北京時間4月7日，CBA季後賽首輪陸續進入G2爭奪，四組對決中廣東與上海的大戰最為激烈，廣東在主場艱難拿下G1後，雙方易地再戰，將在週二晚上展開第二場對決。賽前迎來三大消息！首先是杜鋒深夜開導G1表現不佳的徐傑，杜指導為徐傑做“心理按摩”，希望他在接下來的G2能放開打。其次是洛夫頓玩“自爆”，在個人社交媒體上曬出徐昕防守自己的照片，表示徐昕“全是犯規”。最後是胡明軒回應威姆斯，表示威姆斯賽前“預測不準”，廣東將會淘汰上海順利晉級！
徐傑在G1表現失准，全場11投僅2中，得到6分6助攻1籃板。進入季後賽，徐傑身體瘦弱、身高吃虧等問題暴露無遺，加之上海對他採取了瘋狂包夾的防守策略，徐傑一時間確實適應不過來。作為徐傑的恩師，杜鋒十分瞭解愛徒的性格，徐傑狀態不好其實不是實力問題，而是信心不夠，做動作畏首畏尾，表現自然拉胯。對此杜鋒特意與徐傑來了一次深夜長談，開導這位廣東真核。值得一提的是，杜鋒是華師心理學教授，在調整隊員心態方面自然十分在行，之前徐傑和胡明軒都出現過心理波動和異常問題，也都是杜鋒去找他們談話開解。希望傑師傅能解開心結，在G2打出自己的真實水準！
Although Lofton's G1 data looks good, there is still a certain gap between it and the performance of the regular season. Lofton seemed to be a little unable to afford to lose, and posted a photo of Xu Xin defending himself on his personal social media, saying that Xu Xin was "all fouls", "all in his hands, and the ball was not touched at all". In fact, from other clearer angles, both the video and the picture can show that Xu Xin hit the ball first, which is completely a sturdy and good hat. Lofton not only competed with the referee on the field, but also continued to compete with the opponent and the referee off the field, in fact, he was competing with himself, that is, he did not admit defeat, and he just didn't want to believe that Guangdong had successfully limited him.
Hongyuan famous Weems once predicted that Shanghai would eliminate Guangdong in the first round before the start of the CBA playoffs, saying that although he loves Guangdong very much, Shanghai will be stronger this year. However, G1 Guangdong narrowly defeated Shanghai at home and took the lead in winning the pre-game, and the balance of the series was tilted in favor of Guangdong at this moment. As Weems's good brother, Hu Mingxuan proved that Lao Wei had a problem with his vision this time, and after hitting a quasi-three-point shot on the court, he walked up to Weems, who was watching the game, and shouted, "I can win Shanghai!" "I have to say that Hu Mingxuan's wave is too fan-attracting, as a player, he has to respond to doubts with his performance on the field, even if it is his old teammate Weems who questioned Guangdong and Hu Mingxuan this time, he also slapped each other in the face with practical actions!