On the evening of October 14, Beijing time, the last game of the first round of the CBA ended, and the Tianjin men's basketball team defeated the Fujian men's basketball team 115-104 to win the start. Fujian relied on the home advantage to lead by 7 points in the first quarter, and was equalized by Tianjin at halftime, and Tianjin opened a 7-point gap in the third quarter, and directly opened to more than 10 points in the final quarter to lock in the win.
In this game, Tianjin Dawai James played 43 minutes, 11 of 24, 10 of 10 free throws, and got 33 points, 27 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers. Little foreign aid Rawitt is 7 of 20+ 3 of 10 three-pointers, and he doesn't feel good.
24-year-old point guard Lin Tingqian is Tianjin's offensive engine, he played 40 minutes, 10 of 18, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 23 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, shooting rate of 55.6%, three-point shooting rate of 50%, Lin Tingqian's true shooting rate of 67.4%, his debut performance was very good.
At the end of the first round of the CBA, there were 16 foreign aides and 4 local players in the top 20 scoring list, namely: Hu Jinqiu (37 points), Lin Tingqian (23 points), Wang Ruize (26 points), Zhao Jiwei (22 points), I have to say that Lin Tingqian's scoring ability has been recognized.
Lin Tingqian is in the summer of 2023 to renew his contract with the Tianjin team for three years with a maximum salary, and there are still two years of maximum salary, as a 2020 Tanhua show, he got a maximum salary contract after playing in the NBA for three years, and Lin Tingqian was also selected to the All-Star team twice in a row in 2021-2022.
If Lin Tingqian's data can be increased to an average of 20+5+5 per game this season, then he will most likely become another treasure island player selected for the best team after Chen Yingjun.
Text/Yan Xiaobai: CBA observation