In the CBA 96-97 season, Yudan Basketball Club did not disappoint Li Yuhang, and entered the playoffs with the second place in the regular season under the leadership of two major foreign players Blair, Powell and the team's core Liu Yifeng.
Later, in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, they eliminated the Suzhou Provincial Team and Guangdong Hongyuan Team 3:0 and 3:1, and successfully advanced to the finals. The opponent they face will be the defending champion Bayi, the first regular season champion.
Team.
In the first round and semi-finals, there is a five-game three-win system, with the match system 1-2-1-1, one away game first, two home games, one away game, and the last home game.
But in the final, there is a seven-game four-win system, with a match system of 2-2-1-1-1. First two home games, then two away games, and then one home game, one away game and one home game.
On Saturday, March 29, at 8 pm, the Xishan Basketball Center was already full, and some of them could only stand on the prescribed platform because they had not bought seat tickets. Even so, they still couldn't stop them.
Passionate.
In the first five games, Yudan team won the match point with a 3:2 score with the explosion of Blair and Powell.
Today is Yudan's home court. If you win, you will win the championship of this season. If you lose, you will go to the Bayi team to play again.
Therefore, today, from coaches to team members and fans of Yudan team, they all have the attitude of decisive battle and do not want to delay the seventh game. This will be too great for Yudan team.
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In such an extremely special game, Li Yuhang brought Li Yuxin to the stadium in person and cheered for Yudan team with the fans present.
In addition to Li Yuhang and Li Yuxin, there are many business circles in the venue, such as Li Chengxing, Li Yukang, Zhang Jianmin, Wu Guisheng, Wei Zhixian, etc.
There are also some big shots in the political and academic circles, such as the deputy chief of the municipal government responsible for education, sports, and science and technology, and some leaders of the municipal sports bureau.
There are also some main players and even core players of other CBA teams, such as the Blue Sword Team, Hongyuan Team and the Sharks that will enter the CBA next season.
There are also several NBA scouts here. They mainly inspected several core players of Yudan and Bayi team to see if they have the strength to enter the NBA. The focus is on the two young players, Liu Yifeng.
Although the economic level of everyone in this era is generally not too high? But don’t ignore the rich people.
In this stadium today? The uniforms and slogans worn by hundreds of people sitting behind the visiting team's rest area are incompatible with more than 10,000 people in the stadium, and they look extremely conspicuous.
Not to mention the rest? Yudan team has made a lot of contributions to the consumption economy of Guocheng? It is impossible for these people to come and not eat or stay in a hotel? It is all a lot of money.
With the referee's whistle, the sixth game of the CBA final officially began? And the cheering sounds of fans on the scene were getting higher and higher? Even Li Yuhang looked excited.
I have to admit that the Bayi team in this era is very strong. Even if there is no foreign aid, its strength can still rank at the top in the CBA? Two opponents who were swept out by them in the quarter-finals and semi-finals before? Their team
There are all foreign players, but they can no longer match them.
This team has many national players. If the Yudan team hadn't had the two super foreign players exploded in the final series, they would have been swept out long ago.
Liu Yifeng, who defeated all sides in the regular season? He defended against Liu Yudong in the finals, perhaps because of the first time facing such a fierce playoffs? He also faced such a strong team, and seemed a little at a loss? There are not many team cores at all.
The style.
Li Yuxin is not very interested in basketball, just because of Li Yuhang? She came here with her? Watching the big and thick people running around on the court? And the more than 10,000 people in the venue were cheering enthusiastically, which made her very uncomfortable.
Understand what kind of magic this has.
However, she was still patiently with Li Yuhang. She knew Li Yuhang's importance to this team, and also hoped that Yudan team could win this game today.
This game is not only the players of the Bayi team facing great pressure, but also the players of the Yudan team are also facing great pressure. In addition, the high-intensity defense between the two sides has become a feast for iron. At the end of the half, both sides scored 32
:31. The away team is in front and home team is in the back, and Yudan team is one point behind in the midfield.
When the players entered the lounge, Li Yuhang also stood up and walked towards the home team's lounge.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to put any pressure on you when I come here.
Our Yudan team is a completely new team. This is our first season in the CBA. We have entered the finals now and are still ahead of the defending champion in the big score.
The other party should be nervous. What do you have to worry about? Now you don’t think about the championship or care about winning or losing. Now you are a legend. At least I am very satisfied with the team’s achievements this season.
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Li Yuhang's words not only relieved the players' nervousness, but also calmed down the coaching team.
After Li Yuhang left, Lu Jinqing began to arrange the tactics for the second half, focusing on Liu Yifeng's point, requiring him to let go, boldly shoot, and give him infinite fire, so that he can firmly attract the opponent's core Liu Yudong to his side
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If Yudan team's pressure can be released, then Bayi team is really forced to the cliff. They must treat this game as the last game, and there is no way out. Moreover, they are the defending champions.
A new army that has just entered the CBA has reached the top as a stepping stone, and its blow is undoubtedly very huge.
Because Yudan's best performer in this series was the two foreign players, the Bayi team still focused their defense on Blair and Powell in the second half.
But what they never expected was that they were hesitant in the first few games. Liu Yifeng, who was hesitant, would be so decisive in the second half. He would throw it into the basket as long as he had a little chance. The most important thing was that he could really throw it in.
In just less than five minutes, Liu Yifeng made 4 of 6 shots, made three of 5 three-pointers, and scored 11 points by one. Yudan also took this opportunity to overtake the score and lead the Bayi team 7 points.
Although there are very few 7 points, you should know that this is the final, and Yudan team has already taken shape now. If Bayi team cannot curb Liu Yifeng's outbreak, their hope of defending the title will be shattered.
It’s a pity that Yudan team is not only one Liu Yifeng, but also two foreign players. The Bayi team won the Yudan team’s game before, mainly because Liu Yifeng’s performance was only equivalent to a role player. After this outbreak, he wanted to suppress Yudan.
The team cannot be done by thinking about it.
With the whistle that ended the game, Yudan team finally defeated the defending CBA champion with a score of 78:62 and won the CBA championship in the 96-97 seasons.
Except for all the members of the Bayi team and the fans who supported them, who seemed disappointed, the entire stadium was trapped in a sea of joy.
When these fans started the regular season in November last year, they never thought that the teams they supported would win the championship. At that time, it would be good to enter the playoffs with some ideas. They just need to keep the quota and not be relegated.
However, the team gave them a big surprise. A new CBA team won the second place in the regular season and even played a strong man in the playoffs. They finally defeated the defending champion and entered the CBA first place.
Win the championship in one year.
This is not the United States, and the CBA is not as powerful as the NBA, so there will be no championship parade.
However, Li Yuhang held a celebration banquet for all members of the club the next day and also gave everyone a generous bonus.
The team entered the playoffs and brought considerable benefits to the team, because the number of live broadcasts increased, the billboards in the stadium made a lot of money for the team, and the Yudan team jerseys, which began in the playoffs.
Sales have been rising since then.
Although he is still not enough to make ends meet for the team's income and expenditure, Li Yuhang is already very satisfied with this. He has never thought of making money when he established this team.