Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, January 1 (Guo Tianqi) A key battle in the 15th round of the regular season of the 2023-2024 China Men's Professional Basketball League (CBA) will start in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province on the evening of the 30th. In this game, facing the Xinjiang team with a number of top forward players, the Zhejiang team will usher in a great test, and Yu Jiahao will be the key player on the defensive end of the Zhejiang team. In addition, on the evening of the 15th, the Xinjiang team officially announced that new foreign aid Tanner Groves officially joined, which means that he is expected to make his debut in the game against the Zhejiang team.
On December 12, in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, Wu Qian (white), a player of the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent Team, made a layup in the game. Photo by reporter Wei Liang
On the evening of the 13th, the Zhejiang team defeated the Beijing Enterprises team in a difficult away game and completed the season "double kill" against the Beijing Enterprises team. Although the battle was won, but in the face of the Beijing Control team that dared to fight and dare to grab, the already slightly tired Zhejiang team consumed more physical strength, and now it will face the strong Xinjiang team after only one day of rest when it returns to the home stadium, and the physical fitness of the Zhejiang team will be tested. The Xinjiang team ended the game with the Fujian team on the 12th, which gave them one more day to rest and adjust than the Zhejiang team.
In addition to the physical test, the biggest test for the Zhejiang team will be the strong forward line of the Xinjiang team. The Xinjiang team has one of the most versatile forwards in the league, whether it is the core of the team, Abdul Salamu, the young player Qi Lin who has improved significantly, or the big foreign player Dominic Jones, they can put more pressure on the opponent and even change the trend of the game. In addition, the Xinjiang team welcomed Tanner Groves, a new recruit on the inside, and if he can play in the match against the Zhejiang team, the Zhejiang team will face new challenges.
In the Zhejiang team, the key player who can compete with the Xinjiang team's forward players is Yu Jiahao, the 20-year-old teenager is 2.21 meters tall, and is the offensive and defensive weapon of the Zhejiang team, and his performance on the defensive end is particularly dazzling. Yu Jiahao, who was named the second CBA League Defensive Player of the Month, averaged 1.9 blocks per game, ranking third in the league during the selection period, and when he was on the floor, opponents scored 3 fewer points per 12 possessions and shot 4.4 percent from the basket when he was on the floor, and he made 36.12 rim attempts per 4 minutes, and opponents shot only 37.8% of the finishing shots when he was rim guarded.
In addition, the Zhejiang team has two excellent defenders, Wu Qian and Carrick Jones, a small foreign aid. Wu Qian has played a solid role in recent games, played a good role in mobilizing the team, and his excellent performance on the three-point line has also helped the team to achieve a number of victories, and Carrick Jones has proved his importance to the team with excellent performances since arriving in the Zhejiang team, as an all-round guard, Carrick Jones is extremely organised, experienced in the game, and his scoring ability should not be underestimated.
The last time the two teams met, the Xinjiang team defeated the Zhejiang team 116-107, this time the two sides fought again, the Zhejiang team will go all out to "take revenge" and bring confidence to the team with a victory; the Xinjiang team, which has won five consecutive victories in the league, is bound to attack the six consecutive victories and consolidate its position as the "leader" of the league. (ENDS)