CBA regular season, a strong confrontation between Liaoning men's basketball and Qingdao men's basketball. This is the third time the two sides have met this season, with both sides drawing 1-1 in the previous two encounters. In this encounter, the defending champions have a higher overall level, even without Zhang Zhenlin, they are stronger than Qingdao men's basketball, and Webber has arrived. However, the team's form is average, especially the local players, so they need to step up, otherwise the team is likely to suffer an upset loss.
Qingdao lost to Guangdong in their last game, which was a big blow to the team. The team urgently needs a victory to reverse the trend, and defeating the defending champions is undoubtedly the best way. However, it is not easy for the team to defend their home court, and they will need superhuman efforts from all members to stand a chance.
Liaoning starting lineup: Li Xiaoxu, Zhao Jiwei, Yan Shouqi, Wells, Patton; Qingdao starting lineup: Wang Ruize, Yang Hanshen, Duan Angjun, Witherspoon, Mickey.
Liaoning grabbed the first attack, Zhao Jiwei made an alley-oop to Patton, Withers made a pass error, Zhao Jiwei missed a three-pointer, Wang Ruize was blocked, and Emperor Handi scored on the counterattack. Withers hit an open three-pointer, Li Xiaoxu committed a screen foul, Yang Hanshen scored off the backboard + defended Patton + scored again, Qingdao went on an 8-0 run to take the lead. Wells hit a mid-range shot, Duan Angjun hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, Emperor Handi didn't respond, Duan Angjun hit another three-pointer, Liaoning called a timeout at 14-6.
After the timeout, Patton missed a layup, Duan Angjun scored on the counterattack, Li Xiaoxu missed an open three-pointer, Wang Ruize hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, a 19-6 scoring run. Li Huoyi hit a three-pointer to break the scoring drought, Yang Hanshen missed a mid-range shot, Li Huoyi hit another three-pointer on the counterattack, Liaoning called a timeout at 12-19 against Qingdao. Mickey scored on a post-up against Fu Hao, Han Dejun scored on a post-up against Yang Hanshen, Withers singled out Li Huoyi, Foger drew a free throw, Withers continued to score, Qingdao maintained the pressure.
Wells missed a mid-range shot, Mickey hit a three-pointer off the backboard, Foger scored two points, Withers continued to score, Foger missed a three-pointer, Yang Hanshen easily scored on the counterattack. Fu Hao scored a hook shot, Withers continued to score uncontrollably, the point difference was heading towards 20, an incredible quarter of play. Qingdao exploded offensively, while Liaoning failed to match them defensively, which was disappointing.