Three days ago, no one could have predicted that after the first two rounds of this season's CBA playoffs, the seven-time champion Guangdong team would fall behind the Shanghai team that entered the playoffs as 8th place with a big score of 0:2.

However, in the second CBA playoffs last night, the Guangdong generals who lost unexpectedly in the first round still failed to grasp the opportunity after returning to their home court, and were finally reversed by Shanghai 103:98 while leading the score, disappointing the fans who believed that the Guangdong team could successfully take revenge at home.

In all the previous 16 seasons of the CBA, only a few teams have achieved a comeback after falling behind 0:2, and Guangdong's dream of five consecutive championships is already in jeopardy.

Can miracles be realized? Will this season be a miracle time? At the very least, Guangdong will have to make sure they win the next home game first!

In the last game, the Guangdong team was not successful in defending Gao Dazhuang, and Gao Dazhuang, who scored 50 points, broke many CBA records and became the youngest CBA 50-point holder, and it was even more rare that Gao Dazhuang led the Shanghai team to win the game.

Not only did the Guangdong team fail to defend the tall and strong, but also the rebounds were a full 10 fewer than the Shanghai team, and the loss of rebounds also gave the Shanghai team a lot of opportunities to launch counterattacks.

Another problem for the Guangdong team is the three-point shot, which is a team with a strong perimeter, but look at the three-point shooting percentage in the second game. The whole team shot 7 of 28 three-pointers, only 25%, Zhu Fangyu shot 1 of 5, Wang Shipeng shot 2 of 7, Brooks shot 1 of 7, and Zhou Peng shot 1 of 5, the four most important outside firepower points, and the three-point shooting rate was as low as 20.8%.

"The Decline of the Dynasty" -- An opinion article in the Guangzhou Daily fiercely attacked the defending champion Guangdong team, and pointed the finger at the many contradictions within the Guangdong team.

"0:2, desperate" This is the Yangcheng Evening News's report on the second game, and Coach Li Chunjiang angrily reprimanded a national player in the interview.

"Sweep? Guangdong is in an emergency, "Southern Metropolis Daily is pessimistic.

The local media in Shanghai collectively played the slogan "The Guangdong Dynasty is not invincible", and they were also full of confidence in the third battle.

Sports Weekly, Basketball Pioneer and other media focused their reports on the winning Shanghai team - "emerging forces, Shanghai team grabbed match points", "50 points, record setters" ......

In addition to the media commentary, a large number of star players and coaches also commented on the series.

Before the NBA Dallas Mavericks' away game against the Houston Rockets, Yi Jianlian, as a former core player of the Guangdong team, was interviewed by CCTV in the locker room.

Reporter: Have you paid attention to the CBA playoffs and how Guangdong is playing?

Yi Jianlian: I'm not in the state.

Reporter: Now that it is 0:2 behind, does Guangdong still have a chance to win the championship?

Yi Jianlian: You also said that it is only 0:2, and Guangdong still has a chance.

Reporter: What do you think of the role of tall and strong for the Shanghai team?

Yi Jianlian: It should be said that the whole team relies on him, his ability drives the whole team, it is rare, it is incredible that a CBA team can rely on a young player to change the whole team.

Reporter: How much do you know about tall and strong?

Yi Jianlian: I've been following him since the World Junior Championships, and there have been reports about him in the United States, and his draft market has been rising, he is a very good young player, and I wish him success in the NBA in the future......

Faye Wong, a famous coach, also expressed his opinion on the last game: "This is not an accidental defeat, when the score was reversed by Shanghai in the 4th quarter, you clearly felt the panic and overwhelm of the Guangdong players, the pride brought by several consecutive championship seasons was destroyed at that moment, and in the last quarter, they did not look like a calm defender at all"

"The two teams still did their homework, and the offense of both sides was still good, but the reason why the Shanghai team was able to reverse was mainly because the Guangdong team did a bad job of marking the opponent's key personnel, played a little impatiently, and there were many unnecessary fouls, while the Shanghai team seized the opportunity to counterattack and played very resolutely," said Liaoning coach Wu Qinglong.

