Chapter 830: AFC Champions League Battle (Part II)
Tokyo Jaws, Tokyo Sunrise, Mito Electronics and Kagoshima Antlers are the four teams that represented the JBA in the inaugural AFC Champions League. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Now the 10 group games have passed the halfway point, and look at the records of the four teams~~
Among the four teams, the best result should be the Tokyo Rising Sun, who are at the top of the group with 4 wins and 1 loss.
Perhaps this is also due to the limited strength of their opponents in the same group~~
The "King Fried Combination" of Eiji Sawakita and Masashi Kawada seems to be very popular in the Asian arena~~
And a player like Masashi Kawada who is not too tall, but whose skills are as delicate as a guard, and whose confrontation ability is top-notch, as well as the feeling of a small American black point guard like Zebei, are still rare in Asia~~
The AFC Champions League game was a blockbuster, and the domestic league defeated the Great White Shark to win the first "city derby" in history, and the momentum of this Jba new army is quite strong~~
In contrast, the results of the Tokyo Jaws, a team in the same city, are much bleaker.
Although they are still in the top position in the domestic league, they don't seem to have found their feelings in the AFC Champions League, and after 5 group games, they only won 1 win and 4 losses and ranked at the bottom of the group, and the chances of advancing to the top 8 are relatively slim~~
Although the first five games of the Great White Shark have three away, and it is still to fly Iran to Australia, but this is not an excuse, the team away against South Korea's non-champion team Busan KT and China's runner-up team Liaoning Jaguar were all bloodbathed away, Coach Damu does not seem to have achieved corresponding success in the AFC Champions League, maybe the team has not adapted to the Asian arena~~
The defending champion Mito Electronics, which claimed to achieve the "two crowns" before the AFC Champions League and the start of the league, is not very optimistic at present, although they won away in the opening game against a strong opponent in the same group, Rukawa Kaede's "hometown team" Seoul Roses, but after that, the electronic team repeatedly capsized.
At home against the weakest team in the group, Singapore League champions Singapore Stars, they were forced to come back by the Stars after leading by 21 points at home.
Such a reversal defeat is very demoralizing~~
They then lost to the "eight-time champions" Guangdong South China Tigers in China, suffering two consecutive defeats.
Although the next two consecutive wins have kept the hope of advancing to the quarterfinals, but when the team is leading by a big score, there will always be a situation of relaxation, which is still a very bad signal~~
It will not be easy for the electronic team to achieve the "double".
The performance of the old powerhouse Kagoshima Antlers is as stable as ever, although they are only 3-2 and tied for second place in the group, but this is obtained in the absence of Amu in a few games~~
Being able to achieve such a result has a lot to do with Akagi's play, especially in the home game against the Oakland Giants, Akagi played 40 minutes and scored 27 points and 22 rebounds with a terrifying double-double, leading the team to defend the home court~~
Joining the Antlers last season, Akagi contributed very little to the team because of injuries, and now, Akagi is back healthy, perhaps hoping to use his performance to make up for some of last season's shortcomings~~
In the second half of the group stage, the Antlers will first fly to distant Australia to challenge the "Kangaroo Army" - Australia's Melbourne Tigers.
This is perhaps the farthest away game the Antlers have ever traveled in history~~
Although the management of the Antlers team does not seem to attach much importance to the AFC Champions League, they still came to Melbourne with all the main force, after all, they are already representing Japanese basketball~~
And before this game, the Melbourne Tigers won all 5 games, proud of Group A, and there was basically no fierce situation in 5 games, and the Australians used their "savage" basketball and tough style to make the game their dominant stage.
Therefore, the Antlers' trip to Melbourne is even more auspicious~~
In the previous game in Kagoshima, the Melbourne Tigers were a wave of 21:4 attack wave in the first quarter that directly made the game lose suspense, but in that game, Amu did not play because of gastroenteritis, so the game after the two sides moved to Melbourne was actually full of variables.
There is no Amu's antlers, it is really two completely different concepts.
Coupled with the excellent performance of Akagi against the Australian team before, you can look forward to this game~~
While speaking, the players on both sides have begun to warm up, and the game will soon begin~~
"How do you feel~??"
Akagi looked at Amu, who was dribbling the ball and looking for a feeling, asked.
"It's okay, the body should be fine when it warms up~~"
Ah Mu said while dribbling the ball, because of the previous gastroenteritis, Ah Mu not only missed the AFC Champions League, but also hung up the exemption card in the domestic league~~
This injury is not like an injury to the locomotor system, it is very different~~
Many Tigers fans who came to the scene held a board with "6-0" written on it and waved, and the team has remained undefeated in the group stage so far, which really makes fans proud ~~
The starting lineup on the Antlers' side has not changed, it is still the trident of Ajin, Amu and Kiyota plus Akagi and "Golden Explosive Head" Shinnosuke Kise.
This tall lineup is perfect for Australians who like to fight and advocate "physical contact"~~
The reason why the previous game at home was lost to the Tigers by a large score, in addition to Amu's absence, there was also the delay in Ashen's outside three-point shot, which was very fatal~~
Under the interference of the opponent's strong confrontation and various "small actions", Ah Shen not only consumes his physical energy extremely quickly, but also the projection reaction of his body has decreased a lot~~
"Oh class ~~ oh class oh class oh class ~~~, oh class ~~~~ oh class ~~~~"
In the audience at the home stadium of the Tigers, the fans stood together and sang songs that can only be heard on the football field, which may also be a different viewing culture in different regions~~
"Brush~!!!"
Under this extremely special cheering, as soon as the Tigers' black American guard foreign aid hit a three-point shot on the outside~~
Australian teams are now introducing more and more American offensive defenders, just to have enough offensive firepower while the team has a strong defense~~
"Damn~~, sneak attack me~!!"
Not defending the first goal made Kiyota very annoyed, but this is just the beginning, and Kiyota's difficult defensive task is still to come~~
"Brush~!!"
The Antlers here quickly responded with a goal, and it was Akagi~~
Although the players defending Akagi are complaining to the referee that Akagi has elbow swings, it is useless~~
Akagi's ability to fight on the inside and finish with a soft touch allows him to be completely unfazed against the "fierce" Australian.
This has been confirmed in the previous match against the Auckland Giants from New Zealand~~
"Akagi really needs to strengthen the offense at this point.,Only by playing from the inside can there be hope of winning.,But if you chisel it down like this.,Physical reserves are also a big problem.,After all, there are league figures.,Hey~~,If the outside line can score some,,You can relieve a lot of pressure on the inside~~"