basketball hero

Chapter 86 New Season

Ying Xiong's performance during the team's training camp was indeed too good. This is due to his uninterrupted hard training in the past six months, as well as his talent and strength.

Not only are the two inside and foreign players very exciting, but the Guangsha team also introduced Yu Junkai, an outside player who played for the Yunnan team last season, during the offseason.You must know that when he played for the Yunnan team last season, he averaged 25.1 points per game.Although he is already a veteran in his 30s, Yu Junkai's competitive state is still very good.It is foreseeable that in the new season he will add sufficient firepower to the outside line of the Guangsha team.Outside the inside line, the Guangsha team introduced two practical domestic insiders-Yu Liang and Li Meng, laying a solid foundation for the team's inside talent reserve.

With the strength of the team, Ying Xiong is looking forward to the team's CBA games in the new season!He believes that his team will be completely different from last season!Great progress is sure to be made!

The new season of the CBA League will kick off on October 10, and the Zhejiang Guangsha team where Ying Xiong belongs to will usher in the second CBA season with confidence.

The Guangsha team's first game will be an away game against the league powerhouse Liaoning team on the evening of October 10.Ying Xiong was very excited about the upcoming first start of his CBA career, and kept simulating the scene of the live game in his brain.

After the Guangsha team announced the starting lineup for the first game, many people in the industry, including media reporters, pointed out in articles or interviews that it is not appropriate to arrange Ying Xiong as the starting point guard.Ying Xiong performed well in the CBA league last season, especially after he entered the rotation lineup, his performance was almost explosive, and his statistics were no less than that of domestic first-line stars such as Yi Jianlian.In this regard, many basketball experts predict that Yingxiong will be trained by the young Guangsha team in the new season, and may even have the opportunity to enter the starting lineup.But the unanimous point of view is that Ying Xiong has the potential and trainability to enter the starting lineup, but this does not mean that he is suitable to play the starting point guard.Because of Yin Kui's outstanding performance last season, everyone thinks that unless the Guangsha team introduces a foreign point guard, or a domestic point guard who is stronger than Yin Kui, Yin Kui will be the starting point guard in the new season. belongs to.Although Ying Xiong has shown excellent pass control ability, but he is 2 meters tall, and most of his positions in the game are on the wing.Many people expressed doubts about Ying Xiong's ability to be the starting point guard. The general point of view is—could it be that the management of Guangsha wanted to train Ying Xiong on purpose?Otherwise, with Wang Fei's coaching style and ability, it is impossible for a wing to play point guard. After all, not everyone can become Sun Yue!

Before the game, coach Guo Shiqiang of the Liaoning team received the trophy of "Best Coach" last season, and the Liaoning team also won the honor of "Sportsmanship Award".

Amid the cheers of the home fans, the starting players of the home team came on the field one after another. The starting lineup of the Liaoning team is: Justin Brown, Yang Ming, Gu Liye, Bian Qiang, Liu Xiangtao; and the starting lineup of the visiting team Guangsha is: Thompson, Yu Junkai , Yu Liang, Yao Peng, Ying Xiong.

Ying Xiong started his CBA career for the first time. He was somewhat nervous, and even felt his legs and feet trembled. He was worried that his management and coaches who trusted him would be disappointed if he performed poorly.

The two foreign aid insiders jumped the ball near the center line.With the whistle of the head coach, the Guangsha team's season opener officially began.Justin Brown, the insider and foreign aid of the Liaoning team, won the ball, and the Liaoning team first took control of the first wave of offensive balls.

Liaoning team defender Yang Ming came over to control the ball, and Ying Xiong stepped forward to defend.

Yang Ming gave the ball to Bian Qiang, who faced the frame and played a pick-and-roll with Justin Brown.Justin Brown took a step after catching the ball and made physical contact with Thompson of the Guangsha team.In the case of far less weight than the opponent, he suddenly lost his balance, and his dribbling movements were a little stiff.At this time, Ying Xiong, who was not far away from him, suddenly stepped forward to grab the ball.Unexpectedly, Justin Brown, an old foreign aid, was very cunning. After Ying Xiong hit the ball, he staggered and fell in the other direction. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded—Ying Xiong fouled.

Within 20 seconds of the start of the game, Ying Xiong got the first foul from both teams.Ying Xiong, who didn't think he had committed a foul, tried to explain to the referee that his movements were clean, but the referee simply ignored him.Depressed Ying Xiong could only frown, his teammate Yao Peng stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

The game continued.The Liaoning team served from the sideline, held the ball strongly, and lobbed it to Justin Brown inside.Justin Brown turned his back to Thompson, looking up at the movement of his teammates on the field while attacking.

The outside players of the Liaoning team began to cover the movement.As Gu Liye ran a chance, Justin Brown's pass was also in place.Gu Liye took a 3-point shot from the outside—but the ball was deflected badly, bounced into the crowd, was hit by Thompson, and Ying Xiong reacted quickly and actively grabbed the ball.

After getting the ball, Ying Xiong immediately counterattacked with the ball.His starting speed is very fast, coupled with his proficiency in dribbling, as if the ball is a part of the body, this surprised the Liaoning team fans present, and secretly sighed that a 201cm tall wing player can dribble so well.

