On the evening of April 23, Beijing time, in the 1/4 match of the 2023-2024 CBA League playoffs, Liaoning Bengang challenged Shenzhen Marco Polo away, and Guangdong South China Tiger challenged Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine away. Guangdong South China Tigers lost 102:109 to Zhejiang East Sunshine Pharmaceutical, and the two sides played 2:1 in the best-of-five game, and Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine had another chance to equalize the aggregate score. Unexpectedly, Liaoning Bengang foreign aid Moreland and Guangdong South China Tigers center Zhou Qi were expelled from the field by seizing power.
After the CBA playoffs entered the most fierce 1/4 competition, every team was eager to win the opponent, and the defensive intensity and offensive and defensive conversion speed were raised to a new level. In the second round of the 1/4 match between Xinjiang Elite and Guangzhou Longlions, Shalamu and Brown fell to the ground in the process of attacking and defending on the field, causing players from both sides to gather, and Xinjiang player Huang Rongqi waved his arm and elbowed his opponent, Huang Rongqi was expelled from the field by seizing power, and was suspended for 3 games and fined 150,000 yuan.
Huang Rongqi's punishment does not seem to have much deterrent power. In the match between Liaoning Bengang and Shenzhen Marco Polo, Guangdong South China Tiger and Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine, Shenzhen and Guangsha ended the season after losing one game, and the only option at home was a Jedi counterattack. However, in the third quarter of the game between Liaoning Bengang and Shenzhen Marco Polo, Moreland and Sallinger attacked and defended, Moreland attacked, Sallinger defended, Moreland knocked down Sallinger, and was directly punished by the referee for a physical foul, plus the previous technical foul, Moreland was seized power. In another game, Guangdong South China Tiger Zhou Qi was caught by the opponent two close to the opponent when attacking, Zhou Qi elbowed Li Jinxiao's face in the process of turning around with the ball, and after the referee reviewed the video, Zhou Qi was expelled from the field by the right to leave, resulting in the fourth quarter of the game was reversed by Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine.
Zhou Qi and Moreland had physical fouls, and the two could not escape the fate of being punished, the fine is a small matter, and the suspension is a big deal. In these two seizures of power, Moreland was punished more lightly, with an official fine of only 20,000 yuan, which did not have a great impact on the team in the semifinals. also elbowed the foul, and compared with the result of Huang Rongqi's punishment, Zhou Qi was suspended for 2 games and fined 100,000 yuan. Zhou Qi's seizure of power had a great impact on the team, and he was directly reversed by the opponent when he was leading by a large score. Next, Guangdong South China Tigers are still away games, Zhou Qi cannot participate, and it is very likely that Zhejiang Dongdong Sunshine Medicine will equalize the score.
According to the current prediction of the strength of the team in the first half of the region, Liaoning Bengang met Guangdong South China Tigers in the semifinals, and Zhou Qi was suspended for a few games, which not only affected the 1/4 game, but also most likely affected the semi-finals, which is the heavy price paid by the players who are not calm. In contrast, it is estimated that Liaoning Bengang is secretly happy, and the players have been given enough time to adjust in the case of having entered the semifinals, and the opponents on the other side are still fighting, even if Moreland is suspended for 1 game and has little impact on the team, whether it meets Guangdong South China Tiger or Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine in the semifinals, it actually has the first opportunity. Looking forward to the exciting game, don't want the players to get hurt, respect the opponent, fair competition, and inherit the spirit of sportsmanship!