CBA regular season, a mismatched battle, Beikong men's basketball team against Jiangsu men's basketball team. Beikong team suffered two consecutive defeats before the game, their recent form has been poor, but the team's paper strength is there, facing a weak team, they should still be able to win if they perform normally. If they can't even handle this, Min Lulei might as well step down. Jiangsu team has the opportunity to cause an upset due to the foreign aid factor, after all, they have beaten Guangdong before, with the foreign aid performing exceptionally well and the local players providing some support. Starting lineup: Jiangsu: Wu Yujia, Goodwin, Tao Yanru, Zheng Qilong, Thompson; Beikong: Liu Xiaoyu, Zou Yuchen, Salinge, Zhu Songwei, Riller.
Jiangsu team scored the first point, then it was a series of misses and turnovers, Liu Xiaoyu and Salinge had a 5-0 run, then they also entered the miss mode, like chicks pecking at each other. Goodwin and Salinge scored, still relying on the foreign aid. Zhu Songwei made a two-handed dunk, in half a quarter they played a 10-4, the score was ridiculously low. Goodwin and Lin Yanting made free throws, scoring mainly through free throws, it's really hard to score in open play. Lin Yanting finally hit a three-pointer, Yan Shi scored two points, Shen Zijie scored off an assist, Thompson responded, Riller attacked the basket, Jackson made a fast break, Jiangsu 16-25 Beikong.
In the second quarter, Beikong's offense stalled, Jiangsu seized the opportunity to narrow the gap through transition, mainly relying on the foreign aid, Jackson is impressive. Chen Guohao made two out of four free throws plus a three-pointer, stopping Beikong's decline. Goodwin scored and organized, reducing the gap to three points. Salinge scored consecutively, Wu Yujia made both inside and outside shots, Thompson made a dunk, Jiangsu called a timeout at 40-41 against Beikong. Both teams returned to missing shots and turnovers, Riller broke the scoring drought, Thompson cut to the basket, Treles made a mid-range shot, Goodwin made a fast break, Jiangsu took the lead. Zhu Songwei made a long two-pointer, Yan Shi made a buzzer-beating putback, Jiangsu 50-49 Beikong. Min Lulei was dissatisfied with the refereeing and argued with the referees at halftime, not giving me the face of a championship coach.
In the second half, both sides started missing shots again, 2 minutes with a 2-2 score, missing shots to the extreme. Then Liu Xiaoyu was also dissatisfied with the refereeing and angrily criticized the referee, earning a technical foul. Jiangsu could only score through free throws, it's hard to score in open play. Beikong found their rhythm, through defensive counterattacks, Zou Yuchen cut to the basket, Salinge stole and made a fast break, Lin Yanting made a three-pointer, opening up a double-digit lead. Jiangsu collapsed, the foreign aid couldn't score, it's really hard, the local players weren't contributing enough. Riller scored consecutively in counterattacks, the gap was heading towards 20 points.
Beikong played at the level they should, increasing their defensive intensity and taking the game seriously, Jiangsu really couldn't hold up, the gap in strength is still obvious to the naked eye. However, Beikong still has many problems, playing against such a weak team, they were actually trailing in the first half, which is simply unacceptable, Min Lulei's issues are still significant.