Who would have thought that without Hu Jinqiu, Sun Minghui, and Zhao Yanhao fighting with injuries, Guangdong was actually completed by Guangsha to complete an incredible reversal, which was still leading by as many as 23 points at halftime, and in the case of Sun Minghui eating 5 fouls prematurely, it is no wonder that Du Feng was completely expressionless when he shook hands with Wang Bo after the game, and his hands were on his hips and stunned in place.
After the game, Du Feng did not shake hands with the players of Guangsha like he did when he won at home in Guangdong, and shouted for warmth, but chose to leave the field directly.
In the first half, the Guangdong team was ahead, Du Feng frantically praised and encouraged the players, and in the second half, the momentum of the Guangdong game suddenly changed, and Du Feng's encouragement was much less, replaced by his dissatisfaction with the players.
But having said that, the reason why Guangdong was reversed was completely "self-inflicted", and the unfavorable factors of the referee in the away game cannot be ignored, but no matter which team will encounter it, Guangdong fans don't have to worry too much about this, the main reason for the loss is Zhou Qi's brainless elbow swing in the third quarter.
Zhou Qi is the core of Guangdong's interior line and plays an irreplaceable role at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, so his expulsion from the court at a critical stage is the key to the reversal of the Guangdong team by Guangsha in the final quarter.
Without Zhou Qi's inner frame, Guangdong is equivalent to Guangsha without Hu Jinqiu, and the paper strength of the two was pulled back to the same running line, maybe, without Zhou Qi, the blow to Guangdong is even greater than Guangsha without Daqiu, Wang Bo still has an inside killer like Okafor under his hands, and Du Feng's big foreign aid is Jordan Bell, Bell's performance in this game is completely unsatisfactory, in the words of the commentator, he is too selfless to play, and he can go directly to the basket, and he has to pass it to Ren Junfei.
Bale's defensive ability is undeniable, but Guangdong actually needs his scoring more at a critical stage.
There are two people who directed Guangsha's shocking reversal, one is Li Jinxiao, who was the big forward who stepped forward in the first half when Guangsha collapsed, scoring 13 points in 5 of 6 shots, to a certain extent, alleviating the scoring problem of the inside line when Daqiu was not present.
Li Jinxiao played poorly in the 3-round series with Shanxi, with many fouls and poor shooting, and was once abandoned by Wang Bo, this time, Li Jinxiao successfully proved himself, and the starting game gave him enough confidence, and he took out 19 points in the game, and the score card of 3 in 5 three-point games was not too good, and he was also exhausted, but he completed the task excellently.
Another director is Zhao Yanhao, and this is also his redemption battle.
As one of the three highest-paid players in the Guangsha team, Zhao Yanhao is the one who is easily ignored by the opponent, with many injuries, and is absent from time to time, and the data is not as good as three years ago, especially after the rapid ascension of Zhu Junlong and Zhao Jiaren, Zhao Yanhao's low position in Guangsha has become more dispensable, and some Guangsha fans even eliminated Zhao Yanhao from the ranks of the four young Guangsha fans.
Du Feng has calculated everything, but he shouldn't be able to count it, Zhao Yanhao, who is the most easily ignored on weekdays, will usher in an outbreak in this game.
Because he only scored 3 points in the first half, the Guangdong team also relaxed its defense against Zhao Yanhao, but Zhao Yanhao is accumulating energy, just waiting for the outbreak of the second half, Sun Minghui at the beginning of the third quarter, ate his fifth foul, Zhao Yanhao was ordered to shoulder the scoring task of Mr. Sun, Sun Minghui's fate is a bad thing for Guangsha, but for Zhao Yanhao, it may be an opportunity.
Zhao Yanhao's own style of play is relatively elegant, he can attack independently, or he can receive the ball and project it directly, he doesn't need Sun Minghui's help to score, Mr. Sun is actually a bit on the top of this game, personal offense likes to rely on singles too much, and he doesn't pay attention to personal fouls, and takes the lead in completing the self-explosion, at this time, Wang Bo needs a strange soldier like Zhao Yanhao to disrupt the game situation, whether it can be reversed, it depends on this move.
In the third quarter, Zhao Yanhao completed two key three-pointers to help Guangsha narrow the difference, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Zhao Yanhao hit another empty three-pointer, at this time, he was still not valued by the Guangdong team.
Sun Minghui is the teammate who knows Zhao Yanhao best, and when he knows that Zhao Yanhao has hit two three-pointers in the third quarter, he knows in his heart that Zhao Yanhao is going to go berserk;
So at the end of the fourth quarter, Sun Minghui intentionally transmitted the ball to Zhao Yanhao, and Zhao Yanhao did not live up to Sun Minghui's entrustment, directly pulled out, and hit three three-pointers.
Here you can see the difficulties of the Guangdong team in this game, when Okafor + Sun Minghui + Zhao Yanhao +When Zhu Junlong and Zhao Jiaren are on the field at the same time, Guangsha's offense has no absolute shortcomings at all, Okafor can shoot three points, can play singles inside, and four people on the outside can also complete three-point shots, because Hu Jinqiu is not there, this lineup is not the strongest lineup of Guangsha, but with Zhao Yanhao, who is crazy, in fact, this lineup is more lethal than Hu Jinqiu when he was on the field, and there are no dead ends on the outside.
After the game, Zhao Yanhao, who hit 4 three-pointers in the last quarter, scored 14 points in a single quarter, and scored 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals in the whole game, also tried his best, collapsed a little, and half-squatted on the ground for a long time, which was tired, but Zhao Yanhao must not hesitate to win such a victory at home.
Zhou Qi's elbow undoubtedly changed the situation of the whole game, and it is likely that it will also change the situation of the next two series.