Deep once

Zhang Ning performed well and helped Shanxi advance to the quarter-finals.

"I don't know enough, and then I can reverse; Know its difficulties and then be self-reliant. "

On the evening of April 5th, after Shanxi men's basketball team beat Guangzhou men's basketball team 2-/kloc-0-,Zhang Ning left such a message on social media.

That night, Zhang Ning came off the bench, 1 1 made 9 shots and scored 23 points and 7 rebounds, including 7 rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter 15.

From a former network celebrity player to the best sixth player in Shanxi team, Zhang Ning completed the transformation in two seasons, which not only proved that he can play CBA, but also proved that he can play CBA well.

He is a hard-working player, and his stage is not in variety show, short video platform, but in the stadium.

Weibo, Zhang Ning.

The victory of abandoning the general

As the only team in 12 into 8 to play the third game, Shanxi and Guangzhou are just even. In the regular season, the record of both teams is 23 wins 15 losses, with one league ranking eighth and the other ninth.

One is famous for its offensive overflow and the other is famous for its tough defense. Finally, in this contradictory confrontation, Shanxi had the last laugh. They beat the disciplined Guangzhou men's basketball team with two big victories, 2-/kloc-0.

This is the second time that Shanxi team has advanced to the playoffs after ten years-ten years ago, in the 20 1 1-20 12 season, under the leadership of Marcus and Charles, Shanxi team won the third place in the regular season, eliminated Shanghai in the first round and advanced to the second round. Ten years later, Shanxi overthrew the tired Guangzhou in the overwhelming attack and joined hands with Liaoning.

If Guangzhou team is a "civilian team" with half of college students, then Shanxi men's basketball team is more like an "abandoned general base camp".

After Zhang Ning scored 2+ 1, he sat down and roared.

Head coach Yang Xuezeng has been at home since he left Sichuan Men's Basketball Team in the 20 17-20 18 season, and even went to NBL Guangxi Team to assist his son. Foreign aid Feld and Simmons, the former was abandoned by Xinjiang and Guangsha, and the latter was regarded as a wrong choice by Liaoning.

Yuan Shuai moved from Liaoning to Shanxi, and Zhang Ning was questioned before entering CBA. Zhou Zhandong traveled to Guangdong and Qingdao, and then returned to Shanxi. Zhang Chunjun almost went to the three-man basketball court in the middle of the season. ......

In addition to these, the only remaining veterans in Shanxi are Ge Zhaobao, Xing Zhiqiang, Yan Pengfei and others. They don't have any glamorous resumes. Even after the first round of the playoffs, few people noticed that Yan Pengfei had surpassed Duan Jiangpeng to become the historical scoring champion of Shaanxi team.

But it is such a team that, under the leadership of Yang Xuezeng, plays the league's first average score, the league's second offensive efficiency and three-point shooting rate in the regular season.

Zhang Ning broke through the double team of Guangzhou team.

Facing the test of the playoffs, this domestic running and bombing brigade is still very good. In the battle of life and death, Simmons took the lead, shooting 23 shots 12,1/rebound and scoring 34 points; Then Zhang Ning was questioned. 1 1 shot 9, got 23 points and 7 rebounds, plus or minus+14.

The watershed of both sides' morale comes from the third quarter. At that time, Zhang Ning in the lower left corner faces Chen Yingjun. After a turn, his score is 2+ 1 After the goal, he sat on the ground and roared. In the previous round, he successfully defended Chen Yingjun's attack.

After the game, Zhang Ning said in an interview: "This is my first playoff. I really experienced this intensity and really like fighting."

After clearing his mind, Zhang Ning wrote in the Weibo: "Happy! It was really fun! The pressure on the court and the suppression of the epidemic in life have all promoted our growth. Even if I want to say a lot! But the game is not over yet! "

"I don't know enough, and then I can reverse; Know its difficulties and then be self-reliant. "

Zhang Ning was once questioned.

Zhang Ning in Black and Red

Before this game, few people would have thought that Zhang Ning could play such an excellent performance. After all, in the eyes of many fans, Zhang Ning is still the online celebrity player who drowned in saliva two years ago.

Zhang Ning, who has the attribute of "black and red", has been at the forefront of fans since the publication of "This is Dunk". The fans have waged an endless war of words about whether he can play CBA, and even the topic of age can develop into a hot topic of "Zhang Ning is in 1930, and my grandfather joined the guerrillas with him".

Zhang Ning played well in the two warm-up matches before the rookie season, and even scored 25 points in the game against Beijing Control. However, in the CBA debut match against Fujian in 2020-202 1 season, Zhang Ning didn't score a point in the nine-minute playing time, and there was a mistake of 1 and a foul of 1.