Former national player Li Nan also said in an interview with CCTV Sports Channel: "In this game, the core figures of the two teams, Gao Dazhuang and Brooks, played well, but compared to the taller and stronger, they had the upper hand, and the Shanghai team played a great role in winning the game, especially the ability to control the game, giving people the feeling that the Guangdong team has been playing with the rhythm of the Shanghai team." Of course, there is no doubt about the strength of the Guangdong team, and the main problem is still in terms of mentality."

The day before the third match between the two sides, the "Yangcheng Evening News" once again published a front-page headline "Rare! 60 Minutes Closed Training".

Even though the situation has become quite passive, the defending champions have not given up hope.

On the day before the game, the training time of the Guangdong team was advanced to 3:30 in the afternoon, and the closed training began as soon as it came up, which lasted for 60 minutes, which was the first time that such a long period of closed training was carried out during the whole season.

According to a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News, the Guangdong team's move should be a highly targeted offensive and defensive drill.

As we all know, in the first two games, the Guangdong team failed to completely limit the play of Gao Dazhuang, and whether it can limit Gao Dazhuang who scored 50 points will be the key to whether the Guangdong team can reverse.

After the training, Li Chunjiang of the Guangdong team did not want to reveal anything: "I didn't adjust much, the game has been played so far, both sides are already very familiar, the main thing is to adjust the mentality, the game is not over yet, we will still do our best"

When the reporters were still thinking about how to throw the next question, Coach Li Chunjiang was already unprepared and quickly turned away.

Similar to Coach Li Chunjiang's attitude, Shanghai team head coach Panagio is also talking about mentality.

"We can't control what the outside world says, but we still go to the game with a clean heart," Coach Panagio also said cautiously before the game, "At this time, no one will give up easily"

The mentality of the Shanghai team now is different from that before the start of the playoffs, when they are leading by a score of 2:0, the mentality can make them look at all beings, and it can also make them fail.

When they think that their strength is on par with the Guangdong team, mentality becomes the only thing they value.

As the game approaches, the streets and alleys of Guangdong and Shanghai, major online media, TV and radio stations are also talking about this "Guangdong-Shanghai war".

The media is mainly divided into two factions, and the mainstream media represented by "experts" believe that the strength of the Guangdong team is still above Shanghai, and the Guangdong team still has a chance to turn around.

The fans on the Internet were much more enthusiastic and shouted that they would carry out the upset to the end. Many sharp netizens even pointed out that the Guangdong team is indeed strong as a whole, but what does the Guangdong team do to stop the tall and strong?

At the press conference before the game, in the face of endless questions from reporters, Li Chunjiang, the head coach of the Guangdong team, turned around and said before leaving, "In today's game, we will lock up the tall and strong at all costs."

But when the reporters brought the words to Gao Dazhuang, Gao Dazhuang just smiled and replied: "Victory must belong to the strong."

The tall and strong words, although understated, were full of challenges.

The third match between the two sides was held as scheduled at the Dongguan Gymnasium.

On the day of the game, the stadium was crowded with local fans who supported Guangdong early, and even a large number of fans without tickets were still wandering around the stadium, and the local fan groups in Guangdong made a large number of flags printed with the words "Jedi Counterattack".

The Shanghai team's "Little Yellow Fish" fan group also organized 100 people to cheer for the home team at the away stadium, and they also made a giant banner of "riding the wind and waves", but it was more like a lonely boat floating in Guangdong's home stadium.

The mountain rain is coming, but the tall and strong are calm, and the tall and strong who are warming up before the game also realize that they have two acquaintances.

"Hey, thank you for coming to cheer me on," said Gao Dazhuang with a smile.

The people who came were Tian Wenfeng, the captain of the basketball team of Guangzhou University, and Wen Zhe, the striker of the basketball team.

"Da Zhuang, although you are our CUBA going out, and we CUBA players are proud of your achievements, but today, the two of us are here for the Guangdong team, and Guangdong will definitely defend their honor at home" Tian Wenfeng retorted Gao Dazhuang very without giving "face".

"Damn, it turned out to be the enemy, please take care of yourself" The tall and strong ridiculous words proved that his mentality was maintained very well, "The glory of the Guangdong team, I will crush it!" ”