In the 28th round of the CBA, the Ningbo team faced the leader Xinjiang team at home, and the result of this game seemed to be doomed, but the Ningbo team gave the Xinjiang team a surprise, although it finally lost the game 87-100, but it showed unyielding fighting spirit and progress. So, what are the highlights and highlights of this game?
Ningbo's performance this season has not been ideal, with only six wins from the bottom of the table before the game, and a heavy defeat to bottom-placed Sichuan in the last round has greatly reduced their confidence. The Xinjiang team, on the other hand, has been in excellent form recently, almost becoming the number one favorite to win the championship, winning three games in a row and leading the standings with 23 wins and 4 losses.
Starting lineup. Ningbo team: Ma Yong, Man Yicheng, Yuan Zhenliang, Wang Junjie, Duosen, continue to fight with foreign aid.
Xinjiang team: Wu Guanxi, Yu Dehao, Abdul Salamu, Qi Lin, Telles.
After the start of the game, the Ningbo team led at first, but the Xinjiang team quickly overtook and opened up the difference, and at the end of the first quarter, the Ningbo team fell behind the Xinjiang team 22-34. In the second quarter, the Xinjiang team maintained the lead, and the Ningbo team counterattacked under the leadership of Dosen and Luo Kaiwen, and at halftime, the Ningbo team trailed the Xinjiang team 44-53.
In the third quarter, the Ningbo team had to face the all-Chinese team due to the rest of the foreign aid Dosen, and the score difference was further widened, and at the end of the third quarter, the Ningbo team fell behind the Xinjiang team 66-82. In the last quarter, the Ningbo team did not give up and continued to chase points, but the Xinjiang team maintained a double-digit point difference and finally won the game at the lowest cost, with a full-time score of 87-100.
Bilateral data. Ningbo team: Dosen 28 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Wang Junjie 20 points and 5 assists, Luo Kaiwen 19 points and 5 boards, Yuan Zhenliang 4 points and 9 boards, Man Yicheng 6 points.
Xinjiang team: Wu Guanxi 10 points and 10 rebounds, Yu Dehao 5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Abdusalam 16 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 hats, Qi Lin 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Telles 29 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Lu Tubula 9 points and 7 rebounds.
Judging from the score, although the Ningbo team lost by 13 points, it was not completely suppressed, but had several opportunities to counterattack, and even had the hope of narrowing the difference to less than 10 points in the fourth quarter.
The key players of the Ningbo team also performed well, with Dosen 28 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Wang Junjie 20 points and 5 assists, and Luo Kaiwen 19 points and 5 rebounds, all of which were the scoring pillars of the Ningbo team.
In this game, although the Xinjiang team did not win as easily as expected, it did not give the Ningbo team too many chances and showed the style of the hegemon. The key players of the Xinjiang team also performed well, Telles 29 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Abdul Salamu 16 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 hats, Wu Guanxi 10 points and 10 boards, Yu Dehao 5 points and 5 boards, Qi Lin 16 points and 2 boards.
In particular, Abdul Salamu, who was in a bit of a slump in the first few rounds of the season, has gradually recovered in recent games and has become the core player of the Xinjiang team, and his all-round performance is reminiscent of his heroic posture in leading the Xinjiang team to the championship in the 2017 finals.
In the 28th round of the CBA, the Xinjiang team defeated the Ningbo team 100-87 away, achieving four consecutive victories, and continuing to hold the top spot with a record of 24 wins and 4 losses. Qiu Biao was questioned by some fans at the beginning of the season, but he proved his ability with practical actions and led the Xinjiang team to a commendable performance.
Liaoning, last season's champions, have lost five games, while Xinjiang have only lost four, and this is done in the absence of main defender Zhao Rui due to injury. Xinjiang team's Abdul Salamu and Qi Lin's form has fully recovered this season, foreign aid Jones is still strong, Yu Dehao can also break out from time to time, if Zhao Rui can recover as soon as possible, Xinjiang team is expected to surpass Liaoning team and become the biggest favorite to win the championship this season.
This game is a significant game, it not only shows the hegemony of the Xinjiang team, but also shows the resistance of the Ningbo team, it allows us to see the competitiveness and passion of the CBA, and also allows us to see the progress and potential of the two teams.