Did Their Best! Guo Haowen Absent & Abudusalam’s High Scoring Effort Goes to Waste as Tongxi Miss Out on Consecutive Wins

On the evening of August 27, in the CBA Summer League, Nanjing Tongxi lost to Shenzhen 90-100, failing to secure consecutive wins.

In this game, Guo Haowen, who had been performing exceptionally well in the Summer League, did not get a chance to play. Tongxi maintained a good state in the first quarter and won by 2 points. However, in the second quarter, Shenzhen took firm control, extending their lead into double digits. Despite Tongxi’s active pursuit under Abudusalam’s leadership, and once reducing the gap to single digits in the final quarter, they ultimately could not turn the tide. Guo Haowen’s absence had a considerable impact on Tongxi. Additionally, Tongxi’s free throw percentage was very low today, with only 15 out of 24 attempts made, a success rate of just 62%. If they had performed better at the free throw line during their scoring runs, Tongxi might have had the chance to overtake the score.

Throughout the game, three players from Tongxi scored in double digits. Among them, Abudusalam played for 27 minutes, making 7 out of 10 shots, including 2 out of 5 three-pointers and 5 out of 7 free throws, scoring the highest 21 points in the game with 1 steal, and also contributing 2 turnovers and 2 blocks. Hubolang made three three-pointers, scoring 13 points with 2 rebounds and 2 steals, while Wu Tingjia started strong but faded, ending with 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists.

In the previous game, Tongxi flourished with multiple scorers under Guo Haowen’s leadership, ending Jiangsu’s three-game winning streak. It is clear that without Guo Haowen, Tongxi faced more challenges in the Summer League.