The drums of the CBA semifinals are about to beat, and the Guangdong Hongyuan team is preparing intensively, and the fans' eyes are also focused on this traditional strong team. In a recent training session, the whole team practiced dribbling wildly, aiming to improve the team's offensive fluency and breakthrough ability. However, a small episode on the training ground unexpectedly became the focus - 19-year-old Zhao Jinyang accidentally made a mistake in a dribbling practice and lost the ball, and his basic skills were too poor.
Zhao Jinyang, the young basketball star, has won the hearts of fans and coaching staff with his outstanding performance and unlimited potential since joining Guangdong Hongyuan. Despite minor mistakes in practice, he averaged 14.7 minutes per game in the CBA regular season this season, contributing a solid stat of 3.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists, and shooting 26.3% from three-point range, showing his potential on the offensive end.
However, the biggest challenge facing Guangdong Hongyuan at the moment is the absence of two main players. Core center Zhou Qi was suspended for two games due to elbowing, while captain Ren Junfei was doubtful due to an unclear injury. Zhou's performance in the playoffs was crucial, averaging 18 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and he was an absolute pillar of the team's interior. Ren Junfei averaged 8.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the playoffs, and was a key figure in the team's interior and exterior connection.
In the absence of the two big players, the rest of the Guangdong Hongyuan team must step up, especially the outside shooters. As one of the leaders of the team, Hu Mingxuan shot 58% from three-point range this season, and helped the team stabilize the opponent with a 7-of-10 three-point performance in the series against Zhejiang Guangsha. His outstanding play undoubtedly provided strong firepower support for the team's three-point rain.
In the face of the upcoming semi-finals, Guangdong Hongyuan team needs every player's full effort. Learning from Zhao Jinyang's mistakes and looking for opportunities from the absence of Zhou Qi and Ren Junfei, the whole team must twist into a rope and give full play to the maximum power of team basketball. And fans are also looking forward to this traditional strong team being able to show a different style in the semifinals, bringing a wonderful basketball feast to the audience with accurate three-point rain and tenacious defense.