On the evening of August 31st, in the NBL playoff semi-final, Anhui Wenyi will play at home against Shijiazhuang Xianglan.
In the regular season, Anhui Wenyi ranked first in the league with 23 wins and 3 losses, averaging 102.4 points per game and conceding 90.3 points per game, with a home record of 11 wins and 2 losses. Shijiazhuang Xianglan ranked fourth in the regular season with 13 wins and 13 losses, averaging 97.3 points per game and conceding 98 points per game, with an away record of 4 wins and 9 losses.
In the first round of the playoffs, Anhui Wenyi eliminated Hefei Kuanfeng 2-0 in the Anhui derby, while Shijiazhuang Xianglan eliminated Guangxi Weizhuang 2-0. The two teams have already met four times this season during the regular season, and Anhui Wenyi won all four games without exception, with the smallest margin of victory being 7 points and the largest being 20 points, winning by a total of 52 points across the four matches.
Anhui Wenyi boasts three outstanding foreign players who have been playing in the Chinese basketball scene for many years, including Jilunwate, Dakari Johnson, and Pierre Jackson. During the regular season, Jilunwate averaged 23.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, Pierre Jackson averaged 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game, and Dakari Johnson averaged 20.5 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. Anhui Wenyi’s domestic players are also excellent, with Yang Wenbo averaging 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, earning him the regular season MVP title. In the previous two playoff games, he scored 11 points in one game and 20 points in the other, demonstrating outstanding personal performance. Xue Fuwen averaged 7.8 points, Liu Renbin averaged 6.9 points, Wang Siqu averaged 5.9 points, and Tang Jie averaged 5.4 points per game.
Shijiazhuang Xianglan also has three outstanding foreign players, with Willis averaging 19.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game, Endo averaging 19.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and Ennis averaging 15.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. On the domestic player front, Shijiazhuang Xianglan also performed well overall, with Repukati Jiang averaging 10.3 points and 5 rebounds per game, Zhou Zixu averaging 8.9 points per game, Liu Zihao averaging 8.4 points per game, Li Zhanshan averaging 7.2 points per game, Feng Jiawei averaging 6.2 points per game, and Li Jiaheng averaging 5.5 points per game.
Considering the strength and past records of both teams, Anhui Wenyi has the upper hand in overall strength, and as they are playing at home in this match, it will be difficult for Shijiazhuang Xianglan to cause an upset.
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