CBA regular season, a focus match, Guangdong men's basketball team against Shandong men's basketball team. Guangdong team has had ups and downs this season, and no longer has the dominance it once had when facing strong teams. With Hu Mingxuan not playing and the absence of a small foreign aid, it is not favored by everyone to defeat Shandong team. The team wants to defend its home court, and the three-pointers must explode; otherwise, it will be difficult. Shandong team has been in high spirits this season, breaking Xinjiang team's unbeaten home record in the last game and winning five consecutive victories. In the first round, Shandong team defeated their opponents, and in this rematch, they need to limit Xu Jie well, slow down the pace of the game, reduce unnecessary mistakes, and there should be no problem with six consecutive victories. Starting lineup: Guangdong: Jilunwate, Xu Jie, Du Runwang, Morland, Huang Rongqi; Shandong: Gao Shiyan, Xie Zhijie, Gaili, Tao Hanlin, Chris.
Guangdong team grabbed the first attack, Xu Jie connected with Morland, Tao Hanlin attacked strongly, Jilunwate didn't return the favor, Gaili broke through for a layup, Jilunwate passed out of bounds, Tao Hanlin missed an open basket, Xu Jie hit a three-pointer, Gaili scored four points, and it was another foul by Huang Rongqi. Jilunwate took free throws, Chris dunked after an alley-oop, Du Runwang shot from outside the line, Morland and Xu Jie defended successfully, Jilunwate counterattacked, Tao Hanlin quickly responded, Huang Rongqi missed an open three-pointer, Tao Hanlin made a mistake, Morland made a mid-range shot, and the score alternated.
Gaili's three-pointer came again, Huang Rongqi answered with a three-pointer, Xie Zhijie missed consecutive three-pointers, Jilunwate counterattacked, Gao Shiyan also missed a three-pointer, Huang Rongqi missed both free throws, Jilunwate's three-pointer fell short, Moore missed a shot, Tao Hanlin stole the ball and made a fast break, then Du Feng was dissatisfied with the refereeing decision and angrily scolded the referee, earning a technical foul...
Back to the game, Morland made a bulldozer-style layup, Chris made a reverse layup, Xu Jie hit a three-pointer, Yu Dehao didn't respond, Moore made up for it, Huang Rongqi made one of two free throws, Kuma Jie made a hook shot, Morland made a mistake, Yu Dehao made a mid-range shot, and Shandong team overtook. Morland and Bazley failed in consecutive attacks, and Shandong team's counterattack was marred by mistakes, but Bazley finally scored, and Guangdong led Shandong 27-26.
In the second quarter, Chen Peidong started with a three-pointer, Xu Jie answered with a three-pointer, Chen Peidong made consecutive mistakes, and Guangdong team did not seize the opportunity. Kuma Jie broke the deadlock, Jilunwate, Xu Jie, and Zhang Wenyi all missed three-pointers, Chen Peidong made a counterattack three-pointer, Gaili made a fast break layup, and Shandong team widened the gap. Jilunwate finally hit a three-pointer, Chris stole the ball from Xu Jie and scored, Bazley committed an offensive foul, Tao Hanlin made a mid-range shot, and the gap reached 7 points.
Xu Jie stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, and Guangdong team could only rely on him to hold on, as others were not accurate with their three-pointers. Bazley disappeared again, and he was invisible in the high-level game. Tao Hanlin missed both free throws, Morland made a mistake, Tao Hanlin scored in a counterattack, Xu Jie continued to make three-pointers, Gaili answered with a three-pointer, and Shandong team is indeed powerful, with both inside and outside players. It is worthy of being the team that conquered Xinjiang men's basketball team's devilish home court, a team that can win 5 against 8, and its reputation is well-deserved.