The CBA slate has a neat cross-check: Zhejiang just disrupted Shandong, and Qingdao now gets the chance to test whether that disruption travels to a different opponent. In the other matchup, Nanjing faces the Shandong team that struggled to keep the ball against Zhejiang. I’m watching how each side gets into its first clean shot after pressure, because the recent scores alone make these games look simpler than they are.
Zhejiang’s provisional 89–75 win over Shandong came with a 14–7 steal edge and 10 turnovers against Shandong’s 18. Qingdao’s last game went another way: it lost 93–97 to Liaoning, with 17 turnovers apiece but a 31–41 rebound gap. Nanjing’s 81–114 loss to Guangzhou included 18 turnovers and a 35–45 rebound deficit. If Qingdao can keep its possessions intact against Zhejiang, the previous Shandong game is a poor shortcut; if Nanjing cannot, Shandong may find a route back into its own rhythm.
