Quietly, the 2023-24 CBA semifinals are coming to an end. In the fourth game of the series between the Guangdong team and the Liaoning team that ended earlier, with the excellent performance of the whole team, the Liaoning team defeated the Guangdong team away with a big score, and the series score also came to 2:2.
The next fifth game is a life-and-death battle for both teams. According to relevant media, G5, Zhou Qi and Ren Junfei decided not to play, and both of them were absent due to injury. This is really not good news for the Guangdong team.
You must know that G2 and G3, the reason why the Guangdong team was able to win, Zhou Qi is an absolute hero. Although he didn't have many scenes on the offensive end, fans who watched the game knew how much influence Zhou Qi had on the game. On the defensive end, Zhou Qi is in charge on the inside, and the defense is solid. On the offensive end, Zhou Qi can also provide enough containment on the inside.
Of course, although Zhou Qi can't play, the Guangdong team will never give up easily. In the fifth battle, Du Feng's guidance will also reuse Zhang Mingchi. After the baptism of the regular season, Zhang Mingchi's performance is getting better and better. In addition to Zhang Mingchi, Zhang Hao and Xu Xin will also get a good playing time.
On the Liaoning side, Liu Yanyu, who performed well in the fourth battle, will continue to be reused. In the fourth battle, when Li Xiaoxu was injured, Liu Yanyu withstood the pressure. When he played with Han Dejun and Moreland, he was extremely efficient. Excellent mobility coupled with sufficient height benefited the Liaoning team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
In the fifth game, Li Xiaoxu continued to be absent. Unlike the fourth game, the Guangdong team lacks the core Zhou Qi on the inside, and Liu Yanyu will get more opportunities on the inside. In the first game, the reason why the Liaoning team was able to beat the Guangdong team at home was because the team's internal performance beat the opponent. Now, the Liaoning team has Liu Yanyu again, a strange soldier, and it is quite difficult for the Guangdong team to take away the victory from the away side.