Beijing, April 4 (ZXS) -- The 9-2022 CBA playoffs began on the 2023th. Shanghai center Wang Zhelin was named "Most Valuable Player (MVP)" in the regular season, his second time winning the award.
This season's CBA regular season ended on April 4, with Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Lease (Zhejiang), Guangdong, Liaoning and Shenzhen in the top four, and has reached the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Ranked 5th to 5th in the regular season, Shanghai, Beijing Shougang, Zhejiang East Sunshine, Shandong, Guangzhou, Shanxi, Jilin and Suzhou Kendia teams will compete for the other four quarterfinals.
The battle between Shanghai and Suzhou Kendia, Zhejiang East Sunshine and Shanxi was reasonable for Shanghai and Zhejiang East Sunshine, who were ranked high in the regular season, to advance due to the large gap in strength between the two sides. Shandong and Guangzhou, who ranked eighth and ninth respectively in the regular season, are similar in strength, and this close match will also bring the biggest promotion suspense in the first round of four group matchups.
The battle between Beijing Shougang team and Jilin team is the "battle of revenge" of Beijing Shougang team. Last season's seventh-place regular season Beijing Shougang team missed the playoff quarterfinals precisely because they lost 0:2 to Jilin, who were ranked tenth in the regular season at the time. Both teams have changed managers this season, with Beijing Shougang moving up one place in the regular season ranking and Jilin down one place compared to last season. Now that the two sides meet again, whether the Beijing team can successfully "take revenge" has also become the biggest attraction in the first round of the playoffs this season.
On April 4, the CBA regular season awards of this season will be the main flowers. Shanghai center Wang Zhelin was named the CBA regular season "Most Valuable Player" for the second time after the 8-2018 season. Four years ago, Wang Zhelin, who won this award, was still playing for the Fujian team. Jilin foreign aid Jones was named "Best International Player" in the regular season, and Zhejiang head coach Wang Shilong won the title of "Best Coach" in his first season in charge.
In addition, Zhejiang's 24-year-old striker Liu Zeyi won the "Most Improved Player" award, and Guangzhou rising star Cui Yongxi, who is under 20 years old, was named "Best Star Player". Wang Zhelin (Shanghai), Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning), He Xining (Shenzhen), Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning) and Wu Qian (Zhejiang) were selected for the first team of domestic players.
The release of the above awards also means that the 2022-2023 CBA regular season has come to a successful end. This season's CBA playoffs kicked off on the evening of April 4, Beijing time, and the first two rounds (9 to 12, 8 to 8) were both 4 games and 3 wins. The semifinals will begin on April 2 with a best-of-five format; The finals will be played in early May in a best-of-4 format, with the overall winner being selected by May 25 at the latest. (End)