Shandong wins over Xinjiang to enter the semifinals of the CBA playoffs and will fight Guangdong

　　Chinanews.com client, April 19th. In the 2020-2021 CBA playoffs on the evening of the 18th, the Shandong Men's Basketball Team, ranked 5th in the regular season, beat the fourth-ranked Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team 105:101 to enter the season. Final four in the playoffs.

Playoff matchup chart.

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　　At the beginning of the first quarter, Hudson made a layup in the backcourt to set the record for Shandong. Then Xinjiang intercepted the ball and Motai Yunas counterattack also started for Xinjiang. The two sides started a tug-of-war around the inside line at the beginning.

After the first quarter, Xinjiang led Shandong at 29:24.

　　In the second quarter of the game, Gyllenwater came up and made a foul to catch up with 2 points. Zhou Qi turned around and responded with a small throw. The field goal rate of both sides dropped significantly, and Xinjiang made consecutive mistakes.

Then Gyllenwater's three-pointer and Gao Shiyan's sudden stop jumper chased the difference to 2 points, and Abdul Saramu went to the free throw line to stabilize the situation.

After a tug-of-war, Hudson and Wang Ruheng's three-pointers helped Shandong to overtake the score.

At halftime, Shandong 58:57 Xinjiang.

Game data.

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　　Both sides fought again, and both sides entered a scoring absurd. Tang Caiyu's counterattack finally broke the deadlock for the Xinjiang team. Then Motai Yunas made a pass and a shot. Xinjiang seized the opportunity to stop Shandong in a wave of 10:0.

After the timeout, Gyllenwater's backward push broke the Shandong team's more than 5 minutes of scoring shortage, and then Gao Shiyan and Gyllenwater's continuous counterattack helped Shandong to tie the score again.

Gyllenwater continued to break inside and made free throws, and Clark hit a three-pointer.

At the end of the third quarter, Xinjiang 79:77 Shandong.

　　In the last quarter of the game, the two sides started a tug-of-war. Hudson fouled Motai Yunas. Xinjiang seized the opportunity to extend the lead to 5 points. Hudson immediately scored two consecutive three-pointers and a breakthrough layup to score 8 points. The score surpassed, and then Gao Shiyan stopped a three-pointer and shot 2+1 to kill the game.

In the end, Shandong narrowly beat Xinjiang 105:101 and advanced to the top 4.

　　The semi-finals will be based on a two-win-of-three system. The Shandong Men's Basketball Team will face the defending champion Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, which ranks first in the regular season.

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