On May 11, Beijing time, the fifth life-and-death battle between Guangdong Hongyuan and Liaoning Bengang has ended. Liaoning Bengang has won the ticket to advance to the finals. For Guangdong Hongyuan, this game is almost not expected by everyone. Zhou Qi's absence and the second fly are on the 12-man roster, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Director Du will not risk his career. It's a joke, so it's just to boost morale. After all, there has been no news that he has recovered from his injury before. Therefore, in this game, the two main players are absent, and Guangdong Hongyuan's strongest inside rebounder is also absent. Guangdong Hongyuan competes with Liaoning Bengang as a low-ranking lineup, and can win the game. The five battles were already very difficult, but in the end Guangdong Hongyuan was defeated by 21 points 95-116.
The rhythm control of this game also clearly showed that Zhou Qi's absence did have a great impact on this game. Guangdong Hongyuan had its main offensive problem from the beginning. Needless to say, defense, the rebounding without Zhou Qi's support in the interior was full of mistakes. Being close to Xu Xin and Zhang Mingchi did not help. The two combined for only 8 points and 12 rebounds in this game, and Guangdong Hongyuan trailed by 11 rebounds 46-57 throughout the game. The two of them are too young and have never experienced a big stage like the playoff semifinals. Therefore, for the shooters of the Guangdong Hongyuan team, the shooting restriction is very large. Even though the two of them grabbed some offensive rebounds, it still didn't do much for the shooters' confidence. Therefore, Guangdong Hongyuan was beaten by Liaoning Bengang on both offense and defense.
The only ones who scored in double figures in this game were Hu Mingxuan, Waters, Xu Jie and Du Runwang. In fact, Guangdong Hongyuan's team's shooting percentage is very poor. They only made 14 of 46 three-pointers and only hit 30%. Waters scored 6 three-pointers alone. It can be said that without Waters on the court, the entire game would have been a worse loss, and this is true. The most important reason why Guangdong Hongyuan lost so miserably was the inside reason. To put it bluntly, without Zhou Qi's inside presence, Guangdong Hongyuan has returned to the same inability to play in the first and second stages of the regular season. It was blasted from the inside out, and there was no inside line. This meant that for outside shooters, they had no sense of security, and their three-point shooting percentages were low.
And Hu Mingxuan, as the current highest scorer of Guangdong Hongyuan, also fought until the end. He really tried his best! In this game, Hu Mingxuan scored 21+4+3. Every ball rushed into the paint. Whether it was a foul or a two-point layup, he is indeed the only player in Guangdong Hongyuan at present. Besides Wilms, he is the only scorer who can score with the ball.
The same goes for Xu Jie. He scored 15+5 in this game, but as the organizational brain of the team, he didn't have a single assist! That's because he basically couldn't pass the ball into the paint to score at the basket. In fact, it was nothing more than passing the ball to Zhang Mingchi. Zhang Mingchi couldn't even hold the ball steadily, and he actually wanted to pass it back to Xu Jie. It was really demoralizing. After all, if Zhang Mingchi was receiving the ball instead of Zhou Qi, it would have been a dunk. He is like a chef who has no seasoning. He can no longer play on the court and can only score by hitting three-pointers.
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