Coming to the top 8, the Guangdong men's basketball team, which rested for more than 10 days, was very physically strong, and at the same time, after a lot of training, they were in a particularly good state. As soon as the game started, the team worked the defensive end. Xu Jie kept pestering Sun Minghui at the beginning, which made the 1-team defender very uncomfortable. In the subsequent alignment, his mentality obviously fluctuated.
and Weatherspoon, another ace of the Guangsha men's basketball team, faced Hu Mingxuan. Weatherspoon was in good form in this game, and he was on fire on the offensive end, scoring 30 points. With Sun Minghui restricted, he carried the team's offensive banner. In order to limit the strongest scoring point of this Guangsha, Hu Mingxuan personally went into battle.
Hu Mingxuan's strategy was to restrict him from receiving the ball, and after several consecutive counterruns that couldn't shake Hu Mingxuan off, Weatherspoon's mentality obviously changed, and he directly pushed Hu Mingxuan who was chasing after him. It was a clear offensive foul, but the referee chose to ignore it.
Faced with such a situation, the Guangdong men's basketball team decisively adjusted its strategy. The team continued to kill Weatherspoon on the offensive end, which eventually allowed him to leave the game with six fouls. Guangdong's frontcourt rebounding and defense in this game are the key to their victory. Du Feng used the way Guangsha is best at defeating his opponent. The first game was able to win, and it is obvious that the Guangdong men's basketball team has made more adequate preparations.
The referee in this game was very scene-stealing, and 2 large-scale fouls did not escalate the violation. And the clean lid under the Cantonese basket was also blown off. Despite this, the team eventually won by 20 points. With Zhou Qi on the inside, the Guangdong men's basketball team is not afraid of any opponent. A healthy Zhou Qi is an inexplicable existence under the basket.
In this game, he and Zhang Mingchi protected the restricted area of the Guangdong men's basketball team very well, allowing Hu Jinqiu to return many times in vain. The opponent has the top inside group. In the face of their encirclement and suppression, Zhou Qi fought with ease. Even if Okafor is sent, Zhou Qi can easily take on his opponent. The main players are a steady output, while the role players are all out.
Huang Mingyi and Zhang Mingchi's performance in this game is indeed amazing. Guangdong will have to continue this high-intensity defense next, lock the opponent's ball carrier, and Guangsha's interior line will be weakened by half. And in the confrontation under the basket, it is necessary to dominate the frontcourt rebounding. With frontcourt rebounds, you can get more secondary offensive opportunities.
Since Coach Du entered the playoffs, he has also started self-adjustment. In the second quarter, when the team had an offensive power outage, Coach Du did not criticize the players. He made this point out in his post-match press conference. There are too many young players inside, he needs to be restrained, not to create a tense atmosphere, so that the players can solve problems on their own!