On January 2nd, Beijing time, the New Year's Day battle has just ended. Our Guangdong men's basketball team fought hard at home and finally defeated Tianjin men's basketball team with a score of 110 to 103! As soon as this game ended, many incredible things came up, it's really amazing.
First, let's talk about Guangdong men's basketball team's "big sweet potato" Du Runwang. In this game, he only made 2 out of 11 shots and scored 6 points. The previous 8 three-point attempts were all "clang" and didn't go in. However, Coach Du always believed in him and was convinced that he could make three-pointers. At the last moment, Du Runwang was sent back on the court, and he successfully redeemed himself by hitting two crucial three-pointers, which also helped Guangdong men's basketball team maintain their lead in the final moments, otherwise this game might have been upset.
It's not fair to say that about Du Runwang. Du Runwang is a spatial power forward who relies on his excellent shooting ability to enter the national team. However, during previous national team games, he also had times when he was in poor form, missing all 9 shots. It seems that his three-point shooting is indeed unstable, his defense is not that strong, he doesn't stand out in rebounding, and he's not good at low-post singles. But just because he missed those two three-pointers, he was harshly criticized by Guangdong fans, which is too unfair to him.
Do you know what? There's an incredible thing that can be called the second most incredible! The 37-year-old veteran Jilunwote is getting better with age, like he's cheating. In that game, he played for 40 minutes, shot 23 times and made 14, scoring 41 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, with great efficiency. This season, Jilunwote is like reborn in Guangdong men's basketball team, ushering in his moment of rebirth. So far, our "King GiGi" averages 27.3 points per game for Guangdong men's basketball team, which is remarkable and ranks fourth in the entire league. And it's said that "King GiGi" doesn't get paid much as a foreign aid in Guangdong men's basketball team, his annual salary is even behind Morand and Bazley.
We must talk about this remarkable old man, he can maintain such a great state all thanks to his super self-discipline. Take King GiGi for example, he's always the first to arrive at the gym and the last to leave. Even when other players are on vacation having fun, he still goes to the gym to practice diligently. Coach Du, you should use this old man carefully in future games, after all, Guangdong men's basketball team really needs King GiGi's help at this stage.
The third most incredible thing is worth mentioning! Look at Xu Jie, who played for a full 46 minutes in this game, only resting for a short 110 seconds. He made 4 out of 9 shots, scoring 16 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals. With an annual salary of only 700,000, he's doing work worth 7 million, Coach Du is really "exploiting" Xu Jie. In the past six games, except for the one against Jilin, Xu Jie has averaged over 45 minutes of playing time, ranking first in the league in playing time, covering the longest distance on the court, and consuming the most energy, he's really working hard!
Coach Du, you need to find a reliable substitute for Xu Jie quickly! It would be best to control Xu Jie's playing time to around 35 minutes. Let's be honest, even a donkey that works hard in the production team can't be used without restraint, look, the risk of Xu Jie getting injured is gradually increasing, so you need to pay more attention.
I have to talk about the fourth most incredible thing! Guangdong men's basketball team often leads by more than ten points in many games this season, impressive right? Sometimes they even lead by more than twenty points, but then they are caught up by the opponent, and even worse, they are overturned, which makes Coach Du very angry and dissatisfied!
Here comes the fifth most incredible thing! After winning the game, Coach Du's speech was like a tape recorder, lacking any distinctive features. He complained about the team's loose defense and the appearance of many individual plays on offense. They were clearly leading by a big margin in the first half, but they were still caught up by the opponent. Overall, Guangdong men's basketball team is a young team with great ups and downs in form, I really hope those young players can be more focused, they can't relax for the entire 48 minutes of the game.
Finally, Coach Du changed his tone and immediately sent warm blessings. He said, "In this new year, I represent Guangdong men's basketball team, and I want to send my best wishes to all the basketball fans across the country, as well as all the friends who have always supported Guangdong men's basketball team, including referees, staff, basketball practitioners, media, and sponsors. I sincerely hope that everyone can stay safe, healthy, happy every day, and everything goes smoothly."