The venue for the CBA playoffs-Qingdao Guoxin Sports Center Diamond Stadium. Photo by Yuan Jinjin
Chinanews client, Beijing, July 31 (Li He) Unlike the long regular season, the CBA playoffs, which will officially start today, will be a fast pace that has not been seen for a long time. In such a fast-moving "war", more unknowns and challenges will follow.
In the forthcoming four sets of duels in the first round, the first half of the 12-to-eight matches were Qingdao vs. Shandong and Guangsha vs. Fujian. In the second half, there were 12 to 8 against Beijing Beikong vs. Jilin and Zhejiang vs. Shanxi.
According to the adjusted format, the first and second rounds of this season's playoffs, that is, 12-to-8 and 8-to-4 games, will be single-eliminated and eliminated, and the semi-finals and finals will be a three-game two-win system.
Playoffs vs. Chart
There is no room for error in the game system where the winner is determined. The unpredictability brought about by this has naturally won enough attention. For each team, the original turn-based arena has become an encounter, and the final result of the game will depend more on the actual performance.
This also provides more performance space for the stars. The playoffs were originally the stage for the stars, and the game system without any retreat also required them to give all of their balls in every game to be able to win back.
In this context, the dark polo team may be the first time the postseason curtain opens. In the first day of the duel, the Guangsha Youth Army played two good games against Fujian Trident and Qilu Derby. The game between Guangsha and Fujian may be the most anticipated matchup in the first four games of the playoffs.
Sun Minghui broke through and attacked. Photo by Shang Zeyang
Since the quarter-finals, the Guangsha Youth Army has been fully fired with the outbreak of Sun Minghui and won the title of "The Strongest All-China Class". After Caesars, the Fujian team has clearly defined the trident attack line of Lawson + Chen Linjian + Wang Zhelin. .
In the just-concluded regular season awards selection, Sun Minghui, who won the top steals and the assists king, was elected the most improved player, while Wang Zhelin, who won the scoring champion of the local players, was nothing. Two ace from two extremes naturally They all hope to prove themselves further in the playoffs.
Although the Fujian team is the last to advance in the 12th place, this is largely due to the big hole dug by the team in the first half of the regular season. Since the semi-finals, they have made clear their tactics and have won 11 matches in 16 matches. Therefore, they have been regarded as the "stubborn stubble" that their opponents least want to encounter in the first round.
Fujian player Wang Zhelin is in the game. Photo by Mao Daoguang
Compared with the Fujian team, the biggest advantage of Guangsha lies in their overall strength, but on the other hand, looking at the entire Guangsha team, none of them has been like Wang Zhelin, who has proven themselves under the intensity of the playoffs. The absolute strength of this is also a dead spot for the Guangsha team in the playoffs.
However, after the semifinals, Sun Minghui, who performed well and well, has the opportunity to be the answer to the problem for Guangsha. Therefore, in this group of duels, whether it is the Fujian team's "upset" victory or Sun Minghui's outburst, it will be a good show about the "dark horse".
And Beijing Enterprises and Jilin, Zhejiang and Shanxi are both rivals in strength. If the contest on the first day of the playoffs is about the "dark horse", the matchup the next day is full of infinite suspense.
The Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team ended the regular season with 29 consecutive victories. Image source: Visual China
In such a "short, flat and fast" competition system, another big point is, can anyone challenge "Banba" Guangdong?
With a wave of 29-game winning streak, the Guangdong team won the first place in the regular season without any suspense, and they will not encounter much resistance when they are about to face the winner of the "Qilu Derby" in the quarter-finals of the playoffs. But this does not mean that the Guangdong team, which aims directly at the championship, will win the championship.
From the semifinals, the challengers will appear in sequence.
Beijing Shougang, which is in the same half of the Guangdong team, sits on double foreign aid, and the defensive start of the game also gives them more stability in the playoffs. In addition, how much energy Jeremy Lin can explode in the playoffs is also worth looking forward to; if the final encounter with the Guangdong team in the semi-finals is Guangsha or Fujian, it means that they are all standing in the Guangdong team with the posture of the following grams. In front of him, morale was high.
Data map: Jeremy Lin. Photo by Chinanews reporter Li Jun
In the other half, Liaoning, Xinjiang and Beijing Enterprises are all potential opponents of the Guangdong team in the finals. The Liaoning team rebounded after the coaching change, and the integration between Mayo and the team is also getting better. They naturally hope that they can use a good result to reverse the decline of the entire season; although Xinjiang has lost Abdul Saramu, it has Zhou Qi They may be the only team that can form a "conversion" with Yi Jianlian on both offensive and defensive ends; as for Beijing Control, the last time the Guangdong team lost was due to the opponent. Marbury's understanding of the Guangdong team and his fierceness will be more powerful in the playoffs.
Although the semi-final has become two games and three wins, if the challenger can steal one game in the opening game, the pressure will all fall on the Guangdong team. The game environment that doesn't matter at home and away also obliterates the advantage brought by the Guangdong team's regular season ranking to a certain extent.
All of these prove that the South China Tiger is not worry-free.
Marbury led Beikong to defeat Guangdong in the regular season. Data map: The picture shows the North Control team coach Marbury. Crazy Friday Photo Source: Visual China
At the same time, in the midst of so much uncertainty, it is not just the Guangdong team that is facing challenges. In such a "short and fast" rhythm, a key penalty may determine the fate of a team for a season. By then, the CBA law enforcement referees will also face exponentially increasing trials and pressures.
In the "CBA2.0" era, the alliance proposed a number of reform measures, including the "Haechi Plan" aimed at improving the professional referee system. In the first season of this plan, it has withstood such a test, and the final result is also worthy of attention. (Finish)