Beijing has lost another game, failing to secure a strong victory that was almost within their grasp, suffering a reversal at the hands of the home team, Guangsha, which they should not have allowed and felt very unwilling about. Throughout the match, only three Beijing players - Lei Meng, Zhang Cairen, and Fan Ziming - performed normally, while the other domestic players and foreign players had low efficiency. Among them, two "moocher" players caused the most harm to the team, with the lowest efficiency and the most turnovers, truly ruining the team and squandering the victory that was almost theirs.
Despite the absence of two key players, Chen Yingjun and Zeng Fanbo, Beijing played tenaciously with good defense, holding Guangsha to only 17 points in the first quarter and 34 points at halftime, suppressing Guangsha throughout the game and leading by as many as 17 points. However, in the fourth quarter, Beijing could not withstand the counterattack, losing by 14 points in a single quarter, being overtaken by the opponent. Beijing still had a chance for a buzzer-beater at the end, but missed it, ultimately suffering a 17-point comeback defeat.
Guangsha did not perform well in this game, scoring low with a low three-point shooting percentage of only 19%, failing to play to their strengths. It can be said that Beijing did not lose to Guangsha, but rather defeated themselves. The two "moocher" players caused the most harm to Beijing. The first is Fang Shuo, who, despite a severe decline in form, continued to receive heavy reliance from Xu Limin, playing him for 25 minutes last night and even in the decisive moments. However, he ruined it, having a chance to kill the game in the last 15 seconds but committing a five-second violation on the inbound pass, directly costing the game. Fang Shuo has played 27 games, scoring zero in seven of them, averaging only 4.6 points; he is now just a moocher, providing little help to the team.
The second "moocher" is Zhou Qi, who earns the most money but has the lowest efficiency. Although he scored 11 points, this is not what he should be capable of, with a shooting percentage of 3 out of 9 and the lowest plus-minus value on the team, losing by 11 points when on the court. As the biggest star, earning the most money, you should be scoring 20+ points or you're not living up to your high income. Zhou Qi plays a health-preserving style of basketball; as a center, he doesn't grab rebounds, doesn't attack, doesn't defend, and lingers outside to shoot threes, which is tragic. It's no wonder Beijing loses with Zhou Qi on the court. In this game, his rebounding was actually worse than the shortest player, Jiedman, showing no fighting spirit.
Zhou Qi and Fang Shuo, these two "moochers," share common characteristics: both had the lowest plus-minus values in this game, one at -11 and the other at -8. They also had the most turnovers on the team, each with three turnovers, with Fang Shuo's final fatal turnover causing the most damage. Zhou Qi frequently takes breaks during games, spending more time recovering from injuries than actually playing. Angry fans say, "Stop harming the team and go home."
Of course, Beijing's loss should not be attributed solely to Zhou Qi and Fang Shuo; the three foreign players also performed particularly poorly, with only six successful shots out of 26 attempts, worse than the domestic players. These "moocher" players and subpar foreign players collectively let down Xu Limin and the Beijing team. What do you think?
