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16 of 13! China's top interior core! Refusing to be swept in the Finals

Completely drained...

In Game 4, with the Guangsha team on the brink of elimination, Hu Jinqiu stepped up. He made 9 of 10 shots in the first half, nearly flawless, scoring 22 points plus 3 rebounds. He repeatedly used his individual skills to tear apart the Shanghai team's defense.

In the first quarter, Guangsha took the lead, beating Shanghai 28-18; however, the advantage didn't last long. In the second quarter, Shanghai launched their fiercest counterattack, led by 36-year-old veteran Fogg, dropping 31-21 in that single period.

Thus, after the entire first half, the Guangsha team was tied 49-49 with Shanghai, both still on the same starting line.

But Shanghai was still at a disadvantage, because in the first half, both core players Zhang Zhenlin and Wang Zhelin had accumulated 3 fouls each, and the whole team had 13 fouls.

In the third quarter, Guangsha's foreign player Tucker suddenly caught fire, hitting consecutive three-pointers, leading the team to a 27-19 run in the quarter to extend the lead again, entering the decisive fourth quarter at 76-68.

In the fourth quarter, Guangsha's Finals MVP foreign player Brown played like a god, using his unstoppable self-created offense to extinguish Shanghai's hopes of a comeback time and time again.Ultimately, they won 101-93 at home, refusing to be swept. So far, they still trail 1-3 in the Finals series.

Shanghai team stats are as follows:

Four players scored in double figures. The team made 8 of 23 three-pointers, a shooting percentage as low as about 34.8%, and committed a total of 15 turnovers.

Guangsha team stats are as follows:

Hu Jinqiu had an explosive performance, shooting 13 of 16 from the field, at an astonishing rate of about 81% for 30 points plus 5 rebounds, with a plus-minus of +14.The two small foreign players combined for 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 15 assists.

Game 5 will be held at Shanghai's home court, and they have a strong chance of lifting the team's second championship trophy at home. Their first title came in the 2001-02 season during Yao Ming's era, 24 years ago.

By the way, where has the former NBA blocks champion and CBA's first foreign DPOY "Whiteside" Hassan Whiteside gone? Shanghai head coach Lu Wei said the former suffered a foot injury, but it shouldn't have completely disappeared from public view. Perhaps more time is needed to find out the real answer.

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