CBA regular season, a strong dialogue between Zhejiang men's basketball team and Shandong men's basketball team. One is ranked fifth in the league, the other is ranked sixth. If Zhejiang team wins, they will rise to fifth place; conversely, if Shandong team wins, they will rise to fourth place. This is a pivotal battle, very important, both sides will definitely fight hard. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, Shandong team defeated Zhejiang men's basketball team with a score of 81-78.
A defensive battle, both sides are at full strength, scoring is very difficult. After playing for 43 minutes, neither side has scored 70 points, which shows how huge the defensive pressure of this game is. In the last five minutes of the decisive battle, Kumajie scored two points under the basket first, Wang Yibo missed an open three-pointer, Yu Dehao broke through to create free throws, Wang Yibo made a pass error, Kumajie returned the favor, York's three-pointer also missed, Chen Peidong also missed. Then Yu Jiaxiao and Kumajie had a conflict, but it was not a big problem.
Back to the game, in the last three minutes, Shandong team led Zhejiang team by four points with a score of 72-68. York's three-pointer just wouldn't go in, Gao Shiyan made two free throws, the gap came to six points. York finally hit a three-pointer, Gao Shiyan continued to shoot free throws, York broke through for a layup, Gaili's three-pointer didn't go in, Wang Yibo missed a wide-open three-pointer, missing a good chance to level the score. Gao Shiyan continued to give opportunities after missing a shot, York's three-pointer kept bouncing out, unable to maintain his physical strength. Zhejiang team mainly had only six players in this game, they were too tired.
Gao Shiyan made a strong attack to create free throws, Wang Shilong was very dissatisfied and blasted the referees, earning a technical foul, then continued to scold, not afraid of being ejected, he went all out. Gao Shiyan was cheered as MVP by the whole audience, although his offensive efficiency was low, but he had strong killing power and stable free throws, in the end, it was his free throws that won the game.
Statistics: Gao Shiyan 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals; Guo Kai 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals; Gaili 11 points, 3 rebounds; Chris 8 points, 6 rebounds; Moore 16 points; Chen Peidong 6 points, 4 rebounds; Tao Hanlin 6 points, 7 rebounds; Kumajie 6 points, 4 rebounds; Lu Wenbo 5 points, 3 rebounds; Wang Yibo 15 points, 4 assists, 2 steals; Yu Dehao 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks; Jones 12 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks, 6 turnovers; York 26 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 9 turnovers; Wang Zailu 2 points, 5 rebounds.
After the game, Coach Qiu Biao said: "Zhejiang team is very tenacious and is a strong team. They have personnel shortages, we are lucky to win. This is a brawl, we treat it as a playoff game, we are a weak team, there are many areas that need improvement."