Sports Weekly All Media Reporter Li Hui
The 2022 CBA Finals may be the one with the largest gap in strength between the two teams in the history of the CBA Finals. With a neat lineup, Guangsha is undoubtedly capable of competing with the Liaoning team, especially their inside line, with strong enough players. Impact and scoring ability, however, after the semi-finals and the three fierce battles in Shanghai, Guangsha lost two generals, Hu Jinqiu and Zhao Yanhao, which also made their prospects for the finals looked down by almost everyone.
On the evening of April 20th, Beijing time, the 2022 CBA finals kicked off. In the absence of two absolute cores, Guangsha played tenaciously enough in the first half, and they only lost 22-24 in the first quarter. 2 points, they lost 24 to 25 in the second quarter, and only lost 1 point. After halftime, Guangsha was only 3 points behind the opponent. At least from the first half of the game, everything seemed possible.
However, in the second half, the Guangsha team, whose physical fitness began to decline, could not find a good way to attack. But they only scored 11 points in the end. In the fourth quarter, the situation on the field did not change at all. The Liaoning team continued to score points and finally won 98-75, winning the series.
If Guangsha can still rely on their enthusiasm and physical strength to compete with Liaoning in the first half of the game, then the further the game develops, the more obvious the gap between the two teams in lineup strength, especially the depth of the lineup, is reflected in Liaoning. On the bench, 3 people scored in double figures. Zhao Jiwei scored 13 points, Fu Hao scored 16 points, Morant scored 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. On the Guangsha side, the bench scored the highest with only 2 points. In addition, only Jarrod Jones played for more than 15 minutes on the team’s bench in this campaign, and the rest of the players basically got the chance to play in the fourth quarter garbage time.
Due to the lack of major generals in Guangsha, the Liaoning team can focus more on the main general of Guangsha. Sun Minghui, who played well in the semi-finals, was completely frozen by Liaoning’s overall defense. He made 17 shots in the whole game. With only 3 hits, obviously such a bad efficiency cannot help the team fill the huge gap in strength between the two teams. Except for Sun Minghui, although the remaining 4 starters of Guangsha all scored in double figures, none of them could To really change the defensive strategy of the Liaoning team, it can be said that as long as the Liaoning team can restrain Sun Minghui, they can basically win this game.
In the world basketball arena, it is not uncommon for the two teams in the finals to have a large gap in strength. In the NBA, there is a big gap between the two teams in the 2001 finals and the 2018 finals, but as we all know , In the first game of the finals in those two years, Iverson in 2001 and James in 2018 both had excellent performances. Iverson finally led the team to defeat the Lakers with the OK combination. However, those two finals After the first game, it developed in a one-sided direction, and the miracle did not happen.
Therefore, for today’s Guangsha, if the opponent still suffers a crushing defeat in the first game when the opponent may not have a firm foothold or may need time to test, then the next game will only become more difficult. It can even be said that Guangsha team It is very difficult to win a game in this group of series, but I believe this will not affect the results achieved by Guangsha this season, they have proved their strength.
It is worth mentioning that at the last moment of the game, when the basket on the court was loose, the game was temporarily suspended for more than 10 minutes. This year’s finals are interesting.
After the game, Liaoning player Zhao Jiwei said in an interview, “Because this is the finals, both sides want to grab the start, especially in the case of Guangsha. There are more young players, and they are very good at rebounding, running and breaking through. Active, so it did create a lot of difficulties for us. We made an adjustment in the midfield, and then the opponent also obviously felt the decline in physical fitness, and it was indeed their physical fitness in the second half. Opportunities were selected according to the opponent’s changing defensive strategy. In the first half, we We didn’t do well, because our reading game was not good enough. Because in the three games we played against Guangdong before, the defensive strategy was completely different from that of Guangsha. It was a completely different strategy, so when the first game just came up Just get used to it.”
Talking about the general optimism that Liaoning will win the championship, Zhao Jiwei said: “I think since I entered the finals, I seldom listen to these voices, and rarely read these voices. I think first of all, as the instructor Yang Ming said, be yourself, opportunities , fate is in one’s own hands. Secondly, from an objective point of view, Guangsha is more difficult now. It is true that Hu Jinqiu and Zhao Yanhao were suddenly injured. It is also the most intuitive for them in terms of morale and personnel. Loss. Therefore, we should also guard against arrogance and impetuousness, and then play every ball well in every round. Because Guangsha has been able to reach today, it is not only because of these two people, but also the whole, including Sun Minghui, including Two foreign players, these players are excellent.”
Liaoning coach Yang Ming said, “We didn’t play well in the first half, our ideological execution was not in place, the opponent’s lineup was not neat, and we didn’t pay enough attention. In the second half, after everyone improved their execution since the playoffs, especially In terms of defense, he has better control. In fact, it is still the same sentence. Until now, the fate is in your hands, do what you should do well, grasp the advantages of the lineup, play the next game well, and play seriously. it is good.”
The Guangsha team seemed very helpless. Coach Wang Bo said, “The players played very well in the first half. Except for the missed ball, everything else did very well. In the second half, their physical fitness declined, and they only scored 11 points in the third quarter. , The offense is not very smooth. Only Sun Minghui is over the ball. It is too hard for him to defend and attack. I think the others have done a good job today. Go watch the score and fight until the last minute. There will be more summaries later.”Return to Sohu, see more
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