Qingdao Guoxin Diamond Stadium.

In the first round of the 2011 CBA League, the Shanghai Sharks basketball team challenged the Qingdao Double Star Basketball Team in the first game.

Wearing the No. 14 jersey of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team, he was sitting on the bench cheering on his teammates.

The cheers of "come on, come on" resounded throughout the audience, and Qingdao's ball market has been good.

The starting five tigers of the Shanghai team are Liu Wei, Peng Fei, Zhang Zhaoxu, Zeng Wending and foreign aid Renne Kelly.

At the beginning of the game, Shanghai team's foreign aid Rene Kelly hit 3 points in a row with a super hot outside line, and the Shanghai Sharks basketball team played the opponent 11:5 at the beginning.

But after taking the lead, the Shanghai Sharks suddenly fell into a cycle of fouls and mistakes, while Xue Yuyang, Li Gen and foreign aid Hudson of the Qingdao Double Star Basketball Team blossomed inside and out, setting off a wave of 8:0 offensive climax.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides fought to a 17-all draw.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Hudson, a foreign aid of the Qingdao Shuangxing basketball team, scored 3 consecutive goals inside and outside, and the Qingdao Shuangxing team also took advantage of the situation to expand the difference to 8 points.

At this time, the coach of the Shanghai Sharks Panagio was obviously dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field, and glanced back at the bench, during which he glanced at the tall and strong a few more times.

The reason why Coach Panagio looked at the tall and strong a few more times is not that the coach values the team's newcomers for no reason, but the opportunity for the tall and strong to fight hard.

Because before the start of the new season, each CBA team will have several preseason games every year in order to test themselves and find out their opponents.

Although the size and number of pre-season matches have been significantly reduced compared to last year due to the impact of more domestic competitions this year, this makes the competition more valuable.

The goals of each team in the pre-season are very clear, and while training, they will focus on foreign players and some young players, but also to get a feel for other opponents.

This season, the Shanghai Sharks basketball team has retained the local core players, but from the perspective of the league as a whole, the depth of the rotation lineup determines the team's ceiling.

Therefore, it will be a challenge for many young players in the squad to seize the opportunity to prove themselves and successfully break into the rotation.

In this case, Gao Dazhuang, who has just been promoted to the first team, has also been given valuable performance opportunities, and Gao Dazhuang has achieved amazing results in the physical fitness test at the beginning of the season, which is also considered the best among professional players in the CBA, so the coaching staff has also given him extra attention and more playing time.

Gao Dazhuang did not live up to the expectations of the coach and Boss Yao, Gao Dazhuang played a total of 3 games in the preseason, with an average of 21 minutes per game, and was second only to foreign aid in the Shanghai team in terms of playing time, Gao Dazhuang also handed over an average of 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.

It was precisely because of Gao Dazhuang's performance in the preseason that Coach Panagio set his sights on Gao Dazhuang, who had no experience in a CBA game.

In fact, Gao Dazhuang had already impressed Coach Panagio with his outstanding performance and entered his rotation lineup, but after a little thought, Coach Panagio finally chose another foreign aid Harris, and played a double foreign aid in the second quarter.

Last season, the Shanghai Sharks basketball team had a poor record, ranking only 12th in the CBA and missing the playoffs.

After the season, the Shanghai Sharks basketball team also announced the dismissal of the team's head coach Deng Huade, so far, the American coach who once led the Shanghai men's basketball team to the semifinals bid farewell to the Shanghai team and switched to the Xinjiang team that lost to Guangdong again in the finals that season.

This season, the two foreign players of the Shanghai team, Renkelly and Harris, are not well-known big-name players, so the local media in Shanghai has focused more on the team's young players.

In particular, Gao Dazhuang, who has just entered the first team, is not only the double MVP and scoring champion of CUBA and the National Youth League, but also delivered a satisfactory answer in the preseason, so it has set off a "tall and strong" craze in Shanghai, portraying Gao Dazhuang as the leader of the next generation of players in Shanghai.

So in this case, Coach Panagio did not let Gao Dazhuang play immediately, first, he was afraid that Gao Dazhuang would not be able to withstand the media hype and lose himself, but now the situation on the field is very poor, and he is afraid that Gao Dazhuang will not be able to withstand the pressure after he plays.

Tall and strong didn't pay much attention to the coach's expression, his spirit was completely absorbed by the situation on the field.

