On the evening of May 4th, Beijing time, the CBA semifinals continued. Although they were still leading in the first quarter, the Xinjiang men's basketball team suffered a big collapse in the second quarter, and the point difference was instantly opened to double digits by their opponents. Although they In the following games, they struggled to catch up, but the Zhejiang Men's Basketball Team always took the initiative on the court. In the end, the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team lost to its opponents 85-95. The big score of the series was rewritten to 1-1, and the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team also lost. A home field advantage.
In sharp contrast to the galactic-like offensive performance in the previous game, the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team did extremely poorly in shooting in this game. They only hit 26 goals in 76 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 34.2%. He only hit 5 goals in 25 shots, with a hit rate as low as 20%. During the regular season this season, the Xinjiang men's basketball team averaged 106.8 points per game, ranking fourth in the league. However, they only scored 85 points in this game, so it was natural to lose.
Xinjiang team’s number one star Abdul Saramu was in a sluggish state in this campaign. Although he grabbed as many as 16 rebounds, he only hit 2 of 8 shots on the offensive end. As the team’s offensive arrow, if he cannot create a threat , then it will be difficult for other players to perform well. For example, the supernova Qi Lin, who performed bravely in the last game, performed at the "war criminal level" in this game.
In the first round of the contest between the two sides, Qi Lin benefited from Abdul Saramu's restraint and got a lot of open shots. He made 8 of 13 shots in the game and 6 of 10 from beyond the three-point line, scoring all the shots. A game-high 22 points; however, he failed to hit any of his 5 shots in this game and only scored 2 points on free throws. In addition, he also committed 3 fouls. Data shows that when he was on the court, the Xinjiang team lost a net loss of 5 points to its opponents, ranking second to last among the starting five.
Qi Lin, who was born in 1999, is well known to domestic fans for his excellent physical condition and solid basic skills. As early as high school, he participated in high-end high-end competitions and won the competition MVP, thus becoming famous. Later, Tsinghua University offered him an olive branch, but the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team cut him off halfway and offered him a lucrative training contract.
This season is Qi Lin’s fifth season in the CBA. In the 49 games he played in the regular season, he averaged 17.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, with an overall shooting rate of 47.2% and a three-point shooting rate of 41.3%. , averaging 3.1 three-pointers per game. His outstanding performance is an important reason for the Xinjiang team's strong rise this season.
But at the same time, although he is in hot form and has perfect shots in most games, in a small number of games, he will feel cold and cannot make any shots no matter how hard he shoots. Based on this, fans gave him the nickname "CBA Tatum". At least judging from this game, it really has some flavor!
