In a warm-up match that just ended, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team reversed the Yokohama Pirates 70-67. In this focus battle, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team lagged behind in the third quarter and launched a 21-13 offensive in the fourth quarter to complete a major reversal, successfully winning the warm-up match. In this game, Zhang Zhenlin, the ace forward line that Shanghai Men's Basketball Team introduced a lot during the offseason, finally made his debut. Judging from the performance on the court, Zhang Zhenlin is still gradually looking for his state. He played in the whole game for 29 minutes, shot 5 of 14 shots, scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and in the game, Zhang Zhenlin almost completed a dunk across the country. Judging from his competitive state and performance, Zhang Zhenlin is developing towards his best state. In addition, young player Li Yongwei scored the highest 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, and his offensive performance of 7 of 12 shots was also very efficient; new aid Cui Xiaolong played for 27 minutes, contributing 4 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals; foreign aid Whiteside played for 16 minutes, 5 of 8 shots, and scored 13 points and 7 rebounds.
20-year-old young player Li Yongwei has become the key training target of the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team's new season. He has shown outstanding scoring ability last season, has sharp breakthroughs with the ball, has accurate mid- and long-distance shooting, and has tough defensive ability. In this warm-up match against the Yokohama Pirates, Li Yongwei once again showed his potential. The Shanghai Men's Basketball Team's back line will have his place in the new season. As one of the key recruits for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team during the offseason, Cui Xiaolong showed outstanding organizational linkage and defense in this warm-up match, but the offensive efficiency still needs to be improved. Next, there are still a lot of games to cultivate his own game feel.
The big foreign aid Whiteside also proved that he had the strength to compete in the CBA through this game. He played in only 16 minutes in the game, made 5 of 8 shots, and efficiently scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Whiteside still has excellent dominance at the basket, and his franchise protection and rebounding performance are also very good. If Whiteside can continue to maintain excellent competitive state in the next warm-up game, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team will most likely leave this former NBA insider.
Zhang Zhenlin has gradually found his form in this game. He tried to perform a dunk across the game, which means that his injury is almost healed. In the whole game, Zhang Zhenlin performed average in the ball, but his three-point shooting efficiency was good, with 2 of 4 three-pointers, scoring the team's third-highest 12 points, and 6 assists were ranked first in the team. In addition to his excellent offense and defense, Zhang Zhenlin also has excellent organizational and sequel skills, which will become one of his advantages in the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team in the new season.
From the current perspective, in addition to the two foreign players, Goodwin and Lofton, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team also has the hope of signing Whiteside. In terms of small foreign players, if they fail to introduce a super scorer, it is very likely that veteran Bledsoe will temporarily sign as reserve foreign players. Overall, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team has achieved the final four of the playoffs in the new season. If the running-in is smooth, there will even be a chance to compete in the finals.
