Zhu Fangyu may appeal! Chris's malicious foul needs severe punishment! Xu Jie's domineering response is too cathartic!
98-93, Guangdong men's basketball team艰难地击败了Shandong team at home. Honestly, I didn't expect Guangdong team to win before the game! Because from the lineup strength, the gap between the two sides is still very obvious, and in the last game, Shandong team just attacked Xinjiang team's home court away, giving Xinjiang team the first home defeat this season, it can be said that the momentum is strong!
Especially the backcourt combination of Gao Shiyan and Yu Dehao, their biting defense was my biggest concern before the game, because they will definitely give Xu Jie a lot of defensive pressure in this game! Indeed, Xu Jie made as many as 6 turnovers under the siege of many people in this game, but the flaws do not obscure the jade, the 22 points and 11 assists on the offensive end are still the key to the team's victory!
After watching this game, I have a feeling that Xu Jie has improved again. His three-point shot speed is faster and the hit rate is higher. Even if Gao Shiyan and Yu Dehao try their best to catch up, as long as they can be half a beat slower, Xu Jie can seize the opportunity to shoot the ball into the basket! In the first half, Xu Jie made 5 out of 6 three-point shots, almost every time he made a shot when the defender was not out of position!
In the second half, it was even more so. After trailing by 5 points at the end of the first half, Xu Jie led the team to a 9-0 offensive wave at the beginning of the third quarter! Directly overtake the score! After such a situation, the mentality of Chris, the foreign aid of Shandong team, was directly broken. With 8 minutes and 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Chris pushed down Xu Jie from behind without any reason! The referee gave Chris a foul after watching the video replay!
Honestly, if Chris had been replaced by Zhao Rui, the two would probably have fought on the spot! But Xu Jie's response was very smart. He had no extra moves outside of basketball. He completely spoke with the ball, which can be said to be both domineering and cathartic! It can be seen from the broadcast footage that after being pushed down by Chris, Xu Jie was very calm. He quietly waited for the referee to finish watching the video replay and give a foul. Then he executed the foul free throw. After two free throws were all made, the score came to 62-56, and the single-quarter score in the third quarter became 11-0. In the following offensive round, Xu Jie received Morland's pass without hesitation and made a three-pointer, making the single-quarter score 14-0! Eventually, Guangdong team also maintained this advantage until the end of the game with this wave of attacks!
On the other hand, after making an uncalm move against Xu Jie, Chris was directly substituted and failed to get another chance to play in the third quarter, including the entire fourth quarter, he only got 2 minutes of playing time, and only scored 2 points under Guangdong team's tight defense throughout the second half! It must be said that for Chris's malicious foul, Xu Jie's domineering response with the ball is really cathartic!
But objectively speaking, Xu Jie's lack of hard steel with Chris on the court does not mean that Chris's action is not a problem. From the slow-motion replay, Chris's action is not as simple as a foul. At that time, Xu Jie did not have the ball, so Chris had no reason to rush to the ball. He was completely rushing towards the person. More seriously, he exerted force from behind when Xu Jie was completely unprepared, and he exerted all his strength. With his height of 2 meters 06 and weight of 110 kilograms, making such an action could easily cause Xu Jie to be injured! Personally, I think this action is enough to be expelled from the field on the spot!
It is worth noting that after the last game between Shandong and Xinjiang teams, Qiu Biao publicly stated that he would pay the technical foul fine for Chris and file an appeal for Chris after the game! Perhaps it is the indulgence of the coaching staff that gives the players the courage to be uncalm again and again. So far this season, Shandong team's players have committed as many as 21 technical fouls, ranking first in the league!
This time, I hope Zhu Fangyu will also respond and actively protect the rights and interests of the players. After the game, sort out relevant materials and file an appeal for Chris's malicious foul, and must let such hurtful actions receive due severe punishment! Otherwise, he will be more wanton!