Liaoning FC played away against Sichuan in this round of CBA League, which is their second consecutive away game. Compared to the last away game, this game was played more easily, and in the end, Liaoning won by a big score. Currently, they have an 18-2 record, and despite having the highest win percentage, they are temporarily in second place due to fewer games. Only after the completion of the supplementary matches will it be possible to reach the top of the standings.
Although the difference in strength between the two sides was obvious and the suspense of the game was not large, the Liaoning team established a 15-point lead in the first quarter of the game, and has maintained this advantage and won the game steadily. In this game, the Liaoning team fielded a new starting lineup, and the main change appeared in the second position, which is the biggest change in the situation of the personnel this season. The rest of the positions will remain largely unchanged, while the number two positions will be adjusted frequently.
Yan was in the starting line-up for the first time, and it was also an adaptation to deal with more away games, and he performed well in the game. The best performer was Zhao Jiwei, who achieved the first triple-double of his career. For Zhao Jiwei, two pairs have become commonplace, but three pairs are quite challenging. Because Zhao Jiwei is not good at grabbing rebounds, so far, he has averaged more than 3 rebounds per game in a handful of seasons. So it's really hard to get to double digits in rebounding.
In this game, Zhao Jiwei also handed out 16 assists, if it weren't for the limited playing time, I am afraid he would have been able to set a new record. Zhao Jiwei has set a personal record for the most assists per game in his career, reaching 19. However, the result was already self-evident due to the wide margin at the end of the third quarter, so Zhao Jiwei only played 28 minutes on the court, which also weakened his chances of breaking his personal record.
Despite this, he recorded a triple-double in just 28 minutes, which is the second-fastest triple-double so far this season. The record for the fastest time is still held by Qingdao's Powell, who has a triple-double in less than 15 minutes. For Zhao Jiwei, it was really exciting to be able to show such a performance.
For him, the numbers are no longer so important, but more important is to be able to win games in a robust and safe way, and to reduce his consumption as much as possible, which is what he wants to see most and what the fans want. After the game, López, as the head coach, also praised the performance of the whole team, saying that they did a very good job in both attack and defense. He emphasized the spirit of the team's full play, and pointed out that all 12 players of the Liaoning team in this game had playing time, and except for Liu Yanyu, the other players all contributed to scoring.
This shows the overall quality of the team. It is worth mentioning that none of the main players played more than 30 minutes, which is also in line with the way the Liaoning team hopes to achieve victory.