Xinjiang defeated the Shanxi men's basketball team 119-88, ending an embarrassing three-game losing streak. In this game, Xinjiang's 33-year-old veteran Zeng Lingxu played well, and he only used 20 minutes to get a double-double of 11 points and 10 assists, of which 8 assists appeared in the second quarter, laying the foundation for the team to win in one fell swoop.
In the third stage of the CBA, the Xinjiang team's defensive line has changed a lot. Adi Jiang's son, Bayi veteran Arslan and foreign aid Clark joined the team at the same time, which made the originally lacking Xinjiang defender line instantly crowded. In the past few games, Adi Jiang has been adjusting the lineup, and Xinjiang has also suffered the second three-game losing streak of the season.
Facing Shanxi, Xinjiang took the lead at the beginning, while Zeng Lingxu was still a substitute. In the first quarter of the game, Zeng Lingxu gained 6 minutes of time, continuously assisted Motai Yunus and Liang Yingqi to eat cakes inside, and he also had the performance of scoring on the layup in the counterattack. Under Zeng Lingxu's tandem, Xinjiang team achieved a 7-point lead in the first quarter.
The real threat of Lingxu was in verse 2. In this quarter, he gained 9 minutes of playing time and gave full play to his passing talent. Technical statistics show that Zeng Lingxu scored 5 points in a single quarter, plus 8 assists. Under his guidance, Zhou Qi, Abdul Salam, Clark, Liang Yingqi blossomed inside and outside, and the Xinjiang team won the Shanxi team by 19 points in a single quarter, laying the foundation for victory in one fell swoop.
In the third quarter of the game, Zeng Lingxu only scored 4 points, using the breakthrough to create a foul to shoot 4 goals, and the individual scored smoothly in double figures. Subsequently, Adi Jiang replaced him for rest. In the whole game, Zeng Lingxu only played 20 minutes, got a double-double of 11 points and 10 assists, and performed very efficiently. There is a very interesting statistic, so far this season, when Zeng Lingxu has at least 7 assists in a single game, Xinjiang has 21 wins and 3 losses, and when he has more than 8 assists, Xinjiang has 16 wins and 0 losses.
In the past three games, Adi Jiang has been allocating the lineup for xinjiang teams. Especially after Arslan joined, some people in the Xinjiang team's point guard line were overcrowded. In this case, Zeng Lingxu's playing time was also greatly affected. In the match against Beijing, Zeng Lingxu only played 17 minutes. Against Shenzhen, Zeng Lingxu played 16 minutes. This match against Shanxi, Zeng Lingxu won 20 minutes. These three games are not a small difference from the average playing time of 27 minutes per game that has been lingxu in the season. With less playing time, Zeng Lingxu could only improve his efficiency.
In fact, Ah Di Jiang's guidance did not need to examine Zeng Lingxu at all, there was nothing wrong with his ability. The 33-year-old veteran will make great contributions to the Xinjiang men's basketball team. In the future playoffs, Zeng Lingxu will still be the first choice in the No. 1 position of the Xinjiang men's basketball team!