After "Shuai" saw the captain Liu Wei score, Gao Dazhuang couldn't help but shout, and at this time, Gao Dazhuang seemed to have become a small fan again.

"The captain is still experienced," Zhai Yi also sat honestly beside the tall and strong, in line with the Tao.

"That's right, our captain is the main point guard of the national team"

"Li Gen of the Qingdao team is very lethal under the basket"

"Well, and their foreign aid Hudson is also very sharp, hitting in a row"

"Xue Yuxiang doesn't seem to be worthy of his name."

"I think it's pretty good, just a few shots he made just right"

"Hey, I was in too much of a hurry to go to Harris just now."

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Gao Dazhuang and Zhai Yi, two CBA newcomers, have been sitting on the sidelines discussing the situation on the court throughout the first half, and the expressions on their faces are the same as those of the fans off the court, full of excitement.

After the Shanghai team substitution, it did not receive the expected effect, the new foreign aid Harris of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team missed consecutive shots, and the foreign aid of the Qingdao Double Star Basketball Team, scoring guard Hudson, was full of firepower and hit continuously.

At 44:32, at the end of the first half, Qingdao Shuangxing Basketball Team led the Shanghai Sharks Basketball Team by 12 points.

At halftime, Gao Dazhuang and Zhai Yi consciously stood on the outermost side and listened to the coach's tactical arrangements.

Coach Panagio is also a hot-tempered coach and is angrily scolding several main players on the field, and foreign aid Harris can't help but argue with Coach Panagio, which makes the whole situation of the Shanghai team even more critical.

At the beginning of the second half, Liu Wei used a fast break to score 2 points to help Shanghai narrow the score.

But the team's scoring guard Harris has been suffering from tight defense and a cold hand, and it is difficult for the Shanghai Sharks basketball team to score.

When the referee's whistle sounded, Harris, a foreign aid of the Shanghai team who was in a hurry, forcibly rushed into the basket despite the opponent's tight defense, and was covered to the ground by the opponent's dribbling ball.

"Bump foul" Harris, who fell to the ground, was awarded an offensive foul by the referee.

"What? What did you say? As soon as Harris, the foreign aid of the Shanghai team, got up angrily and rushed straight to the referee, fortunately, he was dragged by the captain Liu Wei, and the other players of the Shanghai team immediately surrounded Harris and stopped Harris to prevent the situation from further expanding.

"Tall and strong, play" was watching the excitement on the sidelines when he was suddenly awakened by a roar from Coach Panagio.

"What?" Gao Dazhuang asked excitedly.

"Come on for Harris, now, right away," coach Panagio stressed.

"Yes" The tall man took off his coat excitedly and immediately ran to the sidelines to wait for the referee's instructions.

At this time, Coach Panagio walked up to Gao Dazhuang and whispered: "Attack, let go of your hands and feet to fight".

"Okay," said the tall and strong nod.

"Da Zhuang, come on," Zhai Yi shouted loudly from the sidelines.

The tall man turned around and gave Zhai Yi a thumbs up.

"Tut" Shanghai team asked for a substitution, Harris down, tall and strong.

Harris, who is 1.98 meters tall, played for Dongguan for two years before coming to Shanghai, averaging 31 points per game.

But after arriving in Shanghai, it has not been able to meet the team's expected level, and at this time he was even more depressed and replaced, and even the process of high-fiveing with Gao Dazhuang was omitted by this black player, scolding all the way to the rest area, Gao Dazhuang waved his hand helplessly, and stepped on the court.

This is the first time that Gao Dazhuang has stepped on the stage of the CBA.

"This is the top league in the country, the stadium, the lights, the spectators, the media...... All of this is what I want, this feeling is amazing" Gao Dazhuang's heart was full of excitement, all this was like a dream, it came too suddenly.

Last year, Gao Dazhuang was a freshman in college and didn't know anything about basketball; Today, he stands on the court of China's top basketball league.

"Come on," Gao Dazhuang suddenly clapped his hands and yelled to encourage himself.

"Don't be nervous, play your strengths, believe in yourself, you can do it," Liu Wei, the captain of the Shanghai Sharks basketball team, deliberately walked to Gao Dazhuang's side and reminded in a whisper.

"Okay," the tall man nodded confidently.

Tall and strong ushered in his first battle in the CBA.