Zhao Feiyang's return has undoubtedly become big news in the CBA. No matter what the previous public opinion was, his willingness to come back to help the Bayi team play has changed many people's views, making the previous one-sided ridicule become one-sided. support.
Coincidentally, Zhao Feiyang flew directly to Mingzhu City this time, and when he landed, the Bayi team also happened to have an away game heading to Mingzhu City to challenge.
So, after learning the news, Zhao Feiyang didn't even have time to rest after landing, and rushed to the competition venue to prepare to meet the team.
Mingzhu City Gymnasium.
A CBA regular season game is about to be held here.
At the beginning of the season, the Pearl Sharks tried to sign Zhao Feiyang but failed, so they contacted many times and finally successfully communicated with Jeremy Lin during the offseason.
For this first-class defender who once attracted worldwide attention, the Pearl Sharks naturally gave him very high compensation. Therefore, Jeremy Lin also decided to come to the Sharks to play in the offseason.
His arrival did bring some help to the Sharks, at least allowing the Sharks to achieve relatively impressive results for a period of time.
However, after all, Jeremy Lin is not the kind of foreign player who scores crazy points. His greater advantage lies in organizing the team's offense. This makes the Sharks gradually weaken in the second half. This state naturally cannot support them to achieve a better record.
Just when the fans started to complain, the NBA lockout officially came to an end, and Jeremy Lin naturally could not stay anymore.
After he returned to the United States, Sharks fans were shocked to find that the team's condition was not as good as before. If there was Jeremy Lin who could organize the team's offense and score at critical moments, now without Jeremy Lin, the Sharks seem to have lost their backbone.
They do not lack foreign aid, but the value of foreign aid in the team is relatively limited.
The Sharks' record has inevitably dropped all the way, and they are currently in eighth place in the regular season.
If they can keep this ranking, they still have a chance to make it to the playoffs. If they can't keep this ranking, then all their efforts this season will be in vain.
Although the Sharks are located in a super metropolis like Pearl City, they themselves have little money. It can also be said that most teams in the CBA have little money, and an investment of tens of millions is already considered a large amount of expenditure. Compared with the NBA's expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars, it is completely insufficient.
What was even worse for the Pearl Sharks was that during the 2008-2009 season, the Western Group behind them withdrew its investment. For a time, the players, both the main players and the substitutes, were unable to make ends meet. Even when they went to the cafeteria to eat, they had to calculate the price and not overspend. Condition.
That is to say, when the Sharks were facing bankruptcy, Yao Ming invested in taking over the team, bringing in not only capital but also a professional management team. This allowed the team on the verge of bankruptcy to be reborn.
Now after so many seasons, the Sharks are no longer Yao Ming's team, and their previous predicament no longer exists. At least, at this stage, their performance is not bad, and they once became a regular in the playoffs.
Beep.
The referee's whistle sounded and the match was about to begin.
Although he learned that Zhao Feiyang was already on his way back, Wang Zhizhi didn't know when he would come!
"Fight as you should!"
"Didn't we play well in the last game? This one must also learn from the last one..."
Wang Zhizhi arranged the team's lineup.
The starters from both sides came on the scene quickly.
Originally, the morale of the Sharks was relatively low, but because the opponent was the Bayi team, the morale of the Sharks picked up again when the game started, and the atmosphere in the team was also relatively relaxed. It seemed that they were determined to win this game.
Fans were also discussing the outcome of this game in the audience.
"The Bayi team is nothing without Zhao Feiyang! So we will definitely win this game!"
"Winning is certain, but I don't know how much we can win? Seeing that those guys are more excited than anyone else, they probably hope to win a big victory while Zhao Feiyang is not around..."
"I guess winning by ten points shouldn't be a problem! We have foreign players. If we can't beat the opponent's all-Chinese squad with foreign players, then why are we playing?"
"One thing to say, you may not have paid much attention to the Bayi team now! Although their lineup is average, their players are very strong in both defense and offense, especially in terms of physical fitness. I think they can be regarded as The first-tier CBA team..."
Amid the discussion of the fans, the game officially started.
Snapped.
The Sharks got the ball first.
Captain Li Wei attacks with the ball.
When Zhao Feiyang first returned to the CBA, he was beaten. At that time, he "disappeared" for a long time. He seemed to be afraid of being ridiculed when he was active on the Internet, so he kept his mouth shut for a long time.
However, with the departure of Zhao Feiyang, this guy gradually became arrogant. Although he learned that Zhao Feiyang would return to the CBA to continue playing for a while, Li Wei was still quite arrogant about the Bayi team without Zhao Feiyang.
As soon as halftime passed, facing Wang Lang's marking, Li Wei directly raised the basketball and shot a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The crisp three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.
Li Wei, who has a good touch, really made many fans' eyes light up, and he was given applause one after another. Li Wei was also quite satisfied with this goal and even taunted Wang Lang after playing the ball.
"The Bayi Team...is nothing special!"
"If it weren't for that guy Zhao Feiyang, I'm afraid you would still be at the bottom of the league..."
As the captain of the Bayi team, Wang Lang was very angry when he heard this, but he did not refute loudly, but silently wrote down Li Wei's words.
It was the Bayi team's turn to counterattack.
Wang Lang attacks with the ball.
Perhaps because he was unhappy with Li Wei's ridicule, Wang Lang did not follow the tactics this time, but rushed to the half court alone with the ball on a fast break.
He was very fast, but Li Wei, who was marking him, was also fast. The two of them entered the basket one after another. Seeing Wang Lang seizing the opportunity and about to make a layup, Li Wei suddenly swooped up at the critical moment.
Wang Lang threw the basketball and was instantly slapped down by Li Wei.
Snapped.
The basketball flew directly onto the backboard and bounced off.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
Wang Lang, who was blocked, was also very angry, but unfortunately the rebound had been taken away by the Sharks. The Sharks also quickly launched a fast break. After reaching the half court, the team's foreign aid Bickerstaff took the ball and broke into the basket.
Facing the Bayi team's double-team, he didn't hesitate at all. He directly used his body to push away the defense, then leaped high and dunked the ball into the basket.
boom.
The ball went in.
The strong performance of the Sharks gradually weakened the morale of the Bayi team.
