At 19:35 on January 5th, Beijing time, the 27th round of the CBA regular season will kick off in full swing. Among the matches, the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the home game of Shanxi Men's Basketball Team against Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team. It should be noted that the two teams have previously met in Urumqi, where Shanxi Men's Basketball Team suffered an away defeat, and the young coach Pan Jiang even made the bold statement, "No one can win here." Now, arriving in Taiyuan, for Shanxi Team, it's time for revenge. The young coach must defend his glory and possibly achieve a big victory at home. Such a heavyweight match has been wisely scheduled for live broadcast by CCTV5.
Looking at the data, with Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team's away victory over Sichuan Team, the team's ranking has quietly climbed to second place, surpassing Shanxi Team based on their win-loss record. In other words, the two teams are now facing each other again, which means a battle between the second and third-ranked teams in the league.
Shanxi Men's Basketball Team is strong and well-equipped. Although they lost unexpectedly to Qingdao Team away in the last round, this team is powerful, especially under the strategic planning of Li Chunjiang, maintaining the health of all players, especially the strong player Zhang Ning, with him there, the hope of victory remains.
Shanxi Men's Basketball Team once almost defeated Xinjiang Team away, but unfortunately, due to some factors of time and place, Shanxi Team had to accept defeat, leading to Pan Jiang's comment, "No one can win here." Therefore, as the biggest dark horse of the season, Shanxi Team has its own grievances.
Now it's good, back at home, this is definitely a revenge game. Shanxi Men's Basketball Team will surely try every means to take advantage of the time, place, and people, to give their opponents a warm reception.
On the other hand, despite winning away in the last round, Xinjiang Team did not win easily, being suppressed by Sichuan Team throughout the first half. Fortunately, they exerted themselves in the second half to secure the victory. Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team's core guard Zhao Rui is still suspended, while Abudu Salamu has encountered an injury, leaving the team understaffed. Liu Wei will face great difficulty in trying to defeat Shanxi Team away and achieve a double kill.
Therefore, in my opinion, Shanxi Men's Basketball Team, playing at home, should be able to win, not only win but also achieve a big victory, at least by more than 20 points. After all, the current Xinjiang Team is not fully staffed, and Shanxi Team has opportunities to seize.
Of course, this cannot be a reason for Shanxi Team to underestimate their opponent. Xinjiang Team is not weak; after all, they are the defending runners-up. Under Liu Wei's leadership, the team's strength has soared, and even when playing away, they will not surrender easily. Therefore, this is likely to be a close and intense battle of equal strength.
So, the question is, can Shanxi Men's Basketball Team achieve a big victory at home against Xinjiang Team? Feel free to leave your comments.