At the beginning of the new year of 2024, the CBA's major Liaoyue battle will begin, and the Guangdong team will go north to Liaoning to challenge the defending champion. In the first battle between the two sides, the Guangdong team hated at home, and vowed to take revenge this time to get back a city. The two sides will play with the most complete lineup in this game, and it is not too much to call it a rehearsal for the finals.
Liaoyue's first match-up was a remnant on both sides. At that time, Zhou Qi was absent for a long time due to a back injury, and the comeback time was to be determined, and the internal door of the Guangdong team was wide open. And Guo Allen from Liaoning suffered a leg muscle strain before the start of the season, and he was also a small injury and a big recuperation. The absence of a key player from each side made the game less exciting.
This time was different. Both teams seem to be locked into each other's engines, and Guo Allen and Zhou Qi invariably chose to return in the first game before the big game. Guo Allen made his season debut against Fujian, playing 22 minutes on 6-of-12 shooting, scoring 13 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and tied for second place on the team with a plus/minus of +11.
Guo Allen himself was also very excited, and he posted after the game: I played, dunked, layup, and shot. It's a shame I didn't get a free throw.
Zhou Qi made a comeback on the night of Yi Jianlian's jersey retirement, playing 25 minutes against Guangsha, and scored a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds on 3-of-10 shooting. Although the data is not eye-catching, it is visible to the naked eye for the improvement of Guangdong's inner line. Coupled with the re-joining of the big foreign aid Weems, the internal strength of the Guangdong team will pose a huge threat to the Liaoning team.
The return of the two stars allowed the two teams in Liaoning and Guangdong to play in their entirety, making the excitement of the game skyrocket.
The Liaoning team has just finished playing four consecutive away games, and it is certain that they are physically tired, and what makes the team even more tired is the continuous escalation of Sichuan MC's ridicule of Zhang Zhenlin, so that the players are always in the whirlpool. The best way to break through all these doubts is undoubtedly a landslide victory, and Guangdong is the perfect target.
On the Guangdong team's side, the main match of Yi Jianlian's jersey retirement ceremony ended in a farce that no one expected. Zhejiang Guangsha finished the game with a negative attitude of giving up resistance, which escalated the outside world's doubts about the strength of the Guangdong team again. originally wanted to take advantage of the team's legendary Yi Jianlian's retirement to boost a wave of morale, but now he needs to be more cautious in his words and deeds, and he can't be happy.
Whether the winner of the Liaoyue War can rely on a victory to get rid of the above-mentioned controversy is still a question mark, but the loser will definitely face more verbal criticism and performance pressure.
Whether Liaoning will continue to win consecutive victories and closely follow the footsteps of the Xinjiang team, or whether the Guangdong team will successfully take revenge and return to the top three. We'll see what happens on January 1.
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