Compared with the Shanghai team's sweep of Xinjiang, the Beijing team defeated another "dark horse" Shanxi team after 5 rounds of hard fighting, thus meeting the Shanghai team in the finals.

"Shanghai and Beijing are closer in strength than on the spot, and tall and strong will continue to play the role of a lone hero" - the CBA league finals are approaching, and the front page of "Sports Weekly" published a critical article.

The biggest surprise this season is undoubtedly the Shanghai team, no one would have thought that Shanghai could sweep last year's champion and runner-up teams - Guangdong and Xinjiang, but this impossible task was miraculously completed by the Shanghai team.

But at the beginning of the playoffs, who has confidence in them except the Shanghai team itself?

At the beginning of the playoffs, the Shanghai team surprised all experts and fans, swept two consecutive rounds, and let the Shanghai team once again stand on the stage of the finals.

In the early stages of the regular season, Beijing played far better than Shanghai, but in the closing stages, the Shanghai team rebounded strongly.

However, the Shanghai team swept the opponent in two consecutive rounds, which made many media and fans more optimistic about the Shanghai Youth Army that played the "Youth Storm".

And the most crucial thing in the game is undoubtedly the collision between the core of the two teams: Marbury VS Tall and Strong, and their matchup may directly determine the championship.

If you want to select the best foreign player in the history of the CBA, Marbury is definitely the favorite, and he is now a symbol of the Beijing team.

In the series against Shanxi, the 36-year-old Marbury averaged 35 points per game, and considering that he had to draw fluid from his knee during the game, Marbury's fighting spirit was really impressive.

The Shanghai team was able to reach the finals, and he was the CBA's leading outside killer, including foreign aid.

In the playoffs, the score broke 50 in a single game and two consecutive triple-doubles, both of which proved the strength of tall and strong.

For the tall and strong, the All-Star Marbury, who once dominated the NBA, is a height to look up to, but the 36-year-old Marbury is already a twilight hero, and for the 19-year-old who is about to soar into the sky, the 17-year-old is more physically advantageous.

Both Gao Dazhuang and Marbury have first-class breakthrough ability, but Gao Dazhuang is more lethal under the basket, and after the start of the playoffs, Gao Dazhuang averaged points and assists per game and topped the list, heading straight for the Finals MVP.

But Marbury has a lot of experience in the game, and he knows how to carry the team on his shoulders and win.

In the finals, the performance of the two will greatly affect the team's performance.

This is a Finals MVP contest, and if you can defeat Marbury to win this award, it will be the best bargaining chip for Gao Dazhuang to enter the NBA smoothly and get the ideal pick.

In fact, before the start of the CBA finals, the American draft website "Draftexpress" announced the latest rookie 100 list, and the guard from China ranked 7th, and with the CBA league going on, it is not ruled out that Gao Dazhuang has further opportunities.

In addition to analyzing the core of the two teams, "Sports Weekly" also made a comprehensive introduction to other important links.

Head Coach: Coach Panagio VS Coach Min Lulei

Coach Panagio is the behind-the-scenes commander of a team that has grown up from the grind of the team, and the team has gone through the ups and downs of injuries and setbacks all the way from the jungle of doubts before the rebuilding to become a strong contender for today's championship, showing the depth of his team's deep skills.

Coach Panagio's rigorous, humble and patient style gives the players a lot of room to grow, which is also the reason for the rapid growth of many young players such as the Shanghai team.

Coach Min Lulei has gone from the core point guard of Beijing in the Shan Tao era to the "old coach" who has coached Beijing for 15 years, he is a veteran who has experienced three generations of players, and has never had very outstanding results before, until the arrival of Marbury and Morris, everything has changed dramatically.

With these two best foreign aid combinations in the CBA, Min Lulei's Beijing team has also become a giant team in the CBA, and they have been among the strong contenders for the championship since the beginning of this season.

Min Lulei gave Marbury a lot of power, Marbury is also another head coach of the team in a sense, his tacit cooperation with Morris, coupled with the reasonable allocation of the whole team, makes him the core and brain of the Beijing team.

Inside: Landry vs Morris

The Shanghai team can suddenly make a sudden force at the end of the season, largely depends on the addition of Landry, after joining the Shanghai team, Landry can average 11 points and 14 rebounds per game, his arrival has allowed Shanghai to regain the iron and blood defense, in the finals, the responsibility of defending the opponent's attack arrow Morris will be borne by him.

Statistically, Morris was even better than Landry in the semifinals, averaging 24 points and 11 rebounds per game.

Morris is not only able to shoot, but he is also very nimble and dangerous when he gets to the basket, and his strategy and organization also play a big role in the team's offensive rotation.

In general, Landry of the Shanghai team is good at defending, and Morris of the Beijing team is good at attacking.

Outside: Shanghai Swordsman VS Beijing Shooter

Although the Beijing team has good internal strength, on the whole, it is still an external team, and whether the outside line can be opened determines the final outcome of a game to a large extent.

For the vast majority of the time, though, Beijing's scorers didn't disappoint Beijing fans.

Marbury, Zhai Xiaochuan, Li Xuelin, Chen Lei, Ji Zhe, Zhu Yanxi are all good pitchers, and in the just-concluded Beijing-Jin semifinals, Zhu Yanxi and Ji Zhe's three-point shots are the key to the team's victory.

Unlike Beijing, Shanghai's group of shooters is not based on shooting, breakthrough is a big weapon for them, Harris's speed, Liu Wei's experience, Yang Kai's impact is very lethal, and the tall and strong with the strongest breakthrough stunt is the sharpest swordsman in Shanghai.

Although Shanghai has a good hand, it is more based on breakthroughs in the offense, and the three-point shot is not very stable, but it is such an elusive Shanghai, which also has the momentum of playing unstoppable.

Of course, the finals are best-of-7.

So in addition to the performance of star players, bench depth will also be a big test for both teams.

But the young players of both teams played an important role in the team's run to the finals.

Young players such as Zhai Xiaochuan, Ji Zhe, and Zhu Yanxi of the Beijing team also have amazing performances from time to time, but on the whole, the performance of young players is still not stable enough.

On the other hand, the Shanghai team is tall and strong and has the strength to impact the playoff MVP, while Zhai Yi and Yang Kai are two young players who make up for the team's bench depth, and it is obvious that the Shanghai team is more dominant in terms of young players.

Overall, the match between Shanghai and Beijing will be a fierce battle of restraint and counter-restraint, and not only the core players of both sides, but also the play of domestic players and role players may also determine the outcome of a match.

At this time, the fighting spirit and the fighting mentality of defeating the strong with the weak may be the key to determining the outcome of the entire series.

The battle for the finals is about to start at the Yuanshen Pavilion in Pudong, Shanghai, which is the second time to enter the finals and has won the championship once, while Beijing is the first time to enter the finals and has not yet won the championship.

But for this title, both sides are united.

Shanghai had been resting for almost a week after a 3-0 win over Xinjiang in the semi-finals, and head coach Panagio said: "None of the CBAs are easy to play, let alone reach the finals, but no matter who the opponent is, we are confident." ”

And Marbury of the Beijing team made a high-profile declaration that it would be difficult for Gao Dazhuang to score every point, "The Beijing team knows how to win."