Some people are fighting for ranking and some are fighting for places. The third stage of the CBA regular season is very competitiveFly into the homes of ordinary people
Yesterday morning, the Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team, which ranked second in the standings after 28 rounds in the first two stages and had already qualified for the playoffs in advance, set off for Shenyang. On March 1st, the third stage of the CBA regular season is about to start. The competition still adopts the tournament system. The venues are Shenyang, Liaoning and Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong. As the regular season draws to a close, the third stage will be especially important and intense, as the teams with the highest points strive for a better playoff spot, while the teams after 12th place strive to make the playoffs.
Caption: Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team went to Shenyang to prepare for the third stage of the CBA regular season Weibo screenshot
In the current standings, the Shanghai Sharks ranked second with a record of 23 wins and 5 losses, second only to the leader Liaoning (25 wins and 3 losses), while the Guangsha and Zhejiang teams both had a record of 22 wins and 6 losses. Four, the defending champion Guangdong team ranked fifth with 20 wins and 8 losses, followed by Shenzhen team (19 wins and 9 losses) and Guangzhou team (18 wins and 10 losses), and Beijing team ranked eighth with 17 wins and 11 losses. At present, for the top four teams in the standings, the first priority in the third stage is to maintain the existing ranking, and strive for a better ranking on this basis, so as to gain more home field advantage for the playoffs.
The Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team has already qualified for the playoffs in advance (the next game without a win will also rank at least 12th), but it is very difficult to keep the second ranking: at this stage, there are two games each with the Liaoning team and the Guangsha team. , these 4 strong dialogues will largely influence the ranking of the big sharks. Among the other three opponents, in addition to the Nanjing team that currently ranks at the bottom of the standings, Jilin team ranked 12th and Shanxi team ranked 9th are also working hard for the playoffs, and the Sharks cannot be taken lightly. In terms of the team lineup, Fredette, the original third foreign aid of the Sharks, had to give up this season due to his wife’s poor health after pregnancy, and the Sharks did not have time to re-select another foreign aid, so this time they played the first regular season. In the third stage, only Franklin and Von Lai can be used. The young player Guo Haowen, who suffered a knee injury in the second stage, is still recovering and has not yet met the requirements to play, so head coach Li Chunjiang also brought 19-year-old point guard Dai Hao and hoped that he would become a special soldier like Li Tianrong.
Caption: Official map of the third stage of the Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team
For the Sharks, the primary goal is to keep the top four and avoid an extra round in the playoffs. If the ranking slips to the fifth to eighth place, the playoffs will be played against the ninth to twelfth teams in a single game or three games and two wins (the specific competition system has not yet been determined), from the current ranking Judging from the situation, Jilin, Beikong, Xinjiang and other teams may be potential opponents. Although the strength of the Sharks is relatively dominant, the above teams are not weak teams and are not easy to deal with. In addition, the top four teams will get an extra round of rest, which is a big advantage for the playoffs with intensive schedules.
The Liaoning team is currently ranked first, and they are playing at home in the third stage, and they are likely to win the regular season championship, but the team’s head coach Yang Ming said that the third stage will not be easy: “The third stage is the final game of the regular season. , Most teams have to make the final sprint to advance to the playoffs. We have to work hard to get the best playoff matchup. Although the goals of each team may be different, everyone needs Do your best.”
Caption: Official map of the Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team on the court
Zhu Fangyu, the general manager of the Guangdong team, also said that he hopes to continue to fight from the existing fifth place. “The ideal ranking is to be able to go to the second place in the regular season.” According to the current situation, the Guangdong team wants to rise. In the second place in the regular season, in addition to striving for a 100% record in the remaining league games, it is also hoped that the Shanghai and two Zhejiang teams in the front will make mistakes in their records. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Yuanchun)
Editor: Wu Xuying