There seems to be little suspense in the CBA finals, and the defeat of the Xinjiang team in the second game of the series basically declares that the trend of this round of the series has been clear. According to the laws of history, no team in the CBA has been able to complete a counterattack when they are down 0-2 in the finals. Judging from these two games, the Xinjiang team does not have many ways, of course, the referee's penalty factor is also one thing, but the most important thing is that the competitiveness shown by the Xinjiang team itself does not fully match the appearance of the finals team.
In G2 last night, the Xinjiang team actually showed enough fighting spirit at the beginning, but the defensive end still did not continue to have enough pressure on the Liaoning team. Although they grabbed the start, once the Liaoning team entered the state, the Xinjiang team seemed to be difficult to parry, and the Xinjiang team fell behind again to double digits at halftime. You can't say that Xinjiang doesn't work hard enough, but they do have some fears of defensive actions under the different scales of referees, and the Xinjiang team is already extremely passive. The team's regular season MVP Abdul Salamu's performance continued to be sluggish, and when the team lacked absolute strength, it was natural to lose.
In the fourth quarter, the Xinjiang team set off a crazy counterattack, and once overtook the score 82-80. But the Xinjiang team itself failed to grasp the opportunity, Qi Lin shot three consecutive outside big empty shots, and at the critical moment, the Xinjiang team players missed all four consecutive free throws, and the so-called foreign aid Wiggington was no exception, and finally had the opportunity to chase the part, but the Xinjiang team lost on their own free throws. He hit only 18 of his 30 free throws in the game, and only 60% of the free throw shots were missed. He shot 6 of 31 three-pointers, and his shooting percentage fell below 20 percent. The fans' doubts are also well-founded: this is all out of the sky, are you sure this is the level of the finals?
The free throws are a mess, and the outside line is crazy about iron, such a Xinjiang team, you really can't blame others for losing. After the two finals, the biggest feeling of fans is that the Xinjiang team can't beat it at all, it's just a free gift. Although the series is not over yet, the Xinjiang team is indeed very passive now. If the return to the Hongshan Stadium in Urumqi cannot get two victories back, the fate of the Xinjiang team's journey this season will also be doomed.