On April 19, Beijing time, Xinjiang made a good start against Guangzhou at home, and Abudu, the MVP of the regular season, was injured and frightened, but he still played an extremely good performance. Abudu was 6 of the first 6 in this game, even if the crosshairs declined after that, he still contributed 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the whole game, leading Xinjiang to defend the home court to defeat Guangzhou and take a 1-0 lead in the total score.
The 27-year-old Abdu, in his ninth season of career, played a very well-rounded season, averaging 19 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1 steal and 0.6 blocks per game in the regular season, leading Xinjiang to second place in the league and winning the regular season MVP for the first time in his career.
Although Xinjiang was at a disadvantage 1-2 against Guangzhou in the regular season, Xinjiang was still the more favored side to advance in this round of the series. In the first quarter, when the two sides played extremely anxiously, Abudu became the best player in Xinjiang, he scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 4 of 4 in a single quarter, becoming the most courageous player in Xinjiang, leading the team to only 2 points behind Guangzhou in the first quarter.
It's just that at 8 minutes and 13 seconds in the second quarter of the game, Abdu was hit by Chen Yingjun flying to grab the ball, and Abdu was knocked to the floor lying on the ground holding his knees, which was naturally extremely worrying about his injury. Abdu was then substituted and returned to the locker room for a check-up, and Abdu was also out for the remainder of the second quarter. Abdu played less than 2 minutes in the second quarter, scoring 2 points on 1-of-1 shooting, allowing him to score 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 5-of-5 shooting in the first half.
Fortunately, Abudu continued to start in the second half without much trouble, and his sixth shot was also on target, so that he was efficient in the first 6 of the game. Abudu led Xinjiang to continue to suppress Guangzhou to maintain the lead, even if he slipped in the third quarter with a 3-of-7 crosshair, but he only played 25 minutes in the first three quarters, and he had a double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-12 shooting, helping Xinjiang continue to maintain a 5-point lead.
In the final quarter of the game, Abudu missed one after another, but fortunately, his teammates were extremely powerful, Xinjiang gradually expanded its double-digit lead, and Abudu made a layup in the final stage to expand the 18-point advantage to lay the victory, and he also clocked out in advance. Xinjiang has already taken a 1-0 lead on aggregate, and they will continue to try to win and extend their lead in the next game, and it is interesting to see if Abudu can continue to play a powerful all-round performance.