On October 3, Beijing time, the second phase of the CBA preseason officially started, as the new season is coming, the CBA teams are also actively adapting to the new season foreign aid 4 quarters of the 7 people policy, so that the intensity of the second phase of the game increased sharply, in this case, the Shanghai men's basketball team ushered in the competition with the old rival Jiangsu.
At the beginning of the game, Shanghai quickly entered the state, under the tandem of the small foreign aid Waters, and played an efficient counterattack continuously, Wang Zhelin was also full of enthusiasm at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the Shanghai men's basketball team established an early lead, 23-12 at the end of the first quarter has established an 11-point lead.
In the second quarter, because it was a preseason, the Shanghai team also began to adjust the lineup more, and the Jiangsu men's basketball team was still in a bad state, but fortunately, foreign aid Smith gradually entered the state, and continued to help the team get through the predicament through personal ability, and Shanghai extended the lead to 14 points at halftime 40-26.
Yibian fought again, Shanghai men's basketball team got back the starting lineup, Wang Zhelin teamed up with two foreign aides to help Shanghai play an offensive climax one after another, fortunately, Jiangsu foreign aid Smith was reliable enough, and he carried the team's offensive banner, and the two teams fought to 23 draws in a single quarter, and Shanghai led by 14 points 63-49 in the third quarter.
Entering the final quarter of the competition, the Jiangsu team did not give many ways, Shanghai has maintained a double-digit lead, and finally Shanghai easily defeated Jiangsu 83-70.
【Data Details】
Shanghai: Wang Zhelin 17 points and 4 rebounds, Liu Zheng 9 points and 2 assists, Li Hongquan 2 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists, Waters 14 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, Wilson 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Liu Lijia 5 points, Li Tianrong 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Dai Hao 2 points and 4 rebounds, Luo Hanchen 2 points, Liu Zhengqing 1 point
Jiangsu: Wu Yujia 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Cui Xiaolong 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Zheng Qilong 15 points and 7 rebounds, Smith 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Thompson 11 points and 13 rebounds, Yan Shi 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Chu Tianyi 2 points and 2 assists, Ma Guodong 4 rebounds
Since it is a pre-season competition, it is not so much about winning or losing the game, it is more about helping the players find their form.
The Jiangsu team as a whole is still disappointing, with no potential to be competitive in the new season, and the only good news is that the two foreign players, Smith and Thompson, have performed well individually.
On the other hand, in the Shanghai team, Wang Zhelin can be said to have shown his might, playing 26 minutes and efficiently getting 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks, and also sent a burst hot pot in the game.
At the beginning, Wang Zhelin quickly entered the state, first holding the ball on the offensive end and entering the inside line to send both hands to explode and dunk, and then on the defensive end, he pounced left and right defense to send a big hot pot one after another.
In addition to Wang Zhelin, the debut performance of the new foreign aid Waters is also worthy of recognition, and he efficiently delivered 14 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists on 6-of-9 shooting in the game to conquer Shanghai Ji.
Perhaps because of the new addition to the Shanghai men's basketball team, Waters obviously suppressed his personal desire to score in this game, and devoted more energy to the tandem, completing the connection with Wang Zhelin many times.
It also included a brilliant behind-the-back pass, and next to Waters, Wang Zhelin was clearly more at home in attack.
In the face of Waters' debut performance, Shanghai's local "Oriental Sports Daily" reporter Xue Sijia quickly posted an article praising Waters after the game.
bluntly said that when his physical condition was not fully recovered, Waters delivered 13 assists throughout the game, revitalizing the attack of the whole Shanghai team, and such a debut can score full points.