Shanghai Team has been on an unstoppable winning streak recently, with nine consecutive victories. They have climbed from second to last in the first stage to 12th place, barely squeezing into the playoff bracket. Honestly, this progress is like a basketball comeback drama, making many fans nervous and excited.
Tonight's game against Beijing Beikong is crucial! If they can maintain their winning streak, Shanghai Team's ranking will become more stable, and their playoff qualification will be more secure. The atmosphere of that game might be even more intense than the weather outside - it's not only the last home game for Shanghai Team but also one of the most important tests for the team this season.
Without discussing the outcome of the game, the background of this match is quite complicated. Shanghai Team's season has already been complex, with venue issues and scheduling conflicts, keeping them busy. For example, the game originally scheduled for New Year's Eve against Shanxi Team had fans eagerly anticipating it, but the Shanghai Stadium was suddenly occupied by a table tennis event. The influence of table tennis is indeed invincible, even pushing the CBA schedule aside. As a result, the game was directly postponed.
Originally, Shanghai Team's fans were probably thrilled - after all, the rescheduled game date was set for February 26, 2024, at 11 o'clock in the morning. Imagine, it's 11 am on a weekday, who would still be watching the game? Not only might fans miss the game due to work, but even the cheerleaders might have trouble arriving on time. The atmosphere at the game site is questionable.
Some netizens jokingly say: This time, Shanghai Team was really pitted by the CBA league management. A game originally scheduled for New Year's Day turned into a lunchtime game in February. Who can guarantee that fans will be in the mood to come? However, to be fair, Shanghai Team is not a team that gets into trouble. Everything has been resolved through friendly negotiations, with the game date rearranged and the venue issues addressed one by one.
Although the team has to face such unexpected scheduling adjustments, at least the game can continue. If the game were canceled, Shanghai Team's dream of the playoffs would be completely dashed. Don't think that's the end of it; Shanghai Team's scheduling arrangements are nerve-wracking. After finishing the postponed game against Shanxi Team, they will rush to Beijing to face Beijing Shougang on the evening of February 27.
With the CBA All-Star Game the next day, there will be three consecutive games in these few days, and Shanghai Team is really about to collapse! Not to mention, players traveling from Shanghai to Beijing and then flying to Changchun in these three days, it's an extreme physical challenge.
Fans must be thinking: Going on like this, what kind of competitive state can Shanghai Team's players maintain? Some netizens bluntly say: Is Shanghai Team related to being physically invincible? After playing against Shanxi Team, followed by Shougang, and finally going straight to the All-Star Game! It seems that even their bodies can hardly hold up.
Indeed, such a scheduling arrangement is exhausting just to think about. Especially if any Shanghai Team players are selected for the All-Star, how can they maintain a high level of competitive state in such a short time? Even the main players within the team have to shout, "Give me some time to recover!"
The All-Star Game is also an opportunity to showcase personal style. Who dares to mess up in such a game? You can say that Shanghai Team's players will have to put in effort and stamina at that time.
Shanghai Team is not fighting alone; many teams experience similar difficulties due to venue conflicts or scheduling changes. Just like when Shanghai Team missed the games against Beijing Beikong and Xinjiang Team before, venue issues are really a headache.
The CBA league's arrangement seems to be making room for other events, but it always puts teams in such awkward situations. Fans have asked: How should games be scheduled reasonably? Games cannot be arranged in a mess.
If every team faces frequent schedule adjustments due to venue issues, how can the fairness and competitiveness of the games be guaranteed? Shouldn't the CBA league management consider changing their approach and provide more scheduling guarantees for the teams?
Regarding these constantly changing scheduling arrangements, fans' attitudes vary. Some netizens say: Honestly, Shanghai Team has nothing to complain about. Since the schedule has been set, everyone can only silently bear it. After all, everyone is striving for the same goal - to make it to the playoffs.
It can be seen that people's attitude towards Shanghai Team is more understanding, but there are also many fans who are quite dissatisfied: Although everyone can understand the schedule adjustments, several consecutive games do make the players very hardworking, especially such temporary arrangements, leaving fans unable to prepare adequately.
It is hoped that the CBA will consider being more thoughtful when arranging games. Although Shanghai Team has faced many scheduling challenges, they are still persisting and fighting.
Nine consecutive victories prove their strength and resilience. Even with unfavorable schedules, it has not stopped Shanghai Team's progress.
It seems that Shanghai Team's fans also have enough confidence. They believe that as long as the players can adjust their mentality and meet the challenges head-on, they can continue to fight in the upcoming games.
As for what happens after the game, no one knows. No matter what, Shanghai Team still has to rely on themselves to face these challenges, after all, the playoffs are a goal that every team wants to achieve. Can they continue their winning streak? Can they stabilize their playoff position? It all depends on whether they can successfully get through tonight's decisive battle against Beijing Beikong.