The CBA regular season is about to enter its 32nd round. According to the schedule, the match between Guangdong Men's Basketball and Guangzhou Men's Basketball will start at 19:35, while the match between Liaoning Men's Basketball and Ningbo will start at 19:35 on January 17th. However, at this moment, a strong team has already secured a playoff ticket in advance, which is Guangsha Men's Basketball.
In the just concluded 31st round, Guangsha Men's Basketball easily defeated Ningbo Men's Basketball. Currently, Guangsha Men's Basketball ranks first in the entire league with a record of 27 wins and 4 losses. Since there are only 46 rounds in the CBA regular season this year, and Jilin Men's Basketball, ranked 13th, currently has a record of 11 wins and 20 losses, even if Guangsha Men's Basketball loses all of their next 15 games, their final regular season ranking will still be 12th, which is also a spot for the playoffs.
Therefore, Guangsha Men's Basketball has become the first team to secure a playoff spot this season, which also breaks the record for the fastest qualification for the playoffs in CBA history. This season's Guangsha Men's Basketball is strong and well-equipped with top-level foreign aid. In the first and second stages, they successively defeated many strong teams, including double-killing Guangdong Men's Basketball, defeating the defending champion Liaoning Men's Basketball, and double-killing Shanxi Men's Basketball, who is currently ranked second, with one game winning by as much as 33 points, showing how terrifying Guangsha Men's Basketball's current strength is.
In addition, this team signed former NBA giant Boban last week. The player is 2.21 meters tall and has a terrifying wingspan, so he can perform standing dunks. After joining Guangsha Men's Basketball with a hefty sum, he quickly became close with main players such as Sun Minghui and Hu Jinqiu. In the latest game, Boban started alongside Sun Minghui, Brown, Zhu Junlong, and Hu Jinqiu, playing 18 minutes, shooting 5 out of 8, easily scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, proving that he is still sharp and qualified to play as the team's starting center. He is like a demon in the CBA league.
Currently, Guangsha Men's Basketball has won 8 consecutive victories and is leading the league by a wide margin. According to the schedule, Guangsha Men's Basketball will challenge Beijing Shougang away next week and face Liaoning Men's Basketball and Zhejiang Men's Basketball at home after returning, all of which are tough battles and tests of Guangsha Men's Basketball's cohesion.
Guangsha Men's Basketball head coach Wang Bo said in a recent media interview: Regarding the newly introduced inside player Boban, I think this player is currently maintaining a high level of state. He has a good attitude in training, and his feel and technical actions on the court are very excellent. What we need to do now is to help him integrate into the team as soon as possible so that he can maximize his characteristics to help the team.
Coach Wang Bo also praised the team's small foreign aid Brown, who was more inclined to score by holding the ball himself at the beginning of the season. But when Sun Minghui was absent for a period of time due to a cold, Brown stepped up to the No. 1 position. So he gradually adjusted his playing style, with the number of assists per game increasing, and this player is not easy to get carried away. He is also the most outstanding signing for Guangsha Men's Basketball in recent years.
Looking back at Guangsha Men's Basketball's performance in the past few seasons, the team's record has actually been very bright. However, every time they reached a critical point in the playoffs, key players would be absent due to injuries, which was the key reason why Guangsha Men's Basketball failed to win the championship. Therefore, this season, Guangsha Men's Basketball learned from experience and made adjustments in controlling the playing time of key players. Even though they maintained the top spot, the team also spent a lot of money to bring in Boban, which is a special weapon prepared for Liaoning and Guangdong teams. As long as they can stay healthy, I believe Guangsha Men's Basketball is definitely one of the most hopeful teams to challenge for the championship this season.