After a thrilling victory on the road against Nanjing Tongxi, the Guangdong team has embarked on a nine-game winning streak. After the 33rd round of regular season games, the Guangdong team temporarily sits in fifth place. Looking at the standings, the Guangdong team has caught up in terms of victories, tying with the fourth-placed Zhejiang team, both with a record of 22 wins and 11 losses.
In other words, after completing the game against Nanjing Tongxi, the CBA standings announced good news for the Guangdong team. At least after the first 33 rounds of games, the Guangdong team started low but steadily climbed, finally catching up. In the next round, the Guangdong team will continue their away challenge against the Shanghai team, who recently defeated Sichuan by a large margin and is one of the best-performing teams in the second stage.
If they can overcome the Shanghai team, the Guangdong team is likely to end the second stage with an 11-game winning streak. At that time, their ranking on the standings may further rise, and there's even a possibility of returning to the top four positions. As we all know, in recent seasons, the CBA championship has been won by teams in the top four, so the Guangdong team still faces significant challenges ahead.
Of course, there are many areas where the current Guangdong team can improve. This nine-game winning streak in the second stage was largely led by Xu Jie, with the stable output of the two foreign players also playing a key role. Especially in the upcoming game against the Shanghai team, in addition to the stable performance of the main players, there needs to be a surprise player who bravely steps up.
After finishing the second stage of the competition, every game in the third stage will be tough, with each match affecting the Guangdong team's regular-season ranking. Therefore, the Guangdong team now has no room for retreat. How can they maintain their top eight ranking on the standings? Or even compete for a top four position? Coach Du Feng needs to prepare more fully for the difficulties ahead.
As the current superstar of the Guangdong team, Xu Jie once again delivered a masterpiece, scoring 23 points and 13 assists in a single game, even outperforming the statistics of many foreign players. Before the Spring Festival, there are still two games left, and the Guangdong team needs to seize the momentum and strive to win as many games as possible, aiming to secure a favorable playoff position.