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Chapter 131 The Semifinal Showdown
The semi-final match still adopts the format of 5 matches and 3 wins.The schedule for the semi-finals is a 221 competition system. First, the team with home court advantage will play 2 games at home, and then go to the other team to play 2 games at home.If a fifth game is required, this game will be played at the home court of the first team with home field advantage.

All 4 teams that entered the semi-finals were produced, and the relevant media began to predict the trend of the semi-finals.Most people are optimistic that the Guangdong team will continue to enter the finals this year, and it is the biggest favorite to win the championship, because the defending champion Bayi team has been eliminated.As for the other set of duels, most people are more optimistic about the Jiangsu team.In the eyes of these people, only the Guangsha team in the top four is not a traditional strong team and has no semi-final experience. The core of the team is too young.Although the Dongguan team was swept in the first round, the Jiangsu team is not an opponent of Dongguan's level.Guangsha had two wins over Jiangsu in the regular season, but doubters believe that the regular season matchup does not explain anything, and the playoffs are a completely different game.Moreover, the Jiangsu team has an absolute inside advantage, and the existence of Tang Zhengdong is a point that the Guangsha team cannot solve.

Of course, not all media experts are optimistic about the Jiangsu team.There are also many people who believe that the overall strength of the Guangsha team is higher than that of the Jiangsu team. Playoff experience is important, but it does not play a decisive role.No one in the Jiangsu team can match Ying Xiong, and the double foreign aid of White and Thompson is obviously stronger than the double foreign aid of the Jiangsu team.Moreover, the Guangsha team has the home court advantage, and they have a few more days of rest, and they also have some advantages in terms of physical fitness.They believe that the Guangsha team has the strength and conditions to win this series.

Various media experts predicted that all the soldiers of the Guangsha team also learned about it through various channels, which made them all feel angry.It's hard to be underestimated. It's obvious that your team has the better record in the regular season and has home court advantage. They even swept their opponents in the first round, but they were still underestimated in the end.Everyone hopes to defeat their opponents and disappoint those who underestimate themselves.

Wang Fei, coach of the Guangsha team, doesn't care about being looked down upon by the outside world, and is satisfied with the state of the players who are resentful and angry.He's well aware that talk like this can be a good motivator if a team is to have sustained focus.He knows that competitive sports still have to see the truth on the field, rather than simply comparing the paper lineups of the two teams.

Ying Xiong is looking forward to the semi-finals.Because of sweeping their opponents, they had a few days more rest than their rival Jiangsu team.The days without competitions are indeed difficult, and the excess energy on the body can only be vented on the training ground.

The Jiangsu team is a team with very strong domestic players.Domestic players with Tang Zhengdong and Hu Xuefeng, the internal core and the external core, are their core competitiveness.In addition, their other domestic players such as Yi Li, Han Shuo, Yang Li, etc. also have good strength.In comparison, their foreign aid strength is average, not as obvious as domestic players.

The Guangsha team entered the semi-finals!For the fans of Guangsha, this is both exciting and happy.Even though it is known that the home team's defeat of Dongguan is a high probability event, the team is too young and lacks playoff experience. This is the second CBA season of the Guangsha team.For the Guangsha team, every time they win a game in the future, they will create a historical record for the team.For the Guangsha team, it is quite exciting to be the creator and witness of the team's historical records.

On January 1, the Guangsha team played at home against the Jiangsu team.As this "Jiangsu-Zhejiang" battle, the media fully warmed up before the game, allowing fans to pay more attention to the game.

Before the start of the game, Ying Xiong received a text message from coach Shao Ziqiang.The text message read: "Offensive needs to be more active and tough!"

Ying Xiong is very grateful to his mentor Shao Ziqiang for always paying attention to his game, supporting him silently behind his back, and often reminding him of himself.

However, during the shooting practice before the game, Ying Xiong saw coach Shao Ziqiang at the VIP seat on the sidelines, and immediately went to greet him.

The two came for a hug, and Ying Xiong said with a smile: "I never thought that you, the coach, would come to watch the game in person!"

Shao Ziqiang said with a smile: "I wanted to come in the first round, but something happened and I couldn't come. So I must not miss today's game."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then Ying Xiong turned around and returned to the sidelines to prepare for his debut.

In this game, Jiangsu team's starting list is: Hu Xuefeng, Yi Li, Tang Zhengdong, Ren Kelly, Yang Li; Guangsha team's starting list is: Ying Xiong, Li Meng, Thompson, Yu Junkai, Zhang Nan.Obviously, the purpose of Wang Fei's guidance to let Li Meng start is to match Tang Zhengdong on the defensive end.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans, the first game of the CBA semi-finals this season will be played at the home court of the Guangsha team.With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

The Jiangsu team was the first to get the ball.Hu Xuefeng dribbled the ball across half court and gave it to Ryan Kelly who came out.Ying Xiong defended Ryan Kelly. After the latter made a fake breakthrough with the ball, he hung it to Tang Zhengdong who was about to reach the basket.

Tang Zhengdong singled out Li Meng.Both of them are heavy insiders, but in comparison, Tang Zhengdong is superior to Li Meng in terms of height and stature.Compared with Tang Zhengdong, who was as burly as a mountain, Li Meng, a big man, instantly became much smaller.

Tang Zhengdong's style of play is very similar to Battelle's. The advantage is that he is taller and younger than Battelle.Of course, the shortcomings are also obvious. On the offensive end, he is not as good as Battelle in singles, and his choice of passing timing and passing vision is also inferior; on the defensive end, his sense of defensive position and experience are not as good as Battelle.But even so, Tang Zhengdong has a huge advantage in size against any insider of the Guangsha team.

Tang Zhengdong punched Li Meng hard inside, and the latter used all his strength to fight to the death.The Guangsha team's strategy is also very obvious, defending against him is the same as defending against Battelle, they just don't pinch, and would rather let him fight alone.

Tang Zhengdong didn't wait for the opponent's flank attack, and continued to attack. After entering the 3-second zone, he was flanked by Thompson, and he was disturbed by the force.

The rebound was protected by Li Meng and handed over to Ying Xiong to advance.

Ying Xiong pushed forward with the ball, and Yang Li came to defend.Li Meng came to pick and roll, Yang Li could only go around the screen, but Tang Zhengdong still stayed under the basket.

Ying Xiong used the change of rhythm to cut near the free throw line, then dribbled a step in, and jumped to pass Thompson under the basket, who was blocked by Tang Zhengdong.

As soon as the two sides came up, they both shot at the basket, and neither made a hit.

Hu Xuefeng dribbled over, and Tang Zhengdong was double-teamed after a pick-and-roll and quickly sent the ball to Tang Zhengdong who was running down.After Tang Zhengdong took the ball, he went inside and knocked down Yu Junkai, who was standing in advance, and was judged as an offensive foul by the referee!
(End of this chapter)