On the evening of April 4, the Shandong men’s basketball team was swept by the Shenzhen men’s basketball team 108-120 in the second game of the 12-to-8 playoffs. period. As last season’s top four team, the Shandong men’s basketball team has performed worse than before in all aspects this season, causing this veteran team to get off the “ramp” early and leave the “highway” leading to the quarter-finals of the playoffs.
◎Shandong Commercial Daily·Subao News Network reporter Tian Yanshi Jiang Aina
Gyllenwater’s savior with 34 points
Only a half-quarter strike
This season’s Shandong men’s basketball team, there are not many games that can be praised. In the four matches against the Shenzhen men’s basketball team this season, the performance is even worse. No matter from the analysis of the data or the lineup, the gap between the Shandong men’s basketball team and the Shenzhen men’s basketball team is not big, and the strength is also in the middle. But in the first game of the playoffs, the Shandong men’s basketball team lost 14 points, and this game lost another 12 points. Such a performance is really hard to see.
In this game, the Shandong men’s basketball team didn’t seem to wake up at the beginning, and there were the same problems as when the Shanghai men’s basketball team played for the first time in the regular season. The attack and the defense were not timely, and they were 22 points behind the Shenzhen men’s basketball team at most. Although Gao Shiyan and Gyllenwater of the second team came on the court, the offensive end gradually recovered to the touch, but the point difference opened at the beginning of the game also set the tone for the whole game. The Shandong men’s basketball team didn’t find its own offensive and defensive rhythm until the end of the game. Unfortunately, the digging hole was too large in the early stage.
The Shandong men’s basketball team has played a lot of digging and filling games like this this season, ending the season with a rout, both players and fans are unwilling.
“Surgery” required
This season, the offensive focus of the Shandong men’s basketball team has undergone major changes. At the beginning of the season, Tao Hanlin, as the offensive and defensive core of the team, played good numbers on the offensive end. In the middle and late season of the season, with the arrival of foreign aid, the team’s offense gradually shifted to the outside. Especially at the end of the regular season, half of the team’s offense once came from outside shots. In the Shandong men’s basketball team, the player with the highest three-point shooting rate is Li Jingyu, and his 50% shooting rate also makes him the most accurate player in the league.
In the last game, Li Jingyu, Liu Guancen and other pitchers didn’t even make it to the 12-man roster, which also resulted in no teammates who could show off on the outside for a while despite Hudson’s poor state. Head coach Xu Changsuo is not satisfied with Hudson’s performance and intends to replace younger foreign players next season. “I think the team needs some changes in the future, including the age of foreign aid and the youth structure of the team, and some changes will be made to Shandong.” Xu Changsuo said.
Final battle?
As the last battle of the Shandong men’s basketball team in the 2021-2022 season, it is very likely that it will also be the last battle in which the giant Gao Shiyan from Liaoning wears the Shandong team uniform. In this game, he played 37 minutes and 48 seconds, made 5 of 12 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals, plus-minus +7 , ranked 3rd in the team. From the data alone, Gao Shiyan is worthy of the word “Shandong” on his chest. In the past two years, he has not only brought good statistics to the Shandong men’s basketball team, but also driven the team’s hard work and unyielding fighting spirit.
At the end of the last game, the Shandong men’s basketball team regained the offensive rhythm and continued to chase points, but when Gillenwater left the court with an injury, the team was a little discouraged. While waiting for the boundary ball, Gao Shiyan was still helping the team adjust the atmosphere. He really wanted to help the team fight for a victory. Unfortunately, basketball is a team sport that requires everyone to do their best.
The Shandong men’s basketball team has all ended this season, and Gao Shiyan’s two-year loan period has expired. As for what the future will hold, no one can predict. We only hope that the Shandong men’s basketball team can retain Gao Shiyan and retain the team’s final fighting spirit. .Return to Sohu, see more
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