China News Service, Shenyang, March 6 (Reporter Han Hong) In the 40th round of the 2023-2024 Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) regular season, the Liaoning Men's Basketball Team faced the Jilin Men's Basketball Team at home and ultimately won 119-97.
This game is the first game of the Liaoning team’s head coach Yang Ming’s return to the Liaoning Basketball Team.
The Liaoning team had 32 wins and 7 losses in the first 39 rounds of the regular season, with 71 points, ranking first in the standings; the Jilin team had 15 wins and 24 losses, with 54 points, ranking 17th.
The two teams have met twice this season, with both teams winning and losing.
The Liaoning team performed well in this game, scoring 75 points in the first half, leading the Jilin team by 34 points, and ultimately won the game easily.
Six members of the Liaoning team scored in double figures. Foreign aid Fogg scored a game-high 27 points, as well as 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Han Dejun made 6 of 6 shots and scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. , Zhao Jiwei had 10 points, 10 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. His total number of CBA career steals reached 785, ranking 11th on the CBA historical steal list.
After the game, Yang Ming said in an interview that the team changed its defensive strategy different from the previous two stages, and the defense became more aggressive.
Today's game opened up the score at halftime and gained the advantage.
At the same time, issues that need to be addressed are offensive mistakes and game concentration.
Talking about his feelings about returning, Yang Ming said that he had not been away for long and returned to his familiar home court. He thanked everyone for their support and thanked the players for their hard work on the court to welcome his return.
The team will continue to work hard in the next step, play the remaining games well, and face the playoffs with a more perfect appearance.
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