Beijing time on April 12th, the CBA playoff semi-final “Liao-Guangdong War” arrived today as scheduled, but the game was not as intense as imagined. The Liaoning men’s basketball team suppressed the Guangdong men’s basketball team from the very beginning. In the end, after four quarters of competition, Liaoning easily defeated the defending champion Guangdong 92-79, leading 1-0 in the semifinals!
Heroes Twilight:
Guangdong core Yi Jianlian made 0 of 3 two-pointers and 2 of 5 three-pointers in this game, and scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The efficiency is low. Moreover, Yi Jianlian’s excessive reliance on outside shots not only made it difficult for the defense to create opportunities for the opponent, but also prevented the Guangdong team from creating pressure on Liaoning on the inside. After the attack failed, Liaoning took the opportunity to play a sharp counterattack.
The veteran Yi Jianlian, who has come back from injury this season, is obviously not as good as in previous seasons in physical condition and athletic ability. With the increase of age and the increase of injuries, the core data of Guangdong’s interior line has dropped significantly. This season, he played 30 games in the regular season and averaged an average of 30. Only 16.2 points and 8.6 rebounds, both of which are the lowest in the past 14 CBA seasons. In the two games against Liaoning in the regular season, Yi Jianlian averaged 10.5 points and 6 rebounds, 5 of 14 two-pointers and 1 of 6 three-pointers, far below the average performance of the regular season.
What makes the Guangdong team even more uncomfortable is that no one in the team can take care of Yi Jianlian in the interior. Su Wei and Zeng Fanri are just role players. Their physical and technical conditions decide that they can only do some blue-collar jobs. Move slowly, a height is obviously insufficient! Xu Xin is still young and cannot adapt to the intensity of CBA at present.
Game recap:
At the beginning of the game, Yi Jianlian continued to use pick-and-roll cooperation with Weems to find opportunities, but it didn’t work. Weems used his personal ability to hit a three-pointer to help Guangdong take the lead in scoring. On the defensive end, Yi Jianlian fouled twice within 2 minutes. He didn’t have the advantage in rebounding in the backcourt. Yi Jianlian’s long shot from the outside on the offensive end and his breakthrough in the face of Han Dejun failed to gain any results. However, Morland scored a second attack against Yi Jianlian. Guangdong then replaced it with Su Wei. Yi Jianlian, Guangdong can only rely on Zhao Rui and Hu Mingxuan’s wonderful performance to compete with Liaoning. At the end of the first quarter with 1 minute and 45 seconds remaining, Yi Jianlian got a very good scoring opportunity under the basket, but in the face of Zhao Jiwei’s defensive mistakes, not only did he fail to score, but the ball was directly handed over to Liaoning. Liaoning led Guangdong 22-14. Yi Jianlian made 0 of 2 shots, 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover.
In the second quarter, Yi Jianlian made a three-pointer after cooperating with Weems’ pick-and-roll, and then the defensive end withstood Morand and won the backcourt rebound. Yi Jianlian was eager to strike while the iron was hot, but two consecutive three-point attempts failed. Liaoning also took the opportunity to The difference is opened. After a break, Yi Jianlian made his debut again, but failed to attempt a mid-to-long-range shot, but then received a pass from Zhao Rui on the offensive end, causing the opponent to foul. Guo Ailun was dissatisfied with the penalty and was called a technical foul. Yi Jianlian made three free throws. Looking back, Han Dejun first made a strong surprise Yi Jianlian made a layup, then made a steady hit from the mid-range, and returned with color! Guangdong made consecutive mistakes and was counterattacked by Liaoning, and the point difference continued to expand. At halftime, Liaoning led Guangdong 47-24. Yi Jianlian scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 fouls on 1 of 6 shots.
At the beginning of the second half, Yi Jianlian strengthened the inside attack, obtained 3 consecutive free throws and scored 3 points. The defensive end also continuously protected the backcourt rebounds. The Guangdong team also gradually regained the feel, but it was still difficult to limit Liaoning on the defensive end. At the end of the third quarter, Guangdong trailed Liaoning 66-48 by 18 points. Yi Jianlian made 1 of 7 shots and scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Yi Jianlian made a three-pointer from the outside at the beginning of the final quarter, but it is difficult to create pressure on Liaoning’s interior with this attacking method. Once Guangdong’s attack fails, Liaoning will take the opportunity to fight back, and the difference has been maintained at around 20 points. Yi Jianlian then rested off the court and never played again. The game also became garbage time with the passage of time. In the end, the Liaoning team defeated Guangdong 92-79 with a total score of 1-0.
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