After 958 days, Zhou Qi fought in the CBA again. On the evening of December 2, the Guangdong men's basketball team faced the Sichuan team at home in the second phase of the CBA league for the first time, and the national men's basketball center Zhou Qi, who had not appeared in the league for more than two seasons, also ushered in his debut after joining the Guangdong team, Zhou Qi played 20 minutes in the whole game, and scored 14 points on 6 of 9 shots, including a 3-pointer, the state was acceptable, but the free throw performance was relatively average, and only hit 1 goal on the free throw line 6 times. In the end, the Guangdong team defeated the opponent 121-94 and ushered in a four-game winning streak, while the Sichuan team continued to rank at the bottom.
Zhou Qi has been in a state of recuperation and recovery because of a waist injury in the Men's Basketball World Cup, so he has been absent for 10 games in the first phase of the CBA League this season. The reason why the Guangdong team chose this game to make Zhou Qi's comeback is that after further adjustments and ** during the interval, Zhou Qi's back injury has basically healed and met the requirements for playing. In addition, the Sichuan team's previous record was 1 win and 9 losses at the bottom of the league, and the intensity of the game and the team's winning pressure were not great.
Zhou Qi also announced his comeback through social ** on the morning of the game. The last time he played in the CBA league was in the 2020-21 playoffs 1 4 finals, that was on April 18, 2021, when the Xinjiang team lost 101-105 at home to Shandong, and Zhou Qi played 37 minutes and scored 16+10+5 data.
In the first half against the Sichuan team, Zhou Qi played 12 minutes, he shot 4 of 6 on 2-pointers, and his condition was acceptable, but he missed two free throws and did not shoot from beyond the 3-point line. In the second half, Zhou Qi played again for about 8 minutes, this time he made a 3-point attempt outside the line and hit the bull's-eye, in addition to scoring a 2-pointer and hitting 1 free throw. Zhou Qi scored 14 points in 20 minutes in the whole game, grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out two assists and a block, and the efficiency was up to standard, but the free throws were really not satisfactory to the fans, and only 1 of 6 free throws was hit.
At present, the Guangdong team has achieved a wave of four consecutive victories in the two stages, and it is believed that after Zhou Qi's comeback, their record and ranking will further rise.
Wen Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin.