China News Service, Hangzhou, March 12 (Guo Tianqi) On the 12th, in the 42nd round of the 2023-2024 Chinese Men's Professional Basketball League (CBA) regular season, the Guangsha team will face the second-placed Xinjiang team at home.

In this game, Guangsha's new aid Weatherspoon, who performed well in the first two rounds, will face the "test" of the Xinjiang team. Can he continue to maintain his excellent form and help the team "revenge"?

Can the Xinjiang team’s foreign aid Dominic Jones continue his hot touch?

The direct dialogue between the two strong players on the court will also become one of the highlights of the game.

The picture shows Guangsha team player Sun Minghui (middle) during the game.

Photo by Guo Tianqi

　　Judging from the past five games between the two teams, the Xinjiang team has an absolute advantage with 4 wins and 1 loss. This season, it even "double-killed" the Guangsha team at home.

At the end of the second stage, the Xinjiang team, which scored 32 wins, 7 losses and 71 points, has confirmed a playoff ticket 13 rounds in advance.

Now, the third stage of the regular season has restarted, and the lineups of the two teams have also changed to some extent compared to the end of the second stage.

　　The Guangsha team introduced new aid Weatherspoon. This former NBA player showed his good physical fitness and breakthrough ability in just two games. He can also open up more offensive space for the team on the court. At the same time, his outstanding performance also gave young foreign aid Walton a certain sense of crisis. The two may be able to form healthy competition in subsequent games.

　　In addition, Guangsha's core player Sun Minghui returned from injury. He scored 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the game against the Shanghai team, earning his second career triple-double.

Sun Minghui's strong return not only added "firepower" to the Guangsha team, but also gave Hu Jinqiu, Wu Xiao, and Okafor inside more offensive opportunities.

　　In the Xinjiang team, the main forward Zhu Xuhang accidentally suffered a leg fracture in a training match during the offseason. Although he has completed the surgery, Zhu Xuhang, who is still recovering, will definitely miss this strong dialogue with the Guangsha team. The forward group that the Xinjiang team is proud of will be missing a general.

　　Shortly after Zhu Xuhang's injury was announced, the Xinjiang team officially announced that it had signed a contract with Mitchell Creek. The player serves as a forward on the court and was once teammates with Zhou Qi in the Australian NBL League.

In the match against Shandong team, Crick made his debut and scored 4 points in 5 minutes. His performance and data are not of much reference value. Therefore, the key foreign aid of Xinjiang team is still the hot Dominic. Jones.

　　In the first two rounds of the third stage, both teams showed some discomfort: Guangsha team performed poorly offensively and defensively in the 40th round, and unfortunately lost to the Shanghai team with a score difference of 3 points. In the 41st round, the Guangsha team While occupying a favorable situation, they were almost overtaken by the Shanxi team, but fortunately Hu Jinqiu and Sun Minghui took the lead at the last moment and saved the team's victory; although the Xinjiang team won two games, they were defeated by the Shandong team and Beijing Enterprises. None of the team's games showed the dominance of the league's top teams.

　　This campaign will be the first time that the Xinjiang team comes to the Guangsha team's home game this season. The Guangsha team's home record has reached 18 wins and 3 losses. The home court advantage for this team cannot be ignored.

　　In addition, in addition to Sun Minghui and Weatherspoon, Guangsha’s key players Hu Jinqiu and Zhu Junlong may also have an impact on the trend of the game. If Guangsha’s foreign aid Okafor can use his confrontation advantage under the basket to provide Hu Jinqiu with With more help, the latter's advantage in the 4th position will be further highlighted, and Zhu Junlong, who has strong marking ability, may be able to limit the Xinjiang team's offensive "engine" Jones.

　　Currently, the Xinjiang team ranks second in the league, with 75 points tied with the "leader" Liaoning team. Having secured a spot in the playoffs, they will naturally set their next goal on competing for the regular season championship. In subsequent games, In addition to the Guangsha team, the main strong enemies faced by the Xinjiang team are the Shenzhen team and the Liaoning team. At the same time, teams such as the Nanjing team striving for playoff tickets should not be underestimated.

　　The Guangsha team still has hope of competing for the championship, but the more realistic goal is to secure the top four in the regular season and get the opportunity to directly advance to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. In the subsequent games, the Guangsha team will not only face the Guangdong team, Strong teams such as Zhejiang and Liaoning must strive to win to ensure that they are not overtaken by the second-tier teams.

　　Therefore, for both teams, this game is not only a key battle to move further towards their respective goals, but also a tough battle to boost morale.

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