The G1 battle in the CBA finals came to an end, and the Liaoning team defeated the Xinjiang team 121-112 at home, made a good start, and took the lead in the best-of-seven finals. After the game, both Yang Ming and Fu Hao, who won the MVP of the game, remained surprisingly calm, and the whole team was ready to meet the counterattack of the Xinjiang team in the G2 battle.
Although the Xinjiang team has two more days of rest than the Liaoning team and has a physical advantage, the Liaoning team has rich experience in the finals. In addition, after the semi-finals of the Liaoning team experienced a martial arts hand-to-hand battle with the Guangdong team, it has crossed the most difficult level, and the team's mental state is very full, and they are not afraid of confrontation at all. Another good thing is that the South Korean referee blew two games of the Liaoning team in the semifinals, and the Liaoning team is more suitable for the scale of the referee. The South Korean referee blows the penalty close to FIBA, and the penalty for hand movements is very strict, so the Liaoning team does a good job of controlling the foul.
In the post-game interview, Yang Ming mentioned the reason for the Liaoning team's win, and incisively summarized two words, that is, experience. This kind of experience bonus may not be obvious in the regular season, but once you get to the high-end game like the finals, you can immediately see the difference. For example, the dynasty of Beijing's three championships in four years, as well as the last two championships of the Guangdong team, were tepid and stumbling in the regular season, but when they reached the finals, their mental outlook changed and took on a new look.
Although the final score difference in this game was only 9 points, the Liaoning team led by more than 20 points at most. Zhao Jiwei let go of the team in the first quarter to establish an advantage, and sent a scalpel pass many times. Fogg showed the strength of the championship foreign support, and stopped the bleeding when the opponent chased the points many times. Han Dejun is even more rare to hold the ball alone on the inside many times, and get into hand-to-hand combat with his opponent again and again. In the case of Moreland's short circuit, Han Dejun overdrew his physical strength to wipe Da Mo's buttocks, which are all manifestations of experience.
But Yang Ming is more aware that the Xinjiang team will definitely fight back. Abdul Salamu scored zero points in the half, Wu Guanxi didn't score an empty basket, Jones and Wiggington didn't continue to go berserk, and Qi Lin was troubled by fouls, these are the tuition fees paid by the Xinjiang team G1. And these scoring points, once they explode in G2, are still enough for the Liaoning team to drink a pot. Therefore, Yang Ming said that this is just one game, the series is very long, and strive to play both home games well. Fu Hao, who won the MVP, was also very calm, he modestly called Han Dejun a role model, and said that the Xinjiang team would definitely fight back in the G2 game.
Yang Ming and Fu Hao were surprisingly calm, and they basically represented the attitude of the whole Liaoning team, that is, they refused to open champagne at half-time. Looking at the world sports world, the act of opening champagne at half time is very explosive. In the past, AC Milan led 3-0 at half-time in the Champions League final and was overturned by Liverpool, and then the Guangdong team jumped all over the field and Du Feng delivered an acceptance speech in advance, and the result was overturned for the first time in team history with a 2-1 lead. As the beneficiary of the opponent's half-time champagne, the Liaoning team must learn from history and make sufficient preparations for difficulties, and the Xinjiang team is far more difficult to deal with than imagined.