Dahe Daily reporter Wang Weihao
On November 1, the 22nd round of the 2021 NBL League, the Henan Credit Shop Old Wine Men's Basketball Team ushered in the challenge of Hainan Haikou Walrus. In this game, the whole team of Henan team did not play as expected. In the end, the Henan Credit Shop Old Wine Men's Basketball Team lost to Hainan Haikou Walrus 89-112, and suffered three consecutive defeats for the first time in the season.
The Henan Credit Shop Old Wine Men's Basketball Team and the Hainan Haikou Walrus are old rivals with quite a relationship. In the previous first round of the two sides' last meeting, Henan had beaten their opponents 107-90. However, at that time, there were three core players in the Henan team: Cui Xiaolong, Jia Hao and Lu Junhu. In this fight, Henan's three youngsters have left the team, Tang Jian and Li Pengpeng are also injured, while the Hainan team has new personnel to supplement after the resumption. The strength of the two sides is almost the same.
In this game, the Henan Credit Shop Old Wine Men's Basketball Team sent li pengpeng, Tang Jian, Wang Zhixing, Feng Bofan, and Wei Zengfei to the starting lineup. At the beginning of the game, after the success of Hainan jumping ball, the strong attack on the inside line caused a foul and two free throws, and Wang Zhixing fired a shot from outside the three-point line to win the first attack for Henan. Hainan took the lead, playing an 8-0 start and taking a 10-3 lead. Feng Bofan made two free throws, Wang Zhixing scored three points, and the Henan team began to counterattack. It was Feng Bofan and Wang Zhixing who joined forces to shoot five three-point shots in a row, and the two sides fought to a 25-point draw. Wei Zengfei hit a three-pointer, and Henan took the lead for the first time. Although the three points were not as good as Henan, the Hainan team counterattacked and strongly broke through the inside tactics, and soon rebounded again. At the end of the first quarter, Henan fell behind 31-38.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Zhixing scored three points. However, Henan's scoring relied too much on the outside line, several three-point attempts failed to hit, and Hainan team protected the rebounds in the backcourt and played several quick counterattacks to maintain a slight advantage. In the final moments of the quarter, Feng Bofan scored three points, and Xinjiang made two free throws. At the end of the half, Henan fell behind 54-57.
Back at halftime, Hainan hit a three-pointer, and Tang Jian made up a basket and shot a long distance to score 5 points. After the two sides exchanged three points several times, the Hainan team, which had more scoring means, gradually expanded the score advantage. In the last moments of the quarter, Wang Zhixing made a layup, and Ren Pengpeng, a Henan player in the Hainan team, hit three points again, and the third quarter ended, and Henan team fell behind 71-90.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Yang Shen scored 6 consecutive points, and Xinjiang scored many points. Henan team felt sluggish, four consecutive mistakes, Hainan team played a 10-0 climax, the point difference expanded to more than 20 points. There is little time left in the game, and Henan has no hope of chasing points. In the end, the Henan Credit Shop Old Wine Men's Basketball Team lost to Hainan Haikou Walrus 89-112, and suffered three consecutive defeats for the first time in the season.
In terms of statistics, Henan's attack relies too much on three-point projection, and the two data of missing points and fast attack scores are far behind the opponents. In terms of personal data, Feng Bofan had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists; Wang Zhixing had 21 points and 6 rebounds; Wei Zengfei had 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 turnovers; and Yang Sheng had 14 points and 7 rebounds. After this game, Henan's current record is 22-10 wins and 12 losses, temporarily ranking eighth.
Source: Dahe News Editor: Hou Xiaoyong