CBA League welcomes a focus battle, Guangzhou Dragon Lions men's basketball team at home against Liaoning men's basketball team. This game is witnessed by Shi Qiang Guo, the head coach of China men's basketball team. Besides observing players, Coach Guo has feelings for both teams. Throughout the game, the two teams fought fiercely, and the score was never pulled apart. The game continued until the last turn, Warren failed to make the final shot, and Liaoning men's basketball team narrowly defeated Guangzhou men's basketball team with a score of 98:97.
Guangzhou men's basketball team had five players scoring in double figures, with Warren scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, but also had a staggering 9 turnovers! Li Xiangbo scored 13 points, Crawford 12 points and 6 rebounds, Zhang Xingliang 12 points, and Jiao Boqiao 10 points. Liaoning men's basketball team also had five players scoring in double figures, with Wells scoring 31 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals, Han Dejun 18 points and 11 rebounds, Li Xiaoxu 15 points, Fergie 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Wang Lanqin 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Liaoning men's basketball team started the game with three mid-to-long-range shots, all successful. Liu Yancheng hit a corner three-pointer, and Jiao Boqiao scored a single-handed layup, and the two teams were in a stalemate from the start of the game. Fergie made a fast break, and Zhang Xingliang hit a difficult three-pointer with a screen. The high-intensity confrontation caused both teams to make many mistakes. Warren missed three times, turned the ball over, and committed an offensive foul, making Guangzhou men's basketball team's offense very passive. Yan Shouqi made consecutive mid-range shots, and Liaoning men's basketball team extended their lead to 8 points. Crawford dunked under the basket to stop the team's scoring slump, and Zhang Chen Zhi Feng made a put-back, ending the first quarter with Liaoning men's basketball team leading by 5 points.
In the second quarter, Fergie hit a pull-up three-pointer, and Yu Mitian scored six points in a row, causing Yang Ming to call a timeout quickly. After the timeout, there was a turnover, and Guangzhou men's basketball team tied the score directly. Fergie made a second-chance layup, and Han Dejun scored a buzzer-beater, stabilizing the situation for Liaoning men's basketball team. Crawford made a fast break, and both sides exchanged blows, with the score difference hovering around 3 points. Coach Yang Ming called another timeout, but after the adjustment, there were continuous turnovers, and Guangzhou men's basketball team seized the opportunity to score four points in a row! Yang Ming had no choice but to constantly change players to change the situation. Unexpectedly, Guangzhou men's basketball team lost their composure and were hit by Liaoning men's basketball team with a 10:0 run, ending the half with Guangzhou men's basketball team trailing by 2 points.
Throughout the first half, both teams played to their strengths, but Liaoning men's basketball team, despite being short-handed, had a strong ability to read the game. Guangzhou men's basketball team took advantage of their youth and dared to shoot, but their shooting percentage was low. They only managed to get several second-chance opportunities through constant frontcourt scrapping. On the other hand, Liaoning men's basketball team stabilized the situation and played set plays, having advantages both inside and outside. When Guangzhou men's basketball team made mistakes, whether it was Wells or Fergie, they had quick and sharp counterattacks, which was the key to the team's lead. However, with only a 2-point lead, Guangzhou men's basketball team could hold on to the end if they controlled details such as turnovers.
In the second half, Jiao Boqiao hit a three-pointer from the top of the circle, followed by Crawford scoring consecutive baskets under the basket, and Guangzhou men's basketball team's offensive efficiency rapidly improved. Li Xiaoxu hit a crucial three-pointer at a critical moment, and Wang Lanqin made a beautiful pass to Han Dejun, followed by another key two points, keeping the score tight. Warren made several low-level mistakes again, but after one shot, the referee directly called a 2+1, causing Yang Ming to explode in anger and receive a technical foul warning from the referee. To calm his anger, the next round, the referee gave Guangzhou men's basketball team a flopping technical foul. At the end of the third quarter, Guangzhou men's basketball team overtook by one point.
Li Xiangbo made a powerful dunk, followed by hitting a three-pointer from the corner, starting the decisive fourth quarter battle. Liaoning men's basketball team fell into a scoring drought, and Wells used his personal ability to force fouls by driving to the basket, stopping the scoring slump with free throws. Moradas grabbed an offensive rebound and completed a 2+1, once again suppressing Liaoning men's basketball team. On the brink of defeat, Wells exploded! He hit three consecutive three-pointers, forcing Guangzhou men's basketball team to call a timeout. After the timeout, Warren stabilized the situation with consecutive drives to the basket, and Liaoning men's basketball team chased hard. Wells then hit two more three-pointers! Directly overtaking the score. In the last minute, Jiao Boqiao grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a layup, and in the final moments, Guangzhou men's basketball team continuously lost defensive rebounds, allowing Han Dejun to make two free throws!
On the last attack, Guangzhou men's basketball team controlled the offense, and there was suspicion that Warren stepped out of bounds when receiving the ball. However, the referee did not make any indication, and Yang Ming, who was close by, saw it clearly. Although Warren did not make the game-winning shot, Yang Ming was still furious, cursing and punching the referee, followed by loudly protesting to the technical table. However, when the final whistle blew, the referee and technical table comforted Yang Ming without making any further calls.
Guangzhou men's basketball team had a good chance to win the game, but they lost too many defensive rebounds, especially Han Dejun's offensive rebound in the final moments, which greatly influenced the outcome of the game. Young teams indeed need to learn from experience, but such crucial mistakes have a significant impact on the team.
As Yang Ming said, in the last quarter, the team basically had no tactics; whoever had good手感 and greater把握性 could choose to attack. Wells scored 19 points in a single quarter, including 5 three-pointers, single-handedly saving Liaoning men's basketball team from the brink of defeat! On the other hand, Warren of Guangzhou men's basketball team blindly dribbled the ball in the last minute, directly getting intercepted by the opponent and resulting in points.