In this round of matches, Guangdong team faced Shandong men's basketball team, which had just won five consecutive victories and temporarily ranked fifth in the standings, and had just defeated Xinjiang team! It is likely that most fans thought before the game that Guangdong team would suffer another defeat, but unexpectedly, Guangdong team eventually laughed to the end, and even defeated Shandong team in the fourth quarter, which they were not good at!
Similar to the victories in the previous stage, Xu Jie still played the role of a small foreign aid in this game, Jilunwater spared no effort, and Morland was able to do both inside and outside! The three horses drove at the same time to help the team win a victory with difficulty! However, it is different from the victories in the previous stage because Xu Jie "only" played for 43 minutes and 56 seconds in this game. He got two minutes of rest in the first quarter, including the decisive two minutes in the last quarter when he could sit on the bench to rest!
Why do I use the word "only" in quotation marks to describe Xu Jie's playing time of 43 minutes and 56 seconds in this game? Because in the past two games, his playing time has been more than 46 minutes! Besides, it is naturally impossible for him to sit on the bench to rest in the decisive moments of the fourth quarter!
So why did Xu Jie get the opportunity to rest in the first and fourth quarters of this game? You should know that in the last game against Tianjin team, Xu Jie only went down for one minute and quickly narrowed the gap. The reason is that in this game, Xu Jie finally waited for two reliable helpers!
The first is Ren Junfei. Some friends may be puzzled. Isn't Ren Junfei always there? Yes, Ren Junfei has indeed always been there, but Du Feng's way of using him is different from before, and Ren Junfei's role on the court is also different! In the previous games, what Guangdong team suffered most was the fourth quarter, because they didn't have a qualified local center, and Jilunwater would fall into physical trouble every time at the critical moment!
This time, Du Feng made targeted adjustments. Jilunwater played freely in the third quarter to help the team maintain the lead or catch up with the score as much as possible, while in the fourth quarter, he sent Ren Junfei and Morland to partner in the frontcourt. You should know that Ren Junfei not only has the ability to "steal chickens", but also has good coordination ability. He can command traffic on the court. With him, at least we can ensure that the team's offense will not stagnate as much as possible, and his unpredictable running position often becomes the key to breaking the deadlock. Therefore, with Ren Junfei as a reliable helper, Xu Jie's rest time can be increased!
At the same time, there is another more reliable helper, Huang Rongqi! In the last game, the reason why Xu Jie rested for only one minute throughout the game was that Huang Rongqi missed the game due to physical reasons! After resting for a game, Huang Rongqi returned quickly. I don't know if everyone has such a feeling, that is, Huang Rongqi seems to make progress in every game after coming to Guangdong team for more than 20 games! His positioning in the team has also changed from a defensive soldier to a 3D player who can defend and shoot three-pointers in open positions, and then to an all-round guard who can attack and defend at the same time and organize the offense!
In the game against Shandong team, although Xu Jie was really tired and made many mistakes, without Huang Rongqi's excellent performance, Du Feng would never have replaced Xu Jie in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter! To be honest, at the last moment, I thought I saw it wrong and looked around for a long time without seeing Xu Jie!
Throughout the fourth quarter, it seemed that Huang Rongqi did not score, but he twice broke through to the basket and passed the ball to Ren Junfei, allowing Ren Junfei to easily eat cakes under the basket. This must be something that Coach Qiu Biao did not expect before the game! With the successful experience of this game and the gradual improvement of Huang Rongqi's self-confidence and ability, even without a small foreign aid, it is believed that Xu Jie's rest time in the following games can gradually increase, and at least rest for about five minutes in each game should be no problem!
Finally, it must be said that Zhu Fangyu and Du Feng really found a treasure by signing Huang Rongqi from the free market during the offseason. So far this season, his average playing time has reached 21.2 minutes, and his score is only 1.2 points less than Du Runwang. It's hard to imagine how Guangdong team would have survived without Huang Rongqi in the second stage! I really hope that Zhu Fangyu and Du Feng can also find a treasure like Huang Rongqi in the foreign aid market!