In last night's CBA game, Tianjin played against Guangdong, and Tianjin's foreign player David James showed his best individual performance in the league so far this season. He made 43 shots and scored 63 points and 21 rebounds in 44 minutes of the game, leading Tianjin to a 133-117 victory over Guangdong.
James has performed well in all three games against Guangdong this season, especially in the rematch, where he scored 51 points and 15 rebounds, but was eventually reversed by Guangdong. In this game, the Guangdong team adopted the highest standard defensive restriction Misses, but even in the face of the young interior and the first domestic defensive man Zhou Qi, James was still difficult to stop, and caused many controversial moves.
Among them, Zhou Qi took the action of pinching his arm after losing his position in a board grab, which was obviously a foul and an unphysical action, but the referee finally awarded James a board grabbing foul. In addition, there was also a controversial move when James broke through.
Not only does James have top-notch ability in the low post and off-ball cuts, but he also excels in the CBA's three-point shooting. Guangdong's forward players lacked the ability to defend the three-point shot, which allowed James to play to the fullest. In the two away games against Guangdong, James combined for 114 points. The two teams will meet again on April 6 and that match could well be a crucial qualifying match.
After the game, the Tianjin team will chant in the locker room that David James should be the MVP. However, despite James' stellar performance this season, he missed out on the CBA All-Star List. This also reflects the selection criteria of the CBA All-Star, which is quite interesting.
As far as the Guangdong team is concerned, due to the existence of a group of "big sweet potatoes", all kinds of forward players often brush up on career highs. After Yi Jianlian retired, there was a problem with the defensive system of the Guangdong team, and Zhou Qi stopped and stopped for a long time due to injury, and the defensive tacit understanding was insufficient.
Zhu Fangyu has mentioned that several interior players have been contacted, but they have not been successfully signed. The Guangdong team hopes to find a player who has not only played well in the CBA, but also has a world-class performance. Maybe in the future, Zhu Fangyu can sign a treasure player like David James who is outstanding but less famous.