Shenzhen VS Xinjiang Preview: After Zhou Peng’s Unbeaten Record is Broken, He Aims to Lead the Team to Rebound; Liu Wei Hopes to Stage a Revenge

On August 26th, the CBA Summer League continues with Shenzhen vs. Xinjiang.

The Shenzhen men’s basketball team has impressed the outside world with their overall performance in this summer’s warm-up matches. They won the championship at the Shenzhen station with three consecutive victories and the first two games at the Yumin station also ended in significant wins.

However, in the last game against Jiangsu, there were 70 fouls and 80 free throws, with various confrontations not inferior to the key battles of the regular season. Shenzhen ultimately lost 108-110 to Jiangsu, marking the first defeat for Zhou Peng since taking over as head coach of the Shenzhen men’s basketball team.

Facing Xinjiang men’s basketball team in this match, on paper, Shenzhen still has a considerable advantage. In the previous summer league match, Shenzhen defeated the opponent by 18 points with a score of 114-96. Their inside players could limit the impact of Li Yanzhe and Wu Guanxi, while the forwards reached a state where they could create advantages independently. If Shenzhen can play to their expected competitive state and level, given Zhou Peng’s high standards for the team, there is a high probability they will win this match.

Since Liu Wei took charge of Xinjiang men’s basketball team, they have achieved a record of 4 wins and 2 losses in the summer league, including victories in the past two games. The Yumin station matches can be considered one of Xinjiang men’s basketball team’s home games. From the content of the games, both matches were narrow victories. In the last game against Tianjin, Xinjiang narrowly won 116-112.

Perhaps the summer league games do not have the expected quality, but for this Xinjiang men’s basketball team, there are significant problems with perimeter defense. With Liu Wei giving extensive playing time to train up Ili Fu and Xierzati, their performances have not been as stable as expected, which has prevented Xinjiang from achieving the expected competitiveness.

This match is the second encounter with Shenzhen men’s basketball team in the summer league. Can Liu Wei turn the tables and achieve a three-game winning streak? Qi Lin and Abudu’s playing time has already returned to relatively normal rotations. If they can fully leverage the advantages of core forwards, coupled with the support of home fans, it is believed that this will further stimulate the fighting spirit of Xinjiang men’s basketball team.

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