China News Service, Beijing, April 7th. The CBA playoffs of the 2021-2022 season will start the first round of the quarter-finals on the 7th. This season’s regular season champion Liaoning team and defending champion Guangdong team with 116:104, 99: 98 defeated Shanxi Team and Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rental Team, and won the first chance in the quarterfinals of three games and two wins.
In the first battle between Liaoning and Shanxi, Guo Ailun, the star of the Liaoning team, known as the first defender of the Chinese men’s basketball team, once again created his own highlight moment-he scored a game-high 40 in 38 minutes of playing time. With 10 assists and 3 rebounds, he became the first local Chinese player in CBA history to contribute at least 40 points and 10 assists in the playoffs.
Because the top four in the regular season directly advanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, this campaign became the first appearance of the Liaoning team in the playoffs this season. The opponent was the Shanxi team who eliminated the Guangzhou team 2:1 in the first round of the playoffs.
Due to the difference in the comprehensive strength of the two sides, the Liaoning team has always taken the initiative on the field, leading by 25:20 and 54:47 in the first two quarters respectively, and in the third quarter, they played 35:22 in a single quarter, extending the lead to 20 points (89 points). :69). In the last quarter, the Liaoning team, which led by a large score, relaxed a bit, and the Shanxi team took advantage of the situation to chase the points, but in the end, the gap was too large and they were unable to recover, losing 104:116.
The outcome of this campaign is expected, and what is unexpected is Guo Ailun’s performance. Although Guo Ailun’s scoring average (21.5) ranked second among local players in the regular season this season, he only participated in 21 games due to injury, and his physical condition and state during the game were once the most worrying issues for some fans.
The outbreak of Guo Ailun’s campaign completely dispelled the doubts of some fans, and also added weight to the Liaoning team’s championship this season. The 40 points in this game is also Guo Ailun’s second-highest score in the playoffs. He previously scored 46 points and 12 rebounds in the 2018-2019 playoffs against the Fujian team.
Compared with the battle between Liaoning and Jin, the fifth-placed Guangdong team and the fourth-placed Zhejiang Chouzhou team are closer in ranking and strength in the regular season. In the regular season, the two sides faced each other in a 1:1 draw, and the Zhejiang team had the advantage. However, as the “11 champions” of the finals, the Guangdong team’s playoff experience is still the best in the league. As a young team, Zhejiang Chouzhou team’s advantage lies in its vitality and momentum. The two sides with their own strengths are also destined to bring about a hard and fierce battle.
At the beginning of this campaign, the two teams were tit for tat. Although the Guangdong team had an advantage in the first three quarters, the lead was not large (the scores in the first three quarters were: 33:30, 56:53, 83:75). In the fourth quarter, the Guangdong team once expanded the lead to 13 points (90:77), but the Zhejiang Chouzhou team was put to death and survived, chasing the score to 96:97 with 10 seconds before the end.
Then the Zhejiang Chouzhou team took foul tactics, Yi Jianlian made two free throws and the Guangdong team 99:96. At the last moment, last season’s regular season MVP Wu Qian made a three-pointer at the buzzer, causing Yi Jianlian to foul. Wu made two of the first three free throws, and the Zhejiang Chouzhou team fell short in 98:99.
It is the service, the Guangdong team is old and strong, and three veterans play the leading role. Yi Jianlian played 30 minutes and scored 16 points and 10 rebounds; Zhou Peng 13 points and 11 rebounds, Zhao Rui 14 points and 7 assists. Zhejiang Chouzhou team is a “master of the devil”. In addition to Wu Qian’s contribution of 25 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, the performance of its youth army is even more impressive: 19-year-old Yu Jiahao scored 10 points and 4 rebounds, 3 “post-99s”. “Liu Zeyi, Wang Yibo and Cheng Shuipeng all had good performances and statistics. Among them, Liu Zeyi had 11 points and 11 rebounds, Wang Yibo had 14 points and 4 assists, and Cheng Shuipeng had 10 points and 4 rebounds.
On April 8, the other two games of the first round of the quarter-finals will be played in this season’s playoffs. Zhejiang Guangsha team and Shanghai team will face Jilin team and Shenzhen team respectively. The second round of the Liaoning team and Shanxi team, Guangdong team and Zhejiang Chouzhou team will be held on the 9th. (over)Return to Sohu, see more
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