The top four of the CBA playoffs are out. Image source: CBA League

  Chinanews client, Beijing, August 4th (Li He) Even in a "sudden death" format that determines the outcome, the team that stayed on the top four of the CBA playoffs still has no surprises . The four teams in Beijing, Guangdong, Liaoning and Xinjiang that occupied the top four in the league in the regular season will continue to stay in people's field of vision and receive the spotlight. But even if there is no dark horse, the teams and players that have ended the season are still worthy of people's attention.

  On the evening of the 3rd, in the final quarter-finals of the CBA playoffs this season, Liaoning, third in the regular season, narrowly defeated Zhejiang, ranked sixth in the regular season, by 127:123. With the final promotion of the Liaoning team, the CBA semi-finals of this season will also emerge. Liaojiang and Jingyue will fight each other in the next few days and compete for tickets to the finals.

  When the final whistle of the match between Liaoning and Zhejiang sounded, the broadcast footage stayed on Wu Qian’s back for a long time. His No. 33 back number and name almost occupied the entire screen. At that time, he and his Zhejiang Men’s Basketball Team had just After finishing all the games of the season, their pace of progress stayed outside the semi-finals.

Wu Qian's personal social media.

  But people's attention and expectations for Wu Qian and Zhejiang team obviously did not end at this moment.

  "A difference of 4 points.. It's really a shame.. We tried our best..! Every one of us did it..! We left everything on the court..! Everyone is good! This has been a difficult season. It’s inseparable from everyone’s support until now...” After stopping in the quarter-finals, Wu Qian expressed such emotion on social media. There have been close to 30,000 interactions under this dynamic, and before that, the interaction volume under each of his dynamics was around 1,000.

  These attentions are all won by his performance on the court. In the final quarter-finals, Wu Qian played 43 minutes, shot 15 of 27, 9 of 17 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, scored 48 points, and sent 5 assists.

  He made 9 three-pointers and tied the CBA playoffs single-game three-pointer record. At the same time, 48 points are not only one point away from the highest score in a single game of Wu Qian’s career, but also created a season of active players. A single game scored a new high in the playoffs. The holder of this record is Guo Ailun, who has faced him in this game. In the playoffs last season, Guo Ailun just set this record at 46 points.

Wu Qian hit a three-pointer.

  Although Guo Ailun's record was broken, he relied on his 35 points in the game and two points that killed the game at key moments to take away the victory for the team. Led by the two core guards, Liaoning and Zhejiang played the most sparkly game in the playoffs this season.

  Although only the Liaoning team, which won in the end, remained in the center of the stage, people also remembered the Zhejiang Youth Army composed of the post-90s and their leader Wu Qian. Even when their season just ended, people can't wait to see how high this team can reach next season.

  Not only this game, but in the earlier match between Xinjiang and Beijing Enterprises, the Xinjiang team made its way to the semifinals with the help of the "big devil" Zhou Qi and Xirelijiang. But the defeated Beijing Enterprises also won respect. Last season, they also ranked last in the league, they created the best team history under the leadership of coach Marbury.

  In addition, considering that the Qingdao team is facing Guangdong, which has only lost two games so far this season, and they are one of only three all-China teams in the quarter-finals of the playoffs; while Fujian is completely defeated by Beijing Shougang , But they were upset with a ranking of 12th, becoming the only team in the quarterfinals to reach the quarter-finals in a way of undergrowth. Each of these eliminated teams deserves a respect. They were defeated and retreated, but they were not depressed.

The Qingdao team is one of the three all-Chinese teams in the quarterfinals.

  In such a special period, every team standing on the field is worthy of respect. It was their fighting that gave the sporting world, which was slightly pale due to the epidemic, a little more brilliance and taste.

  Next, the audience's attention will naturally be placed on the semifinal competition: Beijing Shougang, as the only double foreign aid among the top four, can bring more challenges to the Guangdong team; the battle of Xinjiang and Liaoning is also the self-salvation of Guo Ailun and Zhou Qi The brutal meeting on the road, who can use the championship as the coordinate, further proves that he is a concern.

  But at the same time, in the game that has ended, although there is no thunder, there are waves. In an environment that is infinitely close to the foreign aid rules for next season, the potential shown by Zhejiang and Qingdao, Marbury's transformation of Beijing Control, and the growing match of the Fujian Trident have all made people interested in the competition next season.

  The moment when the semi-finals were born, although there was no accident, it was not plain. Those who have fought hard deserve louder applause, either now or in the future. (Finish)