Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 14 (Reporter Lin Deren) The 2024-2025 Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) kicked off on the 12th. In the last two matchdays, most of the teams finished their season debuts. Due to the relaxation of the number of foreign players playing this season to 7 in the fourth quarter, the foreign players who have received more playing time have played more dazzling statistics, and the local players have also performed wonderfully.
On October 13, Sichuan player Sumner (second from left) lays up during the game. On the same day, in the first round of the 2024-2025 CBA regular season, Ningbo defeated Sichuan 126-114 at home. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Suo Xianglu)
Last week's personal high came against Sichuan, where Sichuan's foreign player Sumner scored 46 points and provided nine assists. However, his eye-catching performance failed to bring the team a victory. Ningbo's two foreign players, Rakosevich and Howard, combined for 60 points, and Rakosevich grabbed 11 rebounds at the same time to lead Ningbo to a 126-114 victory.
In addition to Sumner, Liaoning's Ferg scored 39 points, returned to Jilin's Dominic · Jones with a triple-double of 32 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists, Shenzhen's Perry had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Shandong's Gailey scored 32 points, and Jiangsu's Smith scored 37 points.
A high score doesn't necessarily mean a team can win. Sumner failed to lead the Sichuan team to victory, and Smith, Jones and other teams also suffered defeats. On the whole, the team with smoother coordination and more efficient tactical execution will have the last laugh.
On October 12, Liaoning player Zhao Jiwei (center) broke through in the game. On the same day, the opening game of the CBA regular season was held in Shenyang, Liaoning, and the Liaoning team defeated the Zhejiang team 123-112 at home. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang
In terms of local players, Zhejiang Guangsha "twin stars" Hu Jinqiu and Sun Minghui both played at a high level last week. Hu Jinqiu scored 37 points individually, and Sun Minghui had 21 points and 11 assists. The Guangsha team withstood the impact of the Shandong team and finally won the "good start" with an advantage of 11 points. Liaoning's Zhao Jiwei is still in hot form, and when the team once trailed Zhejiang by double digits, he bravely shouldered the burden and helped the team achieve a comeback and win through tandem and scoring. He had 22 points and eight assists on his own.
This season's large-scale reinforcements of the Beijing team and the Beijing control team both won. The Beijing team defeated the fierce rival Shanghai team in extra time, and the Beijing control team defeated the Jilin team in a reversal.
On October 13, Beijing player Eugene Germain celebrates the victory. On the same day, in the first round of the CBA regular season, the Beijing team defeated the Shanghai team 110-107 in overtime at home. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Yuan
As traditional strong teams in the league, the Guangdong team and the Shenzhen team did not get off to a "good start". The Guangdong team faced the Shanxi team, and the whole game was passive; Shanxi is in full bloom, with a total of seven players reaching double figures. Challenging the Shenzhen team, the young Nanjing team was unbeatable at the beginning; Foreign aid Lief and Moody output steadily, Guo Haowen scored 20 points, Zhu Mingzhen and Lin Wei contributed 17 and 16 points respectively, and finally the Nanjing team defeated the opponent by 13 points.
Two days before the start of the CBA season, each team was presented to fans with a new look. Due to the change of foreign aid policy, the strength gap between the teams has been objectively narrowed, and scenes such as alternating leads, reversals, and "lore" have emerged one after another.
In the first round, Zhou Qi, Zhang Zhenlin and other famous players failed to appear due to injuries and other reasons.
Source: Xinhuanet