On January 13, the Shenzhen team defeated the powerful Shanghai team 112-99 in a game in the second stage of the 2022-2023 CBA League regular season, stopping the recent decline.

Shenzhen team veteran Zhou Peng played 15 minutes in this campaign and scored 2 rebounds without scoring.

This is the 684th CBA game that Zhou Peng played in. He also surpassed his old teammate Zhu Fangyu and became the first player in the history of CBA.

　　The CBA official issued a message to congratulate Zhou Peng. Zhou Peng also posted on his personal social media after the game: "Thank you, thank you! Everything is a return to the ignorant boy who loves basketball."

　　The Shenzhen team and the Shanghai team have quite a relationship in the past two seasons.

In the quarter-first round of last season, the Shenzhen team once led the Shanghai team by a big score, but was eventually reversed by the opponent. The Shanghai team also won the round of the series and advanced to the semi-finals.

The two teams also played against each other in the second stage of this season, when the Shenzhen team ended the Shanghai team's nine-game winning streak.

After losing that game, the Shanghai team's momentum continued unabated, and only one of the last seven games failed to win.

However, the Shenzhen team is quite a bit like the nemesis of the Shanghai team, and won this game easily, achieving a two-game winning streak against the Shanghai team.

　　This victory is very important for the Shenzhen team.

The team's recent state is average, and they only won one game in the previous five rounds.

Being able to defeat the Shanghai team currently ranked fifth in the standings at such a difficult moment, the morale of the Shenzhen team will definitely improve.

After this campaign, the Shenzhen team ranked sixth in the standings, only one game away from the Shanghai team in front of them.

　　Zheng Yonggang, the coach of the Shenzhen team, said after the game that the team's defense in this game was very good, which limited the performance of the Shanghai team's small foreign players, and their shooting rate was higher than in previous games.

In this campaign, the Shenzhen team showed a completely different fighting spirit and mental state from the previous games. They were fully focused from the very beginning of the game and did not give the Shanghai team any chance.

　　The two foreign aids Sullinger and Booker both performed well, scoring a total of 37 points.

In terms of domestic players, Gu Quan, Shen Zijie, and Sun Haoqin scored 22, 12, and 18 points respectively. The scattered firepower made it difficult for the Shanghai team to cope.

　　The Shenzhen team has three games left in the second stage of the regular season and will face Qingdao, Guangzhou and Jiangsu respectively.

The comprehensive strength of these three opponents is not outstanding, and the Shenzhen team still has the opportunity to further improve its ranking.

　　It is also reported that on January 13, the Guangzhou team ushered in a hearty victory in the second stage of the 2022-2023 season CBA League.

Facing the Shanxi team that had eliminated itself in the playoffs last season, the Guangzhou team was full of momentum, and finally defeated their opponents 116-86, gaining two consecutive victories.

　　Yangcheng Evening News reporter Hao Haoyu

　　"Yangcheng Evening News" January 14, 2023, version A09