In the first game of the CBA finals, the challenger struggled to make the process unexpected, and the gap was clear at a glance; The defending champions, while clear, are showing signs of an end; The Chinese men's basketball team has opened a new stage, and the wheel of history cannot be stopped.
The defending champion Liaoning men's basketball team and the Xinjiang team will meet in the finals of the CBA2023-24 season to start a strong dialogue;
On the face of it, this result is expected, after all, the two teams played the best in the regular season, ranking in the top two;
Its essence is a helpless final, which does not represent the highest level of the current domestic league;
After the start of the first round, the Liaoning men's basketball team showed rich court control ability and always suppressed the opponent's offense; The Xinjiang men's basketball team once only relied on foreign aid Jones to fight alone, barely maintaining a situation, and the gap is still relatively obvious;
The Xinjiang men's basketball team returned to the finals, and most of the players were not psychologically prepared to play tough battles, including the head coach;
Therefore, it is difficult to carry out the game process according to the pre-game plan, coupled with the fact that the core point guard Zhao Rui was unable to play due to injury, and his strength was discounted, and the result can almost be shown in advance: that is, the Liaoning men's basketball team will successfully defend the title, and the score will be basically fixed at 4:0 or 4:1;
From another point of view, this is the last glory of the Liaoning men's basketball team, and it is destined to mark the end of an era; The defending champion relied on a patchwork to gather a luxury lineup, and the age structure of the core players has entered an aging population, which can be said to be worse than a year, whether it is Zhao Jiwei, or Han Dejun and Guo Allen, they have all entered the end of their careers;
On the other hand, other competitors are in the stage of steady improvement, especially the Guangdong men's basketball team has cultivated a group of teams with an average age of about 25 years old, and the future development is unlimited;
The men's basketball teams in Xinjiang and Zhejiang Chouzhou are also very ambitious and have made great efforts in the future layout;
In a word, after the Liaoning men's basketball team defeated the Guangdong team, it was almost certain that it could defend the title ahead of schedule; At the same time, it also announced the end of an era, which is the charm of sports competition.