Last night, the 51st round of the 2020-21 CBA Pro League regular season Shenzhen Navigator and Sichuan Blue Whales came as promised. After four quarters of fierce competition and extra time, relying on the magical performance of Aschia Booker, Shenzhen team finally won with a score of 114-106. After the end of this campaign, the Shenzhen men's basketball team temporarily ranked seventh in the standings, and the Sichuan team ranked tenth.
Looking back at the progress of the game, Hamad Haddadi and Li Yuanyu scored consecutively, and Shen Zijie responded by playing 2+1. Haddadi and Shen Zijie attacked each other inside, He Xining and Kenny Burton also had good performances, and at the end of the first quarter, Shenzhen led Sichuan 28-20. In the second quarter, Li Yuanyu soared into three points, Aschia Booker, He Xining, Shen Zijie blossomed more, Marcus Hunter suddenly shot and gave, and at the end of the half, the Sichuan men's basketball team fell behind Shenzhen 50-53.
Yi Bian fought again, Sichuan sent a double foreign aid lineup, and Hunter continued to kill the four sides on the offensive end! Shen Zijie, Yang Linyi blossomed inside and outside, Haddadi completed a two-handed dunk, and the three quarters were overrun, and the Sichuan team surpassed the Shenzhen team 76-73. In the final quarter of the showdown, Hunter even shot with penalties that no one could stop, and Shen Zijie and Yang Linyi scored consecutively. In the closing stage, Booker scored an incredibly magical three-pointer, while Hunter's long-range shot was interfered with by Hehinin, and the two sides drew 98 into overtime! In the extra time, Booker broke through consecutively, although Su Ruoyu and Jing Han scored successively, they could not limit the rotation of Shen Zijie and Booker, and finally Shenzhen team defeated Sichuan team 114-106, winning the key card position battle!
View the personal data of the main players on both sides: Shenzhen team, Aschia Booker 36 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists; Shen Zijie 29 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; Kenny Burton 14 points; Lu Yiwen 10 points, 10 rebounds; Yang Linyi 10 points, 4 rebounds; He Xining 9 points. For the Sichuan team, Marcus Hunter had 49 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds; Hamad Haddadi had 17 points and 11 rebounds; Jing Hanyi had 12 points and 3 rebounds; Su Ruoyu had 8 points and 10 rebounds; and Li Yuanyu had 7 points and 3 rebounds.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Shenzhen coach Qiu Biao said with some emotion: "This should be the most wonderful and difficult game I have experienced since I became a coach!" We are especially happy that we finally won, and we especially need this victory! Thanks to every team member, everyone did not give up when they were behind, this is the team's victory! ”
In the face of the media camera, shenzhen team core player Aschia Booker thanked the coach and teammates for their trust, only to see him say: "This game is a victory that everyone spelled out together, the coaches and teammates trust me, and let me attack resolutely at the last moment!" ”
In contrast, the Sichuan team, which regretted the defeat, due to the head coach Zhou Jinli's leave of absence due to family affairs, assistant coach Moko commanded on the spot. Speaking about the game, Moko said: "I think our players did their best to fight, although it was a pity to lose in the end, there were problems in the defense of the last few rounds of the fourth quarter, and the good situation was lost, but the team's hard work is commendable! Everyone's play is very smooth, the execution is also good, and the opportunities that should be seized have been seized. ”
According to the schedule, at 12:30 noon on April 3, the Shenzhen men's basketball team will play with the Guangdong team, and at 7:30 pm on April 3, the Sichuan men's basketball team will usher in the challenge of the Shanxi team, hoping that in the case of staying away from injuries, the players can play the ideal competitive state!
(Source: All Sports Media)