China News Service, Hangzhou, February 5th (Guo Tianqi) On the 5th, in the 39th round of the 2023-2024 Chinese Men's Professional Basketball League (CBA) regular season, the Zhejiang team ranked third in the standings will challenge the fifth ranked team in an away game Guangdong team. In this campaign, Zhejiang's rising insider Yu Jiahao will have a rim duel with Guangdong's general Zhou Qi. Zhejiang defenders Wu Qian and Cheng Shuipeng will face off against Guangdong's core defenders Xu Jie and Hu Mingxuan. In addition, Guangdong's main foreign aid Waters Suspended for 6 physical violations and will miss this "Zhejiang-Guangdong War".
The picture shows Guangdong team player Zhou Qi (right) dribbling the ball to attack during the game. Photo by reporter Yu Haiyang
This season, the two teams had a match at the beginning of the season. The Zhejiang team lost to the strong Guangdong team at home 96:106. In this game, Perry scored the Zhejiang team’s highest 23 points and 3 rebounds. The Guangdong team’s The best statistic is Waters, with 20 points and 3 rebounds.
This time the two teams compete again at the end of the second stage. There is a certain gap between the two sides in the standings and recent performance. The Zhejiang team is currently ranked 3rd in the standings, closely following the Xinjiang team and the Liaoning team, and the Zhejiang team has opened a gap with the Guangsha team and the Guangdong team in the first echelon; the Guangdong team is currently ranked 5th in the standings. , with the same points as the Shenzhen team behind them, entering the third stage, the Guangdong team may be overtaken by the Shenzhen team at any time.
Recently, the Zhejiang team has been in hot form, defeating Tianjin, Beijing, Qingdao, and Ningbo and achieving 4 consecutive victories. In these games, the Zhejiang team has given full play to the team's advantages in offensive and defensive transitions and also played well as a team. The momentum of basketball makes up for its lack of players at the 4th position. Currently, the Zhejiang team ranks first in the league in steals, assists and free throws. Their comprehensive performance and strong defense have made them unstoppable in recent games. Top players such as Yang Hansen and Arslan are also on the Zhejiang team. It was extremely difficult to play defense and steal.
Currently, the status of the main players in the Zhejiang team is "online". The new inside post Yu Jiahao is sitting under the basket, and with his excellent confrontation ability and soft touch, he helps the team occupy a great advantage in the paint area; the main guard Wu Qian has been feeling warmer recently and chose to rest in the last round of games. He will also give his full strength this time Facing the Guangdong team; Cheng Shuipeng has scored in double figures in 7 consecutive games recently, including two consecutive games with 30+ points; foreign aid Carrick Jones has rich experience and high golf IQ. As a member of the team As the leading scorer, he is also an important part of the team's offense.
Compared with the Zhejiang team, the Guangdong team has been in a sluggish state recently, with 2 wins and 3 losses in the past five games. They lost to the Guangsha team, Tianjin team and Shenzhen team, which exposed a series of problems such as a weak striker and insufficient lineup thickness. A traditional strong team in the league even became a "backdrop" twice: foreign aid David James scored 63 points to help the Tianjin team reverse the Guangdong team, and He Xining scored 44 points to set a career scoring high and seal the victory for the Shenzhen team.
In the Guangdong team, the performance of the three generals Zhou Qi, Hu Mingxuan, and Xu Jie is remarkable, but the rotation players cannot have the same stable state as the three players; in terms of foreign aid, the two veterans Marshan Brooks and Wilms His scoring ability and competitive status can no longer be compared with that of Waters, who is in hot form. Waters will miss the strong dialogue with the Zhejiang team due to 6 physical fouls. This is a big deal for the Guangdong team. blow.
In this match, if the Guangdong team cannot crack the "hard nut" of the Zhejiang team, it will suffer a three-game losing streak; if the Zhejiang team wins, it will further narrow the gap with the Liaoning team in the standings. (over)