Beijing time on December 4, the CBA arena broke out a big upset! Xinjiang, with its super twin tower lineup, lost to Guangzhou 90-93 and ended its previous three-game winning streak. In this campaign, Xinjiang completely misfired in the third quarter, scoring only 10 points in a single quarter. Moreover, the Xinjiang men's basketball team made 14 of 30 free throws in the game, and the hit rate was less than 50%. For a team aiming to compete for the championship, such a performance is obviously unacceptable.
and in the third quarter, a strange scene happened. After scoring 8 points in the first 4 and a half minutes of the third quarter, Xinjiang only scored 2 points in the remaining 7 and a half minutes of the quarter! Throughout the third quarter, Xinjiang was hit by Guangzhou with a 27-10 wave of attacks, but fell behind by 13 points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Xinjiang rushed to catch up and overtook Xinjiang in the last 2 minutes. However, at the critical moment, Chen Yingjun and Moore scored two consecutive three-pointers, while Xinjiang Zhou Qi made two free throws, which prevented the team from gaining an advantage. With Tang Caiyu desperately missing a three-pointer, Xinjiang finally lost upset.
In this campaign, only three of the Xinjiang team, Zhou Qi, scored in double figures. Motel 26 points and 11 rebounds, Zhou Qi 19 points and 12 rebounds, Zeng Lingxu 10 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. And the team’s free throw percentage is terribly low, with 30 free throws and 14 from 30 free throws even less than 50%! This is not even the performance that a professional team should have. Among them, Zhou Qi made 3 of 9 free throws and Motel made 5 of 11 free throws. It seems that Xinjiang needs to practice free throws in normal training.
Of course, for Guangzhou, this victory is also very important. To defeat the powerful Xinjiang, the team morale will be greatly improved. After Guo Shiqiang came to Guangzhou, the team's mental outlook changed for all to see. At present, Guangzhou has also achieved a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, ranking 13th, which is a big improvement compared to the bottom of last season. Next, Guangzhou will face Tong Xi and Tianjin one after another, Guo Shiqiang is expected to lead the team to increase the winning percentage to 50%.
