106-65, Guangdong Hongyuan defeated Jilin Men's Basketball Team with a resounding victory. In this match, due to the outbreak of Huang Rongqi and Bazley, the game was won more easily. Huang Rongqi scored a season-high of 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals, while Bazley contributed 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks, greatly reducing the pressure on Xu Jie. However, after the game, Du Feng, head coach of Guangdong Hongyuan, revealed some bad news when summarizing the game. He stated that Hu Mingxuan's shoulder injury is expected to take three months to recover, causing him to miss the national team games during the February window period next year. From the current perspective, Hu Mingxuan will have to wait until the third stage to return.
With Hu Mingxuan's early withdrawal from the second stage, Guangdong Hongyuan's local players who can handle the ball are only Xu Jie, Huang Rongqi, Zhang Wenyi, and Yang Yi, but the main responsibility for organizing tasks still falls on Xu Jie. After joining Guangdong Hongyuan, new foreign aid Les has not integrated into the team. He played less than 5 minutes in his debut and only 2 minutes against Jilin Men's Basketball Team. With the increasingly tight rotation in the backcourt, Du Feng needs Les to integrate into the team as soon as possible.
So far this season, due to the impact of injuries, Hu Mingxuan has only played 9 games for Guangdong Hongyuan, averaging 31.1 minutes per game, contributing 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1 steal, and averaging 2.9 three-pointers with a hit rate of 38.2%. As Guangdong Hongyuan's main scorer and absolute core in the backcourt, Hu Mingxuan's absence greatly reduces the team's lineup strength. Moreover, the introduction of small foreign aid for Guangdong Hongyuan has stalled. In the absence of Hu Mingxuan's temporary return, Du Feng can only hope that Xu Jie will be able to carry the load, and at the same time, role players like Huang Rongqi and Zhang Wenyi must also be able to demonstrate their value and role.
Looking at the schedule for the second stage, Guangdong Hongyuan will face strong teams such as Liaoning Men's Basketball Team, Shandong Men's Basketball Team, Qingdao Men's Basketball Team, Beikong Men's Basketball Team, and Shanghai Men's Basketball Team. The scheduling pressure is also very high. With Hu Mingxuan continuing to be sidelined and foreign aid Les unable to integrate into the team quickly, Coach Du Feng will face greater rotation pressure. It is possible that Xu Jie will need to continue to play under heavy load and form tacit cooperation with Bazley, Morland, and Jilunwat to help Guangdong Hongyuan overcome difficulties.
