On April 23, in the third game of the Guangsha VS Guangdong series, Guangsha completed a 23-point reversal and changed the score to 1:2.
In this game, Sun Minghui had already committed 5 fouls at the beginning of the third quarter. Hu Jinqiu was absent due to injury, and Sun Minghui committed 5 crimes early, so Guangsha himself may have felt that he had no chance. But the turning point occurred when Zhou Qi elbowed Li Jinxiao and was expelled from power.
Of course, this shocking reversal is inseparable from Guangsha's own hard work, Li Jinxiao scored 19 points in the first half, spelled out Zhou Qi, and Zhao Yanhao in the second half, in this game, he hit 7 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points, including 3 consecutive 3-pointers in the closing stage to help Guangsha lock up the win.
But this reversal may also be inseparable from Guangdong's strategic abandonment. It stands to reason that Guangdong is still 7 points ahead of Guangsha, even without Zhou Qi, in the face of Guangsha, which has not Hu Jinqiu and has committed 5 crimes, Guangdong still has a great advantage. But Guangdong can't win this game anyway.
Because, according to the severity of Zhou Qi's elbow movements, it is almost inevitable that he will be banned by the CBA, which is nothing more than to see how many games he will be banned in the end. In the face of the fact that Liaoning has advanced to the semi-finals, if this win Guangsha, then the first few games of the Liaoning-Guangdong war, in the absence of Zhou Qi, Guangdong will almost lose.
But if you strategically give up two games, you can offset one or two of Zhou Qi's bans, so that all the staff can deal with the next Liaoyue battle.
Of course, this strategic abandonment is also risky. On the one hand, it is necessary to play very smartly and silky to avoid being labeled as a negative game, after all, Li Chunjiang last season is a lesson from the past. On the other hand, if you strategically give up some games, if Hu Jinqiu comes back with an injury, then the outcome may not be decided.
Next, Zhou Qi will be banned for a few games, which will be the focus of attention of the whole CBA. But for Guangdong, they may be caught in a dilemma.