China News Service, Shaoxing, April 2 (Guo Tianqi) On the 2nd, in the 51st round of the 2023-2024 Chinese Men's Professional Basketball League (CBA) regular season, the "Zhejiang Derby" was staged in Shaoxing. The Zhejiang team, with a more complete lineup, relied on strong offensive and defensive transitions to defeat the Guangsha team 93:81. Lu Wenbo scored a team-high 17 points and 8 rebounds, and Hu Jinqiu scored a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds.
This season, the two teams only met once, with the Guangsha team defeating the Zhejiang team 96:90 at home. The regular season is about to end, and the fierce battle for the top 12 has also been settled. Currently, the Zhejiang team is firmly in the top three in the league and directly advanced to the top 8 of the playoffs; the Guangsha team is locked in fifth place and will face the 12th-ranked team in the 12-to-8 game on April 10.
In this match between the two teams, Guangsha's main point guard Sun Minghui continued to be absent. Foreign aid Weatherspoon took on the task of holding the ball, helping the team take the lead in the away game. Subsequently, the Zhejiang team made successive substitutions and adjustments, but the Guangsha team relied on Tough defense controlled the situation; at the end of the quarter, Zhejiang team Cheng Shuipeng made a sudden inside and outside shot to help the team chase 6 points in a row.
In the second quarter, the Zhejiang team's offensive efficiency increased, hitting a 6:0 wave, while the Guangsha team relied on the "Twin Towers" Okafor and Hu Jinqiu to show off their power in the paint and responded with 10 points; then, the Guangsha team, who cooperated with each other tacitly, took control of the game. The rhythm caused the Zhejiang team to "cut off the power" directly; at the end of the quarter, the Zhejiang team showed its switching ability and strengthened its pressing. Lu Wenbo hit a key three-pointer. At the end of the first half, the Zhejiang team fell behind 46:49.
After changing sides, the Zhejiang team played a 9:2 lead, and Guangsha core Hu Jinqiu relied on his fiery touch to chase points one after another to stabilize the morale of the army; then, the Zhejiang team once again suppressed the opponent's offensive momentum, and the Guangsha team fell into a passive position; however, At the end of the quarter, Zhu Junlong performed a wonderful block, Li Jinxiao hit a three-pointer, Okafor dunked successfully, and the Guangsha team once again narrowed the point difference.
Entering the critical fourth quarter, the situation on the court fell into a stalemate, and both sides alternately increased points; at the end of the quarter, Lu Wenbo's two three-pointers gradually tilted the balance of victory to the Zhejiang team. Although the Guangsha team fought hard, they made frequent mistakes and were defeated. Opponent steals. In the end, the Zhejiang team defeated the Guangsha team 93:81 and achieved 11 consecutive victories.
In the playoffs last season, the "Zhejiang duo" Guangsha team and Zhejiang team reached the semi-finals together, but lost to the championship Liaoning team one after another. This season, the "Zhejiang duo" performed strongly, allowing the "leader" Liaoning team to fail five times. Now that the playoffs are about to start, the two teams will once again launch an attack on the championship. (over)