In the CBA2023-24 playoffs, the rematch of the quarterfinals between Zhejiang Chouzhou and Shanghai Jiushi is still playing at the home of the Zhejiang team. In the first game, with a wave of the last quarter, the Zhejiang team got off to a good start without blood, and for the Shanghai team, the rematch is the most critical battle in this round of the series. The level of confrontation between the two teams also rose sharply in the second game, what is the concept? Zhejiang and Shanghai had 64 fouls in the whole game, and the two teams made a total of 58 free throws in the first half alone, while the Lakers, who are known for their penchant for attacking baskets, only made 25 free throws in the game against the defending champion Nuggets......
The actions of the two sides are indeed a little bigger, but the referee's ability to control the field is also debatable - the good end of the game has been blown into pieces and turned into a foul battle, and the referee on duty has also pushed himself to the front of the stage, and it is too undesirable to steal the spotlight and become the protagonist. In particular, the Shanghai team, which was fighting away, was forced to change its rotation order under such a penalty scale, and the main players Wang Zhelin and Bledsoe committed 5 fouls early, both of whom only played about 17 minutes, and Luo Hanchen, who performed eye-catchingly, finally left the court with 6 fouls. From the perspective of Shi Zhuge Liang, the king "won by lying down" this time, watching the wonderful performance of his teammates on the bench, and he was happy to dance.
Saiong lost his horse and knew that it was not a blessing, but this unfavorable situation unexpectedly activated Li Tianrong and Li Hongquan, and the two "calves" really provoked the beams in this game. In the most difficult moment, it was the "Shuang Li" who set up a cannon on the outside line to hit three points, and bit the score for the Shanghai team, so that the dawn of victory in the final quarter came, and in the end, Li Hongquan made 4 of 6 points, handed over a report card of 18 points and 7 rebounds, Li Tianrong made 2 of 2 three-pointers, 7 of 11 in the sports battle, contributed 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and both of them were the heroes of the Shanghai team's victory.
The turning point between the Shanghai team and the Zhejiang team occurred in the second half of the fourth quarter, when the score difference between the two sides has been staggered and the situation is very uncertain. And Liu Zheng, who was only 5 in the first three quarters, suddenly broke out! The veteran guard from Taiwan, with his keen defensive sense, stole Wu Qian and Cheng Shuaipeng in two consecutive rounds, and completed a gliding dunk and assisted Li Tianrong in the galloping conversion offense. Through the brilliant performance of defense, Liu Zheng also found the outside touch, when Wu Qian hit a difficult three-point, he immediately returned the outside 3+1, dominated the game at both offensive and defensive ends, and was a well-deserved god of war in the last quarter!
For a player like Liu Zheng, even if he had a mediocre hand and only shot 1 of 5 before, even if he looked non-aggressive, you can't relax your vigilance against him, he is like a hunter lurking in the dark, always ready to pounce and deliver a fatal blow at a critical moment. With Liu Zheng's outstanding performance, the Shanghai team also played a small climax of 41-27 in the final quarter in one fell swoop, and responded to the final wave of the first game of the Zhejiang team. As a result, the Shanghai team has also become the first team to win away from home so far in the playoffs, and the situation of the whole series is very good, and the two sides will move to the Shanghai Stadium, the home stadium of the Shanghai team, for two games, and the Shanghai team that has the initiative even has the opportunity to end this round of 5 games and 3 wins in their own home field.
The first battle of Tianwang Mountain in the CBA season is coming, is the Zhejiang team regrouping to regain the home advantage, or the Shanghai team that has already gained momentum and finally defeating the top, which side are you more optimistic about?