In the first ten games, Zhang Ning scored zero in three innings, and the one with the most scores scored 9 points in 4 of 9 shots. ...

Slow traverse, poor defense and the right to eat the ball once became evidence that he could not adapt to CBA, and then he was sent to the Development League. ...

But it corresponds to the online traffic of Zhang Ning-Zhang Ning, who just entered the CBA, has six times as many fans as Shanxi Basketball Club, and Tik Tok( 1.09 million) is nearly 50 times as many as Shanxi ace Yuan Shuai (24,000).

In an interview with Basketball magazine, Zhang Ning recalled: "A few days later, when the second stage of the season was about to begin, the coach called me into my room and asked my wish, which meant,' Zhang Ning, don't follow the big troops to the competition area, but follow the small teams to Yinchuan to play the development alliance'."

"Moral incompatibility" is the most easy logic in Internet emotion, and the conflict between the devil in variety shows and the real admirers has deepened.

But a more dramatic turn is yet to come.

At that time, Zhang Ning, who had been training with the second team for a week, was going to Yinchuan to play the development league game, but he received the news that Franklin was injured, so he detoured back to CBA.

After coming back, Zhang Ning got more and more opportunities. Three 20+ games and eight 15+ games all prove that Zhang Ning is gradually adapting to the rhythm of CBA.

Zhang Ning hailed scars as medals.

Growth begins with defense.

What Zhang Ning can really gain a foothold in CBA is not his attack, but his most questioned defense at the beginning.

In the initial questioning of Zhang Ning's voice, a large proportion was his lack of defensive ability and habits. By his own admission, he is often among the best in the competition.

Take the life-and-death battle with Guangzhou team as an example. After only three minutes in the first quarter, Zhang Ning had fouled three times, many of which were without the ball when he was defending Chen Yingjun. In three playoff games, Zhang Ning topped the league with a 15 foul.

Controlling movements is something that Zhang Ning needs to learn constantly, but he is also the most active group of players in every game. This season, Zhang Ning, whose height is 1.9 1 m, averaged 2. 1 frontcourt rebounds, and even grabbed 5 frontcourt rebounds in the life-and-death battle.

In the preseason of this season, in a game between Shanxi and Jiangsu, Zhang Ning was injured in a breakthrough, and his brow bone cracked about 5 cm. To this end, Zhang Ning sewed 16 stitches without anesthetic, but when he was discharged from the hospital, he wrote directly on social media: "Small skin injury, see you on the court four days later."

Therefore, this season, Zhang Ning's growth is obvious to all-the average contribution of the regular court is 10.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2 assists, and the shooting percentage is 46.5%, and the shooting percentage is 33. 1%, and all the basic data are improving.

In the playoffs, his data increased to 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds, with 48.4% shooting percentage and 33% three-point shooting percentage.

Big boy Zhang Ning

On the court, Zhang Ning has a flamboyant personality, but off the court, he has the energy of a big boy.

Zhang Ning often posts stories about himself on social media-in early March, Zhang Ning posted a screenshot of his chat with his father on Weibo. In a chat that started with a selfie, Zhang Dad left a message and replied: "Look at the replay, you will find that when you wait for the third point twice, the shooter's front foot is too close and easy to pad." Zhang Ning's reply is: "Yes, pay attention!"

Before the match against Guangzhou, Zhang Ning sent a video of his meeting with former Peking University teammate Wiliam. When Wiliam responded to his friend's disdainful eyes, Zhang Ning said with emotion, "Well, I thought he would look back and smile when we meet again after a long separation. It turned out to be disdainful on the eve of the war. Okay. Just like the weather in Nanchang now, it's raining and cold. "

In fact, the energy of a big boy like Zhang Ning has always been there. In an interview with Basketball magazine, Zhang Ning shared a short story: When he first met the Guangzhou team in the rookie season, he slipped an orange to his teammates Guo Kai and Wiliam of Peking University before the game.

"Before the game, I was eating oranges. Oranges are very sweet, so I think I'll bring them two. "

Zhang Ningxian put oranges on the bench and handed them to them when shaking hands before the game. "Kay thought it was a simple handshake and hug, but I didn't expect such a' surprise' and missed it. Coaches, players and referees also saw it and thought it was funny, so they laughed there. "

"I shouted behind him,' Koko, Koko, orange.' Brother Kay came back to pick up oranges and ran away. "

Now, Zhang Ning has repeatedly given tough defense and accurate shooting to former teammates of Peking University-"I really came from questioning step by step. I am more like an ordinary person, and then I will break my doubts a little and prove myself a little. "

Proofreading: Ding Xiao