On January 10th, Beijing time, in the Beijing-Tianjin derby, Beijing rising star Zeng Fanbo suffered a sprained foot injury in just 2 minutes and 11 seconds of the game. Beijing took advantage of the team's offensive to lead by up to 21 points, but was dragged into overtime by Tianjin's crazy counterattack, and collapsed 5-11 in overtime. In the end, Beijing was defeated by Tianjin 124-130 in overtime. Leaf scored 32 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, leading 5 Beijing players to score in double figures, but it was difficult to beat James' 34 points and 12 rebounds, leading 6 Tianjin players to score in double figures to win.
Neither side played with the strongest lineup. Tianjin lacked local core Lin Tingqian, Beijing lacked small foreign aid Keane, and inside hero Qiu Tian. Now in Beijing's away game against Tianjin, just 2 minutes and 11 seconds into the first quarter, Zeng Fanbo got stuck under the basket and severely sprained his foot. He was then carried off the court by his teammates and retired early. Zeng Fanbo stayed on the sidelines for ice treatment and did not immediately go to the hospital for examination. .
Beijing used a team offensive to suppress Tianjin when Zeng Fanbo retired from injury early. They scored 30+ points in the first two quarters, including a 38-32 margin of 6 points in the first quarter and a 30-20 margin of 10 points in the second quarter. In the first half, they had already achieved a 68-52 lead of 16 points. More importantly, Beijing once achieved a huge 21-point lead in the middle of the third quarter.
However, Beijing was not able to continue such an advantage. They were later led by James to lead a counterattack to chase points. James led Tianjin to counterattack with multiple points. Beijing was constantly chasing points in the second half of the third quarter. They lost 22-33 by 11 points in a single quarter. In the first three quarters, they had been chased to only a 5-point lead. Rochester hit an equalizing three-pointer in the last 6.9 seconds of the final quarter, but Zhang Cairen missed a three-pointer and Li Rongpei missed a long-range three-pointer.
Beijing led by 21 points but was tied and dragged into overtime. Beijing was suppressed by Tianjin in overtime and fell behind by 4 points after being suppressed by Tianjin's 7-3 offensive. Leaf fouled and made two free throws to catch up to only 2 points, but then Tianjin made consecutive free throws to expand its advantage. Leaf also sent out a physical foul. Beijing also regretted losing.
Beijing still lost with 5 players scoring in double figures. Zhang Cairen had 19 points, Tian Yuxiang had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Fan Ziming had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Zeng Fanbo had 2 points. Leaf had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Raymond had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. , Zhai Xiaochuan had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, and Adams had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Tianjin's 6 players scored in double figures and came back. Li Rongpei had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Zhang Yunmeng had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Gu Zeyu had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. James had 34 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists. Rochester had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Lai Junhao had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Beijing has only had 4 wins and 9 losses in the last 13 games, especially after apologizing after losing to Nanjing by 33 points in the last game, and now it was reversed by Tianjin by 21 points. Does Beijing need to apologize again? Their current predicament has widened the gap between them and other strong teams.
(Text/Zui Wo Fu Sheng)
