Following the reversal of Guangsha at the end of the last round, the Liaoning team once again staged a reversal drama at the end of the game against Shanxi at home in this round, winning 116:108. In another focus battle, the Xinjiang team won five consecutive victories in the away game, but Zhou Qi was willing to retreat from trauma in the game.
Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, December 29 (reporter Xia Liang) on the evening of 29th, the 22nd round of the Chinese men’s basketball professional league ended the competition for the last four games. Following the reversal of Guangsha at the end of the last round, the Liaoning team once again staged a reversal drama at the end of the game against Shanxi at home in this round, winning 116:108. In another focus battle, the Xinjiang team won five consecutive victories in the away game, but Zhou Qi was willing to retreat from trauma in the game.
Before this round of competition, Liaoning team ranked third, Shanxi team ranked fourth, and the two teams were comparable. Although Guo Allen and Han Dejun held high war-free cards due to injuries in this game, the team finally completed the plot twist against Guangsha team in the last round with 19 points behind the first three quarters, it also boosted the morale of the team. In terms of Shanxi team, the team replaced the injured Franklin with Cameron Payne. The latter performed well this season, with 29.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 10.2 assists in the game.
In the first half of the game, the Shanxi team felt hot. Among them, the team also finished the half with a lead of 61:51 in the 14th three-point shot. In the second half, Morland was sent off with a foul, but the Shanxi team led 81:75 to the end. In the key fourth quarter, the Liaoning team reappeared “unworthy”. After a 13:4 attack climax in the beginning, the Liaoning team overtook the score at one stroke. After Zhao Jiwei hit three points, the Liaoning team had another 14:7 offensive, and the Shanxi team, which was fighting alone with foreign aid, almost had no strength to fight back. In the second half of the game, Zhao Jiwei and Stephenson hit 2 points in succession. At this time, the leading edge of Liaoning team had reached 15 points, and the game also lost suspense.
In this campaign, Stephenson got the highest 37 points in the game, and Zhao Jiwei scored 24 points, among which he scored 5 in 7 three-point shots. In terms of Shanxi team, the original coach got the highest 24 points in the team, and Payne’s first show was 19 points, 7 assists and 7 steals.
The Xinjiang team, which won four in a row, against the Qingdao team, which won five in a row, finally won 128:125 away, continuing to consolidate the second place in the standings. However, Zhou Qi was injured in a defense shortly after the start of the game and was finally helped to leave.
In the other two games, the Guangdong team won the Jiangsu team 129:114 at home. Yi Jianlian, who won the All-Star ticket for three consecutive years, scored 19 points and 13 rebounds to help Guangdong win a winning streak. The suspense between the Shanghai team and Sichuan team, which ranked at the bottom, remained until the end. Finally, the Shanghai team won 105:101 at home.