspects of comparison, Guangzhou is not afraid of Xinjiang, there is the strength of Xinjiang to wrestle with Xinjiang, maybe Guangzhou will once again stage the following gram drama, looking forward to Guangzhou to stage a miracle again!
Bottom half: Zhejiang (41-11), third in the regular season standings, will face Shanghai (32-20), sixth in the regular season standings. The match will be played on the evening of April 19th, Zhejiang hosts the challenge of Shanghai! The two sides have played each other 4 times this season, Zhejiang 3-1 Shanghai!
For the two teams, Zhejiang Chouzhou is higher than Shanghai in terms of overall strength or tactical execution ability or psychological quality, especially the playoff experience, Zhejiang Chouzhou has experienced a lot of experience in the finals and playoffs, so in all aspects, Shanghai is at a disadvantage, Zhejiang Chouzhou is not a team like BAIC, especially Zhejiang is an offensive team, Shanghai wants to play against Zhejiang Chouzhou, I am afraid that it will not take advantage, but lose its own advantages!
Top half: Guangdong, which is fourth in the regular season standings, will face Guangsha, who is fifth in the regular season standings. The game will be played on the evening of April 18, Guangdong hosts Guangsha Challenge! The two sides have played each other 3 times this season, Guangdong 2-1 Guangsha!
Guangdong and Guangsha these two teams meet, always make people feel a little incredible, today's Guangdong has been strong, full health, this season to the championship, but Guangsha is plagued by injuries, so to a certain extent, Guangdong has a particularly big advantage, Guangdong this season offensive ranked second, the use of fast break score ranked first, in the lineup rotation Guangdong five up and five down, this in the entire league no one dares to play like this, this is the performance of self-confidence. Is it very likely that Guangsha has fallen at the feet of Guangdong?
The quarter-finals will be played in a best-of-five format. （2-2-1）
Who will you support to win?My personal prediction is that Liaoning, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Xinjiang will advance to the semi-finals.