After the Liaoyue vs. G2 battle, Zhang Zhenlin, an all-star player of the Liaoning team, was once again pushed to the cusp. The 34 points, 7 rebounds and 0 mistakes in his debut made him a god overnight, but in the subsequent G2 battle, he fell to the mortal world overnight. Such a performance of gods and ghosts is indeed disappointing. Judging from the data after the game, Zhang Zhenlin is indeed the first pseudo-superstar in the CBA, his performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends has not reached the level of top stars, and he can basically only play tailwind, and even the 37-year-old Han Dejun is better than him.
This season is Zhang's fourth season in the CBA, and in the past three seasons, he has helped Liaoning reach the finals for three consecutive years and won the championship twice. However, Liaoning's championship wins in the past two years have been controversial, and their opponents in the semi-finals or championships are either injured or not the strongest team of the season. This also made Zhang Zhenlin and the Liaoning team's winning gold drop a lot.
However, this season, Zhang Zhenlin ushered in a chance to prove himself, and facing 11-time champions Guangdong in the semi-finals, this is definitely a great opportunity for him to prove himself. This season, he averaged 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in the regular season, including career-high points and assists. In the face of the debut of the Guangdong team, Zhang Zhenlin also went completely crazy, scoring 34 points and 7 boards in the whole game, and maintained 0 mistakes, completely breaking the Guangdong team's forward group on the offensive end. Such a perfect performance has the style of Ding Yanyuhang back then.
But in the subsequent G2 battle, with Zhou Qi's comeback, after the Guangdong team's internal line stood up, Zhang Zhenlin became timid. Let's talk about the offensive end first, there is no Zhou Qi to protect the frame in the G1 battle, Zhang Zhenlin can constantly impact the basket, and he also staged many dunks. But in the G2 battle, Zhang Zhenlin had no impact at all, basically floating outside the three-point line and shooting from a distance, occasionally impacting the basket, and also avoiding Zhou Qi to play, and he didn't dare to fight physically at all. This also led to him scoring only 15 points and 4 rebounds on 4-of-17 shooting from the field, as well as as as five turnovers.
The offensive end is completely limited, and the defensive end is also very bad. Judging from the post-match data, Zhang Zhenlin participated in 6 frame protection in the G2 battle, but all 6 frame protections failed, and all 6 times were scored by the opponent, the opponent's hit rate reached 100%, and his frame protection success rate was 0%. Among them, the most classic is being successfully singled out by the 1.78-meter Xu Jie, and being roared by the latter, this scene can be called one of the most classic moments of the season.
In fact, even in the G1 battle where Zhang Zhenlin was in excellent condition, his defense was useless, and in the first game, Zhang Zhenlin also did not defend and was scored by the opponent. In other words, in the first 2 battles of the Liaoyue War, Zhang Zhenlin failed to protect the frame 8 times, and even the 37-year-old Han Dejun was stronger than him. He has protected the rim eight times in his last two games, but he has managed to do seven of them. From this point of view, Zhang Zhenlin still has a long way to go before he becomes a superstar.