But it's nothing to boast about.Yang Ming came over to steal the ball, Ying Xiong dribbled the ball behind his back cleverly, after passing the opponent, the referee’s whistle sounded again——Ying Xiong stopped and looked at the referee in surprise, because Yang Ming did not foul at that moment .

The referee signaled Ying Xiong to move!
"Walking!" With a shocked expression, Ying Xiong asked the referee where he was walking.

The referee didn't explain to Ying Xiong, but said that if Ying Xiong persisted, he would give a technical foul!
Ying Xiongqi didn't fight anywhere, and wanted to argue with the referee again, but was dragged away by veteran Yu Junkai.

Following Ying Xiong's walking violation, the ball was once again acquired by the Liaoning team.Yang Ming dribbled the ball and handed it to the high-ranking Liu Xiangtao.Liu Xiangtao handed it to Bian Qiang, who dribbled the ball for two steps, attracted a double-team and then distributed it to Justin Brown under the basket.Justin Brown easily passed the defender and scored the first 2 points of the game.

Ying Xiong dribbled the ball for halftime and gave it to Yu Junkai at the top of the arc.Yu Junkai held the ball and Thompson picked and rolled, used the screen to cut near the free throw line, then made a sudden stop for a jumper, and responded with a 2-pointer.

2: 2!

Yang Ming came over with a dribble, passed the ball to Gu Liye after a high pick-and-roll, and the latter missed an outside shot after receiving the ball-the rebound was grabbed by Yu Liang and immediately handed over to Ying Xiong to advance.

Ying Xiong came over with the dribble, but didn't find an opportunity to play more and less in the frontcourt, so he sank down the rhythm and picked and rolled with Thompson at the top of the arc.The opponent did not switch defenses or flank, but circled the screen to give space for outside shots.

Ying Xiong directly shot a 3-point jumper - the ball was shot with too much force and rebounded far.The ball actually returned to Ying Xiong's hands. He took advantage of the moment when the opponent was stunned, and accelerated to pass Yang Ming. Liu Xiangtao, who turned away from the supplementary defense, knocked down the foreign aid Justin Brown who was assisting in the defense.

Justin Brown fell to the ground due to the force of the impact!

"Beep beep——" the referee's whistle sounded, Ying Xiong immediately looked at the referee, saw him making an offensive foul gesture, looked at him in disbelief, and didn't know what to say.

Coach Wang Fei on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with the penalty. He kept emphasizing to the referee that Justin Brown, the opponent's insider, was still moving and did not stop, so it should be the opponent's blocking, not Ying Xiong's collision.

However, the referee on duty ignored coach Wang Fei's doubts and insisted on his own penalty.So within 3 minutes of the opening, Ying Xiong was replaced by Yin Kui due to 2 fouls.

Ying Xiong, who returned to the bench, was very unconvinced, and explained to the assistant coach that he had not fouled. The assistant coach and teammates on the bench advised him to calm down.

The game continued.After Ying Xiong left the field, the two teams were on the offensive end. In comparison, the Liaoning team's offensive level is richer.Foreign aid Justin Brown and outside players such as Yang Ming and Gu Liye supported each other and blossomed more.On the other hand, because of Yingxiong's second foul, the Guangsha team was afraid of being caught by the referee and called a foul again on defense, so they were a little timid.Due to the lack of defensive oppression, coupled with his low shooting percentage, the opponent gradually opened up the score.

Ying Xiong, who was sitting off the field, watched the opponent gradually control the situation on the field and lead the score, feeling somewhat unhappy.At the end of the first quarter, the Liaoning team, which was playing at home, led the Guangsha team by 28:20.

At the start of the second quarter, the Liaoning team's shooting percentage dropped slightly.At the same time, the three-pointer Wang Yujunkai, who had just switched from the Yunnan team to the Guangsha team this season, finally found his sight and hit two consecutive three-pointers.The young insider Li Meng, who is also a new addition this season, has gradually found an offensive feel. He succeeded in many strong attacks at the basket, and the score was gradually closed.

With 4 minutes left before the end of the first half, Ying Xiong replaced Jia Nan.Back on the court, Zhang Nan passed the ball to Ying Xiong, Ying Xiong dribbled the ball, and lobbed the ball at the top of the arc on the right to Collins, who was in the inside position.

Collins only had Justin Brown on the inside, and he didn't have a good chance, and then passed back to Ying Xiong.Ying Xiong held the ball and made a fake shot. Although Bian Qiang didn't shake Bian Qiang completely, the opponent's center of gravity still moved.Grasping this moment, he quickly started, accelerated and passed the opponent cleanly, and went straight to the basket.

Justin Brown quickly defended and Ying Xiong jumped high and passed the ball to Collins under the basket in the air.The latter made a dunk after receiving the ball.

With Collins' dunk, the two teams tied for 42.

Here Yang Mingyun came over with the help of a single-block screen and directly shot a 3-pointer. After missing the rebound, Collins protected it and passed it to Yu Junkai to advance.

At the top of the arc, Ying Xiong covered for Yu Junkai. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded again——Ying Xiong covered for a foul!
Ying Xiong looked at the referee in disbelief, and raised his hand to show that his movements were very clean.But the referee didn't care and insisted on calling Yingxiong a foul without any hesitation.

Ying Xiong received his third personal foul within 2 minutes of playing and was replaced by coach Wang Fei.

(End of this chapter)