88-75, the Xinjiang team used an airtight and iron-blooded defense to defeat the Jiangsu team with the "CBA first foreign aid" Blakeney . This is already the second consecutive game for the Xinjiang team, which has controlled the opponent's score within 80 points. It seems that the long-lost iron-blooded team is back...
In the 19th round of the CBA regular season, the Xinjiang team, which was struggling on the defensive end, defeated the Jiangsu team and achieved "two consecutive victories." At the press conference after the game, Xinjiang team coach Qiu Biao highly praised the team's defensive intensity: "Today we won with defense and concentration, and we are also grateful to all the players. Now that everyone is not in particularly good health, everyone spares no effort. Today's defense is the best we have done this season, and I hope everyone will continue to maintain it and make persistent efforts. I hope everyone will continue to start from defense." Arslan , who performed well in this game, also believes that the team has done a good job in implementing the head coach's defense against key players.
It is worth mentioning that in this game, the Xinjiang team's 1.93-meter "Iron Guard" Sirzati was once again entrusted by coach Qiu Biao with the important task of guarding the opponent's foreign aid. Sirzati, who came on the field "with a mission", successfully completed the task assigned by the coach. Facing "CBA's No. 1 foreign aid" Blakeney, Silza pestered the opponent like nougat for the entire game, and once guarded Blakeney. Blakeney did not score a point in the first quarter. In the game, Blakeney made only 13 of 30 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and made 5 turnovers. At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Blakeney, who was exhausted due to being defended, even missed two free throws. Under the joint defense of Sirzati and Huang Rongqi , this super small foreign aid's role on the field was greatly reduced.
Sirzati is 1.93 meters tall, weighs 85 kilograms, and has a wingspan of 191 centimeters. As a defender, Sirzati has solid basic skills, quick feet and excellent physical confrontation ability. He defends fiercely, is full of aggression, dares to get up to his body, and at the same time rarely loses his position or gets caught. As a talented defender, Sirzati has been plagued by various injuries in recent seasons after entering the first team of Xinjiang. After recovering from injury, he was once missed from the Xinjiang team's roster. After Qiu Biao became the team's new coach, Xirezati, a former national youth main player, was fully activated.
In recent games, the Xinjiang team has achieved a good record of 3 games and 2 wins, and the team has gradually come out of the woods. As a defensive striker, Sirzati's performance in 3 games was remarkable. In the game against Shanghai, Sirzati defended former NBA guard Bledsoe, but he only scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 3 of 9 shots from the field. In the second game, he defended Guangsha team's small foreign aid Cook. Under his focus, Cook made 0 of 7 shots and only scored 2 points and 3 rebounds. In addition to defending Blakeney in this round, Sirzati has defended the opponent's small foreign aid for 3 consecutive games. His contribution to the team on the defensive end is obvious to all.
Today, Sirzati has become a "defensive iron gate" for Qiu Biao. For Sirzati, "it's a long road ahead". I hope this defensive champion will continue his efforts and make his own contribution to the team's return to the top!