On April 17, Beijing time, the NBL regular season Phoenix ushered in a life-and-death battle against the Tasmanian ants. The two sides won and lost at the last moment, and in the end, the Phoenix lost 80-84 to the Ants and officially missed the playoffs.
Field data
Phoenix: Zhou Qi has 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, Crick 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Mumford has 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Ant: McVeigh 26 points, 9 rebounds, Adams 23 points, Maguetti 12 points, 4 assists and 2 steals.
This session is of interest
Zhou Qi played 18 minutes and 44 seconds, shooting 4 of 8, and had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.
Game review
This game is a life-and-death battle for the Phoenix, and if it loses, it will completely lose the playoffs. As soon as the game came up, Mumford hit a three-pointer and Adams cut a dunk. Mumford hit another jumper, Zhou Qi made up the basket, Adams hit back with three points, and the two sides drew 9. Adams hit another three-pointer, the timeout came back, Zhou Qizao 2 plus 1, Mumford hit a layup, the first quarter ended, the two sides 19 draw.
In the second quarter, Crick threw a shot, Mumford 2 plus 1, Crick won the layup, and the Phoenix made a wave of 6-0. Adams hit two free throws, Alpha threw a shot and the Ants paused. Back on the field, Alpha hit a jumper and Crick cut the tomahawk split. Mumford hit a three-pointer, Zhou Qi did not play in this quarter because of two fouls, and at the end of the half, the Phoenix led 48-36.
Back at halftime, Zhou Qi came up to send a big hat, Magateti hit a three-point shot, Zhou Qi broke through the dunk, and then, he also threw a shot, and the Phoenix led 52-45. Adams hit three-point shots, Zhou Qi made 3 fouls, Adams hit three points again, and the two sides drew 54. Crick hit back with three points, Alpha also had three points, Margetti hit a jumper, Crick made a layup, and the third quarter ended, and the Phoenix trailed 64-68.
In the fourth quarter, Gladon hit a three-pointer, Zhou Qi hit two free throws, Standall hit a three-pointer, Crick threw a shot, Mumford made a layup, with 5 minutes left, and the Phoenix led by 2 points. The timeout came back, Adams and Mageti hit three consecutive points, and the Phoenix shouted out the timeout. The timeout came back and Marguetti made a layup. Zhou Qi was replaced in the last moment, and then, with 16.9 seconds left to play, but unable to save the savior. In the end, the Phoenix lost everything, lost the life and death battle, and officially missed the playoffs.
Both sides started
ANTS: Ken Young, Margeti, McVeigh, Adams, Kreslovich
Phoenix: Mumford, Ranch, Alpha, Zhou Qi, Crick