On January 21st, Beijing time, the first foreign player on the CBA front line was born. He brutally defeated Shandong without mercy, madly scoring the first 60 points, which looked desperate, almost winning the game single-handedly against five players.
In the match between Ningbo and Shandong, we really witnessed the strongest foreign player in the CBA league, who can be called the first superstar. His ability is really too strong, and he is also the foreign player that Liaoning team needs most. Yang Ming, the head coach of Liaoning men's basketball team, complained many times this year during the regular season that the team's foreign players were not good enough, and as we all know, Liaoning's recent recruitment has not been smooth.
The new arrival, Weber, is a small forward, but he is not very capable. Now it seems that the foreign player Liaoning needs most is playing for Ningbo, right? That is their small forward Ma Qi. This player, who is only 1.96 meters tall, is very capable and almost performed a miracle of one-on-five that has never been seen this season.
Ma Qi is truly a pure one-on-five. Why do I say that? Look at the data: in the whole game, except for him, only one person from Ningbo scored in double digits, which is Ma Tiantang. They only had two people scoring in double digits, and among Ningbo's total of 102 points, Ma Qi scored 60 points, Ma Tiantang 22 points, and the two foreign players combined for 82 points. This means that the remaining domestic players, a total of 8 people, scored only 14 points together, with an average of only 2.5 points per person. What use are domestic teammates? They are all useless, while Ma Qi is fighting alone, finishing the job by himself, and there is no need to pass the ball.
Ma Qi's dominance is a bit too terrifying, and his statistics and efficiency are indeed frightening. He shot 39 times individually, making 20 out of 39 shots, 7 out of 18 three-pointers, and 13 out of 19 free throws, scoring a whopping 60 points with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. There was a period in the fourth quarter when Ma Qi was the only one scoring for Ningbo, with no one else scoring. He came over to fight alone and finished the job. What's the point of passing the ball?
Especially in the fourth quarter, since they started using a single foreign player, he had no new teammates to rely on, so he simply started doing it himself. At this point, a very scary phenomenon occurred. When the fourth quarter reached a score of 84:72, Ningbo's Ning Hongyu made a three-pointer. In the remaining 9 minutes and 30 seconds, all of Ningbo's points were scored by Ma Qi alone, scoring 27 consecutive points in the last 9 minutes. Isn't this the performance of peak LeBron James?
Later, he made various layups, drew fouls and made free throws, and shot three-pointers at will. He had everything. The scariest part was when Ningbo reached 88 points, and then Ma Qi made four consecutive three-pointers, regardless of anything else. He just shot three-pointers and made them. How can you compete with him? In the end, he still had the energy for a pull-up layup.
Scoring 60 points in 41 minutes, isn't this the frontline superstar foreign player that Liaoning needs most? If they could find a way to snatch him from Ningbo, they might really have a stable chance at the championship this year. And don't say that Ma Qi is too selfish; after playing three quarters and a half, Ningbo's five starters had four zero scores. What can he do if he doesn't score?