On May 1, Beijing time, CBA semifinals Liaoyue vs. G1, Liaoning at home in the third quarter, 30-14 in a single quarter to open the difference, in the second half of the two quarters to get 60 points, Guangdong lack of stamina, and finally Liaoning defeated Guangdong 119-97, got off to a good start, and led 1-0 in total.
Liao Basket got off to a good start at home
The Liaoyue battle is one of the most talked-about games in the CBA, with both teams playing at a high level and winning the championship for the past six seasons. Let's briefly review the game, at the beginning of the game, Zhang Zhenlin used his impact to create damage, scored 2 points through free throws, and then broke through the dunk to score, Guangdong fired from the outside, Waters, Du Runwang hit three points in a row, and Zhang Mingchi, who came off the bench, also hit 3 three-pointers, don't look at Guangdong's outside hand, but it was the Liaoning team that took the lead in the first quarter, Liaoning led by 1 point 32-31, Zhang Zhenlin was very active, and was the first player in Liaoning to find the offensive feeling, scoring 11 points in a single quarter, as well as the explosive shot of Xu Xin.
Zhang Zhenlin violently dunked
In the second quarter, the two teams were still in a stalemate, with Waters scoring 2 points on a speed-up layup, and Zhao Jiwei also throwing near the free throw line. Guangdong's outside shooting rate dropped significantly, while Liaoning used the height and flexibility of the inside line to score points, Moreland scored a dunk under the basket, and Hu Mingxuan scored at the whistle, and Liaoning led by 3 points at halftime 59-56.
Zhang Zhenlin scored 34 points in the game
The third quarter became a watershed moment in the whole game, Guangdong was dumb on the outside, Liaoning frequently hit the inside, Dahan, Li Xiaoxu, Fu Hao, Moreland, Zhang Zhenlin was strong, of which Zhang Zhenlin hit 6 of 12 shots in a single quarter, 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, and Liaoning played a 30-14 attack to open the difference. Guangdong briefly narrowed the gap to about 12 points in the last quarter, and Yang Ming immediately interrupted Guangdong's momentum through a timeout, and finally Liaoning got off to a good start at home, leading 1-0 in the total score and seizing the upper hand in the best-of-5 system.
Guangdong gambled on the outside line and lost
Post-game stats: Zhang Zhenlin exploded as soon as he hit Guangdong, shooting 12 of 25, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 6 of 7 free throws to a playoff high 34 points and 7 rebounds. Guangdong has no good striker to match Zhang Zhenlin, Zhang Haojia fell into a foul crisis early, Ren Junfei was injured and absent, and Huang Mingyi and Zhang Hao's strength was insufficient. Zhao Jiwei scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals on 7-of-9 shooting. Fogg had 16 points, Dahan had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Li Xiaoxu had 8 points and 8 rebounds, and Fu Hao had 9 points and 4 rebounds.
Xu Jie made 8 of 18 shots
Guangdong lacked Zhou Qi and Erfei to be suppressed inside, they took 45 shots on the outside in this game, but only hit 12 goals, with a shooting rate of only 26.7%, and the crazy gamble did not win. Xu Jie got 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 8-of-18 shooting, Waters contributed 19 points and 6 assists on 8-of-19 shooting, Hu Mingxuan was in average condition with 5-of-14 shooting, and only 15 points and 5 rebounds on 1-of-7 three-point shooting, Zhang Mingchi contributed 15 points and 5 rebounds on 5-of-12 shooting, Xu Xin and Weems scored 10 points, and young player Li Yizhen also got 16 minutes of playing time.