Congratulations to Du Feng! Guangdong Team Sets New Record! A Night of 41-point Victory with Three Unexpected Gains!
106-65, Guangdong men's basketball team has set a new record for the biggest winning margin this season! To be honest, before this game, I was a bit worried whether Guangdong could defeat Jilin. After all, in the last game, the team did not perform well overall, and Jilin even led Liaoning by 41 points at halftime! Jones, who returned to Jilin, averages an impressive 33.3 points, second-highest in the league!
However, after the pre-game roster was announced, the suspense of the game disappeared because several key players from Jilin, including Jones, Jiang Yuxing, and Jiang Weize, were unable to play! Therefore, for this game, the number of points won is not as important as the process of the game!
Looking at the entire game, Guangdong had both joys and concerns! The main concerns are two-fold!
Firstly, there is the old problem of relaxation! In the first quarter, the full-strength Guangdong team only led by 3 points with a score of 25-22, with Gillenwater scoring 18 points out of the 25. The team played very simply on both offense and defense, giving the opponent too many easy scoring opportunities on defense and lacking coordination on offense except for Gillenwater's hot hand! Fortunately, after adjusting during the break, the team increased their defensive intensity in the second quarter, scoring 38-17 in that quarter, and continued this intensity in the second half, allowing Xu Jie, Gillenwater, and Morland to finish work early after three quarters!
Secondly, there is the issue of Bazley's integration! Judging from the statistics alone, Bazley filled up the stat sheet very efficiently with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks in just 18 minutes! But this is based on Jilin's weak defense! Under Jilin's unreliable zone defense, Bazley is still the team's shortcoming in breaking the zone! When Jilin sets up the zone defense, the commentators can see that Bazley fails to execute the team's tactics! In the previous game against Zhejiang, Guangdong suffered greatly from the zone defense! And in the upcoming game against Liaoning, Yang Ming knows Guangdong better than any opponent, and he will certainly use the zone defense to challenge Du Feng!
Having talked about the concerns, let's move on to the joys! Although the opponent's strength was indeed affected by injuries, the three unexpected gains from Guangdong are still worth celebrating!
Firstly, Guangdong sent out a total of 13 blocks in this game, setting a new record for blocks this season! Among the 13 blocks, Gillenwater had 1, Wang Shaojie had 1, Bazley had 3, Xu Xin had 3, and Morland had 5! The most praiseworthy here is Xu Xin! In the previous big win against Ningbo, Xu Xin played 12 minutes in the fourth quarter, scoring 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 blocks! In this game, Xu Xin got the opportunity to play before the end of the third quarter, playing the entire fourth quarter for a total of 13 minutes, scoring 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 3 blocks! The key point is that he only committed 1 foul! In previous games, Xu Xin's biggest problem was jumping too much on defense, but this game showed that he has made progress!
Secondly, there is Huang Rongqi's form! Besides the "three giants" who finished work after three quarters, Huang Rongqi also enjoyed an early finish. After half a season of hard work, he has become a true starting player for Guangdong! In this game, Huang Rongqi played for 28 minutes, scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals, with almost all key stats being season highs! More importantly, his form has been fully mobilized, with aggressive defense, sharp breakthroughs, precise passing, and a complete release of Xu Jie on both offense and defense!
Thirdly, there is the team's energy reserve! In the entire game, all 12 players from Guangdong played, with everyone except Zhang Haojia playing less than 30 minutes. Especially Xu Jie, Gillenwater, and Morland, for whom this game was more about maintaining their form because they will face the defending champions Liaoning in the next game! Especially Morland, who seemed to have endless energy in this game and was not satisfied with his performance. Fortunately, Du Feng replaced him in time, saving his energy for the game against his former team!