Guo Ailun is at odds with the Guangdong team again.
Recently, Guangzhou Long Lions officially announced an exciting news that Guo Ailun, who had been recuperating for 45 days due to a thigh strain, will return to the court.
Guo Ailun's first game back is still at home against the Guangdong team, which has been performing better recently. This also indirectly proves that Guo Ailun's biggest wish in life is to play against the Guangdong team, win the championship, and create more glory and brilliance.
It should be noted that last season when Guo Ailun was still playing for Liaoning, a reporter suggested that the injured Guo Ailun should not return to play against the Guangdong team in a high-intensity match right away. He should rest well, take more time off, and fully recover before returning. However, Guo Ailun responded very domineeringly, saying: "I'm not resting anymore, I've rested enough. I play high-intensity games, and I play against strong teams. I can't wait anymore."
At that moment, just like this moment, Guo Ailun once again chose to return in the game against the Guangdong team. On the one hand, it is because Guo Ailun's injury recovery has met the needs of being able to participate in the game. On the other hand, Guo Ailun also wants to use his past experience of playing against the Guangdong team to provide more firepower support and security for the team with poor performance on the offensive end.
Interestingly, Guo Ailun often has outstanding performances and classic moments in his career against the Guangdong team. For example, in the 2020 finals, Guo Ailun made consecutive steals from Weems and Zhao Rui in the final quarter of the catch-up stage, and scored 8 points in a row through his personal breakthrough ability, leading Liaoning to achieve a 20-point comeback.
Also in the 2021 finals against the Guangdong team, Guo Ailun scored the second-highest 33 points throughout the game, helping Liaoning win over Guangdong with a score of 102-98 in overtime. As a result, whenever the Guangdong team faced Guo Ailun in later games, the head coach of the Guangdong team did not hesitate to send four or five players to chase and intercept Guo Ailun throughout the field.
Although Liaoning lost the championship in those three seasons with a final score of 1:2, there were even famous scenes such as Guo Ailun's sideline pass being intercepted by Weems and countered. However, that was limited by the then-finals rule of best-of-three, which did not allow Guo Ailun to fully demonstrate his competitive state. Regardless, Guo Ailun had the upper hand in the competition among the three guards known as "Black, White, and Short." There was a widely circulated saying at the time: "The Guangdong team won the championship, but Guo Ailun won the data and earned the respect and recognition of people."
We are very happy for Guo Ailun's return, even though he has been plagued by injuries for a long time. However, these have not defeated Guo Ailun. He remains as determined as ever, with a strong will and unwavering confidence in victory. Even when facing Xu Jie, the strongest domestic guard player in the league today, he still has the courage to challenge him to prove his powerful strength.
May Guo Ailun's return this time be more enduring and frequent, because the games with him are what makes them exciting!