On May 17, Beijing time, when Liaoning defeated Xinjiang 97-86 at home, taking a 2-0 lead in the total score, Zhang Zhenlin played a depressed performance. In this game, Zhang Zhenlin played 40 minutes and 55 seconds to be the second highest in the team, but he only had a crosshairs of 3 out of 10, especially 1 of 5 three-pointers, only 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, but he sent a team-high 4 turnovers, and once made a mistake and was replaced off the court, he threw his shirt to vent his emotions and rushed to the hot search.
Zhang Zhenlin performed well in the first finals, he contributed 19 points, 8 assists and 0 turnovers, becoming the sixth player in the history of the CBA playoffs to have at least 15 points, 8 assists and 0 turnovers, comparable to Zhao Jiwei, Li Nan and other players, and also won the "latest star" of the finals G1.
Just entered the finals G2, Zhang Zhenlin played a depressed performance, he only scored 9 points in 3 of 10, creating a personal record for the lowest score in this year's finals, his last finals was less than 10 points in a single game, or last year's finals G3 faced Zhejiang and scored 8 points.
Zhang Zhenlin was also only 1-of-5 from three-point range, and only scored 9 points on 10 shots, an average of less than 1 point per shot.
Zhang Zhenlin also made a team-high 4 turnovers, and he was replaced by Yang Ming in the middle of the second quarter. As a result, Zhang Zhenlin walked directly to the bench, and took off his jersey after sitting down, and then threw his jersey angrily to vent.
Zhang Zhenlin's performance in the finals G2 was terrible, and there was no doubt that he had no hope of winning the "latest star" honor of G2, but fortunately, Liaoning's victory was harmless, but Zhang Zhenlin's hopes of hitting the FMVP continued to shrink.