On April 10, Beijing time, in the first round of the CBA playoffs G3, the Qingdao men's basketball team faced the Zhejiang men's basketball team at home. In the end, Qingdao defeated Zhejiang 103-91, and advanced to the quarterfinals with a big score of 21-, which was also the 300th victory in the history of the Qingdao team. Qingdao will play Zhejiang Guangsha in the next round.
Qingdao: Weatherspoon 24 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals, Yang Hansen 24 points and 11 rebounds, Mitch 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Wang Ruize 12 points and 4 rebounds
Zhejiang: Yu Jiahao 12 points and 6 rebounds, York 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Wu Qian 14 points, Cheng Shuaipeng 13 points and 5 rebounds
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Mickey made a sudden shot, Qingdao stopped Zhejiang with a wave of 9-2, Yang Hansen dunked 2+1 under the basket, and Wang Ruize pressed the whistle for three points to continue to expand the difference. After the whole Zhejiang team experienced 12 shots and 0 shots, Liu Zeyi finally hit the first sports goal with a rebound. At the end of the quarter, the Zhejiang men's basketball team regained its touch, and York hit a three-point shot from the whistle, and Zhejiang fell behind Qingdao 13-24. In the second quarter, Liu Zeyi and York chased points under the basket one after another, but Zhejiang's overall offensive efficiency was not high. Qingdao played steadily, with Mitch and Weatherspoon continuing to extend their lead. At halftime, Qingdao led Zhejiang 52-37.
Yibian fought again, Yu Jiahao, who had no results in the first half, scored again and again, Wu Qian's outside line also found his touch, and Zhejiang began to chase points frantically. After the Qingdao team stabilized its position, it blossomed more, and with Yang Hansen's empty basket success, Weatherspoon 2+1 expanded the difference to more than 20 points. York and Cheng Shuaipeng fired outside one after another, and a small climax of the Zhejiang team narrowed the difference to single digits. Powell hit a three-point shot at the buzzer, and Qingdao led Zhejiang 82-70. The competition between the two sides in the final quarter entered a white heat, and after Yu Jiahao committed 5 fouls, the Qingdao team began to attack the inside. The Zhejiang team once narrowed the difference to single digits, but the inside miss was counterattacked by Qingdao repeatedly. In the end, Qingdao defeated Zhejiang and advanced to the quarterfinals, and will next face Guangsha.