Guangdong faced Tianjin, this battle Zhou Qi and Tianjin foreign aid James matchup is full of highlights, as a result, James won completely, Zhou Qi was 9 of 14 in the game, got 25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, James 43 shots 22, 3 three-point 16 in 7, 63 points, 21 rebounds and 3 assists, creating a new high in a single game this season, it is worth mentioning that Zhou Qi's actions on the court have continuously caused controversy.
The last time the two sides met, James beat Zhou Qi up, and in that game, James blasted 51 points and 15 rebounds. The two met again, but Zhou Qi still had no understanding of James. In the first half of the game, James shot 12 of 27 in the half, 2 of 8 three-pointers, scored 30 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, leading Tianjin to bite Guangdong, only trailing by 3 points at halftime. In the face of James, Guangdong had no solution, and he couldn't be prevented at all. At the last moment of the third quarter, Zhou Qi was defending James's imbalance, and directly stretched out his elbow to hit the opponent's head and ate a physical foul. In the fourth quarter of the game, Zhou Qi attacked under the basket and confronted James, James was suddenly thrown away, only to see him rub up and rush towards Zhou Qi, the two confronted each other and had a quarrel.
Judging from the slow-motion replay, Zhou Qi has an obvious behavior of pinching his arm, and it is no wonder that James is so angry, this action is very dangerous. However, the referee watched the video back and blew James's foul, and Zhou Qi escaped the punishment, which made James quite helpless.
Despite this, James still couldn't limit, hitting three-point shots from the outside and making layups, which helped Tianjin open up a double-digit point difference and defeat Guangdong.