The 31st round of the CBA regular season continues, and according to the schedule, the game between the Guangdong men's basketball team and the Guangzhou men's basketball team will start on time at 19:35 Beijing time on January 16th. Before the game, Guangzhou men's basketball club officially announced that the team's core guard Guo Ailun will return in this game. This is also Guo Ailun's second comeback this season. Currently, Guangzhou men's basketball team ranks 18th in the league with a record of 7 wins and 23 losses, and it is quite difficult for the team to enter the playoffs.
In the previous 7 games played by Guo Ailun for the Dragons, Guangzhou men's basketball team won 4 and lost 3. When the team did not have Guo Ailun as a sharp knife, Guangzhou men's basketball team's record in 23 games was 3 wins and 20 losses, which shows the importance of Guo Ailun. This season, Guo Ailun can contribute nearly 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game for the team on average.
As early as last season, when Guo Ailun was still playing for Liaoning men's basketball team, he missed many games due to a pull injury. When asked multiple times about when he would return, Guo Ailun confidently stated: If I were to return, I would specialize in playing against strong teams like Guangdong men's basketball team. This can also prove my value.
Not long ago, Guo Ailun posted on social media that he successfully entered the list of the most popular male athletes on social media of the year, and a large number of fans left messages expecting his return. In addition, Guangzhou men's basketball team Long Lions Club also called on fans on social media to vote for Guo Ailun in the All-Star Game. Currently, Guo Ailun's votes are also very high, just behind Xu Jie. Therefore, in this match against Guangdong men's basketball team, Guo Ailun will face Xu Zhongfeng head-on, and the confrontation between these two ace guards will definitely attract a lot of attention.
In addition, Guangdong men's basketball team currently has a record of 19 wins and 11 losses, temporarily ranking 8th. The team has already won 6 consecutive victories, and they also had a rare two days off, so the whole team's physical recovery is good. Therefore, Guangdong men's basketball team is very hopeful to defeat their opponents and win 7 consecutive victories.
It is worth noting that many top CBA teams have now assembled a four-foreign aid configuration, while Guangdong men's basketball team is still playing with three foreign aids. According to the latest news from the media, Dennis Smith, the NBA-level guard favored by Zhu Fangyu, the general manager of Guangdong men's basketball team operations, and Du Feng, the head coach, officially rejected the offer from Hongyuan. This ace guard chose to join European powerhouse Real Madrid. Therefore, Guangdong men's basketball team must quickly adjust its recruitment direction.
In addition, Guangdong men's basketball team also sent an offer to Darron Russell, a guard from the Turkish Super League, this week, but the former is quite popular in the free market, so it is likely that this scoring champion will also reject Guangdong men's basketball team's invitation. Therefore, Guangdong men's basketball team is likely to maintain its current lineup structure, and Xu Jie will naturally have to maintain full attendance in the remaining second stage of the schedule, which is also a big challenge for his health.
Interestingly, the atmosphere within the Guangdong men's basketball team is still very harmonious. Before preparing for the Guangzhou men's basketball team, Coach Du led the whole team to celebrate Huang Rongqi's birthday, everyone was smiling, and it also relieved their own pressure. It can be seen that the team environment within Guangdong men's basketball team is still very happy after the game.
Coach Du will also try to relax the players, but Coach Du also made a request before the game: Although Guangdong has won a streak of victories, in recent games, they always allow their opponents to catch up or even overtake them when leading by 15 to 16 points. This is an old problem within the team. Once they take the lead, they become too relaxed. He hopes that everyone can summarize and make effective changes.