On May 11, Beijing time, the CBA focus semifinals of Guangdong and Liao grabbed the top five battle squad, Guangdong inner core Zhou Qi was absent due to a back injury, but Ren Junfei ushered in a comeback, Liaoning backcourt core Guo Allen continued to be absent, and Li Xiaoxu missed two consecutive games due to injury. For the first time in the history of Guangdong and Liaoning, the battle for the top five is about to start, and the winner will get the remaining finals seats this year, and will face off against Xinjiang to compete for the championship.
Guangdong: Xu Jie, Hu Mingxuan, Jordan Bell, Zhang Wenyi, Du Runwang, Xu Xin, Ren Junfei, Zhang Hao, Weems, Zhang Haojia, Zhang Mingchi, Waters.
Liaoning: Cooper, Fu Hao, Zhao Jiwei, Fogg, Zhao Shuzhou, Liu Yanyu, Moreland, Yu Zechen, Yan Shouqi, Li Huyi, Han Dejun, Zhang Zhenlin.
When Xinjiang has eliminated Zhejiang with a total score of 3-1 to return to the finals, Guangdong and Liaoning fought to a total score of 2-2 in the first four games of the semifinals, and the two sides ushered in the first five battles in the history of the Guangdong-Liaoning war.
Zhou Qi, the core of Guangdong's inner line, suffered an injury problem, and he was held by Liaoning foreign aid Moreland in the semifinals G4, and many high-intensity confrontations led to a recurrence of his back injury. Zhou Qi stayed in Dongguan to recuperate and did not come to Shenyang with the team, and according to Zhu Fangyu and Du Feng, Zhou Qi currently needs to be in bed to recuperate, and needs to take painkillers to sleep.
The lack of Zhou Qi is a huge loss for Guangdong's internal offensive and defensive strength, after all, Zhou Qi played in the semifinals in the three games, he contributed two doubles. Fortunately, Ren Junfei, another big player in Guangdong, ushered in a comeback and will give the team some offensive and defensive help inside.
As for Liaoning, Guo Allen, the core of Liaoning's backcourt, continues to be absent, and he has not played a game in this year's playoffs so far. Li Xiaoxu missed the second game in a row, and Fu Hao and Liu Yanyu performed well in the last game, and the top five battle is expected to continue to be reused by Yang Ming.