The strong dialogue did not win until the last minute.
On the afternoon of the 27th, the NBL League (National Men's Basketball League) ushered in a highlight of the 20th round: Shaanxi Xinda, which had achieved 18 wins and 1 loss in the first 19 rounds, faced Anhui Wenyi, who had 17 wins and 2 losses. The two top teams in the NBL League did keep the suspense until the last moment, with Shaanxi Xinda, who led the standings before the game, losing to Anhui Wenyi 88-91 until the last minute.
In the first meeting between the two sides this season, Shaanxi Xinda, who has performed well this season, finally defeated Anhui Wenyi 89-79 under the leadership of Yang Wenwen, and that defeat was also the first defeat of the defending champion in the season. The "grudge" between the two top teams in the NBL arena is, of course, not just the first leg of the season, in the playoff stage of last season, Anhui Wenyi also eliminated Shaanxi Xinda in the semifinals, which obviously further increased the expectations of all parties for this game.
And it is. Throughout the game, the two teams took a total of nine alternate leads, and until the end of the third quarter, Anhui Wenyi only maintained a very slight lead of 69-67. The glue game and such a weak point difference prove that the fourth quarter of the two sides will become a real "big showdown", and in the opening stage of the fourth quarter, Anhui Wenyi is still a slightly dominant side.
After the opening of the fourth quarter, Anhui Wenyi's Delekhei almost "dominated" both offensive and defensive ends, and it was under his leadership that Anhui Wenyi once extended the lead to 6 points. However, Shaanxi Cinda's performance so far this season is indeed perfect, and they have immediately re-forced the point difference through adjustments.
The performances of both teams during this time almost became a microcosm of the fourth quarter. Anhui Wen expanded the lead several times, and Shaanxi Xinda narrowed the point difference several times. In the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, although Anhui Wenyi still had a five-point lead of 88-83, Wang Xin hit a three-pointer on 2 of 2 free throws on the free throw line and Rexiati, once again helping Shaanxi Xinda to chase the score to 88-88 with only 1 minute left in the game.
Successfully leveling the score did make the morale of Shaanxi Xinda's players high, but the league leader made mistakes at both ends of the attack and defense in the last moment, and after not defending Yang Wenbo's shot, Yang Wenwen's key jump shot regretted to be out of the basket. Shaanxi Xinda, who had no choice but to adopt foul tactics, although he was pleased to see that Xue Bowen only made 1 of 2 free throws on the free throw line, but the old captain Rexiati's last-minute draw of three-point shots was also fruitless, and Shaanxi Xinda had to accept the defeat of Anhui Wenyi and the second defeat of the season.
In this game, Li Xiangbo contributed a team-high 27 points to Anhui Wenyi, and Delekhei, who performed well in the opening stage of the fourth quarter, contributed the team's second-highest 15 points. On the side of Shaanxi Xinda, who regrettably lost, Yang Wenwen scored a large double-double with 29 points and 13 rebounds in this game after cutting a large double-double in the first leg of the two teams, in addition, Rexiati, who missed a three-pointer, contributed 12 points and 9 rebounds to the team in this game.
The two top teams of the NBL League did present a wonderful showdown for everyone, and in the 21st round of the subsequent round, Shaanxi Xinda will face Foshan Kung Fu Kid and Anhui Wenyi will face Chongqing Huaxi International, and since Foshan (13 wins and 6 losses) and Chongqing (10 wins and 10 losses) are also the middle and upper reaches of the NBL field this season, these two strong teams that have just experienced a hard battle may have to go all out.