Guangdong vs. Guangzhou Derby: Guangdong Men's Basketball Team Narrowly Defeats Guangzhou Men's Basketball Team with a 19-point Comeback; Du Feng Dissatisfied with Team Performance; Guo Ailun Scores 0 Points
In the Guangdong derby, the Guangdong men's basketball team faced off against the Guangzhou men's basketball team on the road. This game saw the return of Guo Ailun, unfortunately, Ding Yanhang was still unable to play, and Hu Mingxuan was also absent. The Guangdong team had an advantage in terms of strength and form, so there was no reason for them to lose. It would be very difficult for the Guangzhou team to win, as they would need an exceptional performance from all their players to stand a chance.
In the first quarter, the Guangdong men's basketball team trailed the Guangzhou men's basketball team by double digits with a score of 18-28, causing a major upset. The Guangdong team had a cold shooting hand, making only 3 out of 14 three-point attempts, their defense was lacking, and they made many turnovers. The whole team was not in sync, too relaxed, and looked down upon their opponents. The Guangzhou team played exceptionally well, led by Guo Ailun, they put in their best effort on both offense and defense, with a strong desire to win. The basketball gods will not disappoint teams that take the game seriously.
In the second quarter, after readjusting, the Guangdong team continued to make mistakes and give away points, while the Guangzhou team extended their lead. Jilunwote missed a turnaround jumper, Bazley defended Crawford, Xu Jie finally made a three-pointer, Yumiti missed an open three-pointer, Bazley missed a three-pointer, Wang Shaojie was blocked, Guo Ailun missed a shot, Xu Jie made a long-range three-pointer, still looking at Master Jie.
Jilunwote complained about the referee and received a technical foul, Xu Xin made a two-handed slam dunk, Crawford made a hook shot, Xu Xin defended Warren, Bazley made an alley-oop dunk, Douglas made a corner three-pointer, Bazley missed a three-pointer, Xu Xin missed a shot, Douglas missed, Xu Jie missed another three-pointer, Warren scored in transition, and the gap returned to double digits.
Bazley and Zhang Wenyi missed three-pointers, and the Guangdong team's offense just couldn't get their shots to fall. The Guangzhou team kept countering and converting, grabbing rebounds for second-chance points, and the gap was heading towards 20 points. It was really unexpected that the Guangdong team would perform like this, facing the weak Guangzhou team, they were dominated, and one might think the score was mistaken, which was very disappointing. Du Feng was very angry, scolding and even physically reprimanding the players, and finally stopped yelling, sitting on the bench in a daze, speechless.
In the second half, the Guangdong team finally came to their senses, launching a 33-11 scoring run in the third quarter to complete the comeback, and in the fourth quarter, Xu Jie and Jilunwote continued to score, sealing the game, and completing a 19-point comeback. After the game, Du Feng expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's performance, urging everyone to stay focused and not let their guard down, not to underestimate any opponent. The Guangzhou team lost a good opportunity, performing poorly in the second half, and Guo Ailun struggled offensively, going 0-for-7 without scoring, but he did well in organizing the game.