Last night, the Guangdong team defeated Fujian 116-92, achieving an eight-game winning streak, which is also the longest winning streak of the season for the Guangdong men's basketball team. However, after the game, Coach Du Feng's remarks were thought-provoking, indicating that it seems the Guangdong team does not plan to look for a small foreign aid, even though Xu Jie is already on the brink of injury due to overexertion.
In last night's game, Xu Jie only scored 3 points but had 13 assists. After the game, Guangdong head coach Du Feng said: "Xu Jie's hand injury is not serious; he is intoxicated with passing and striving for a higher level as a point guard." Objectively speaking, Xu Jie is not unwilling to attack; rather, he has been overexerting himself in consecutive tough battles, and his photo of going to the hospital alone for a check-up was also exposed, indicating that Xu Jie is at the edge of fatigue-induced injuries. From his offensive efficiency in the past three rounds, it can be seen that it has been continuously declining because he is indeed too tired.
It is worth noting that in the last three games, Xu Jie has accumulated 12 turnovers, which is very contradictory to what Du Feng mentioned about being intoxicated with passing and striving for a higher level as a point guard. If the Guangdong team continues to overexert Xu Jie and stops planning to find a small foreign aid, then once Xu Jie gets injured, the team's system will be completely disrupted.
The second piece of news comes from the Beijing men's basketball team. Following their 89-99 loss to Qingdao in the previous round, Beijing has now suffered two consecutive defeats. However, the club has its own plans, and in the next round, Beijing will field all its main players in an effort to compete fiercely against Guangsha.
Zhou Qi returned early in the previous game, and it is reported that in tomorrow night's match against Guangsha, Beijing will have at least two more key players returning, namely Zeng Fanbo and Lei Meng, and even core guard Chen Yingjun is expected to play. Because in their first encounter this season, Beijing narrowly lost by 4 points away to Guangsha, now back at home, Beijing is determined to win one back and avoid being double-killed by the opponent, which would have a significant impact on the psychological advantage in subsequent matches.
Therefore, tomorrow night's Beijing-Guangsha match will undoubtedly be exciting. Beijing is determined to rest and adjust its main players despite consecutive defeats, all for the sake of avenging Guangsha. It is worth mentioning that Guangsha is currently on a nine-game winning streak. Can Beijing pull down the leader? Let's wait and see.
The third piece of news comes from Liaoning men's basketball team. The second stage of the regular season is nearing its end, and Liaoning has yet to stabilize its top-four ranking. The main reason is that the big foreign aid is not ideal enough. Patton struggled to show dominance in the last round against Ningbo, so Liaoning club has already contacted the next big foreign aid, NBA center Azubuike.
Previously, Liaoning had already contacted Azubuike, but at that time, the other party did not accept Liaoning's offer conditions. It is reported that recently, Liaoning club's manager negotiated again in person, and Azubuike confirmed that after finishing his last game in Europe, he will soon set off to complete the signing with Liaoning. This 26-year-old NBA center was the 27th pick in the 20th round, selected by the Utah Jazz, and later moved to the Suns before joining the European league.
Azubuike stands at 2.13 meters tall, and objectively speaking, his physical conditions are excellent, which is why he was drafted in the first round to the NBA. However, his personal offensive ability is average, averaging only 3.3 points in his NBA career. However, his physical strength is stronger than Patton's. After joining Liaoning, Patton exposed shortcomings in stamina and lack of systematic training, in which Azubuike is superior to Patton. With only a dozen rounds left in the regular season, Liaoning must determine a better choice for a big foreign aid. Of course, Patton may not be cut, and these two big foreign aids may compete for the "job," after all, finding a good big foreign aid this season is indeed quite difficult.