At 19:30 on August 18th, the CBA Summer League continues at Futian Station, with Shenzhen facing off against Xinjiang. Both teams have won their first two matches, and the rookie coaches Zhou Peng and Liu Wei have both had impressive starts to their coaching careers. The biggest suspense of this match is who will lead their team to continue the winning streak.
This summer league sees Shenzhen playing in front of their home crowd, and they have performed exceptionally well, defeating Zhejiang Chouzhou by 31 points in their opening game and then Tianjin by 32 points in the second game. They scored a high 111 points and 115 points respectively in these two games, outscoring their opponents by a total of 63 points. Despite the departure of key players Shen Zijie and Salinger, Zhou Peng’s coaching career has gotten off to a perfect start.
In the first two games, Shenzhen displayed a multi-pronged offensive approach, with all 12 players who took the court scoring, and five players scoring in double digits in each game, showcasing classic team basketball. Without foreign players, He Xining has become the core player of the team, scoring 16 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, and providing 7 assists in the game against Tianjin, nearly achieving a triple-double. Gu Quan, Wu Zihan, Li Muhao, and others are also in good form. Under Zhou Peng, it seems every player has found their place.
Xinjiang finished as runners-up in last season’s finals, but after the season, coach Qiu Biao left the team, and rookie coach Liu Wei took over. In previous warm-up matches, Xinjiang performed well, winning their first two summer league games by 16 points against Tianjin and 26 points against Zhejiang Chouzhou, securing two consecutive wins, outscoring their opponents by a total of 42 points, demonstrating equally hot form.
In addition to Qi Lin and Yu Dehao, all other Xinjiang players participated in the first two games. In the first game, five players scored in double figures, and in the second game, eight players did so, showcasing extraordinary bench depth. Young players like Aizimaiti, Yang Rui, Yilifu Lahti, and Xi Erzhati also demonstrated good form, showing the effects of new coach Liu Wei’s adjustments to the team. One of the highlights of this match will be the clash between rookie coaches Zhou Peng and Liu Wei.
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