The showdown between the Shanghai men's basketball team and Guangdong Hongyuan has come to an end, in the battle for the three, Guangdong Hongyuan defeated the Shanghai men's basketball team at home, Guangdong Hongyuan led by Du Feng showed the heritage and experience of the old powerhouse, and the Shanghai men's basketball team playing away from home played very struggling, and both offensive and defensive ends were targeted by Guangdong Hongyuan. In this focus battle, Wang Zhelin only played less than 23 minutes due to injury, and the veteran Liu Zheng continued to be in the doldrums, and did not provide more assistance to the Shanghai men's basketball team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the overall performance was far below the expectations of the coaching staff. After the end of this season, Liu Zheng's C-class contract expires, and there is a one-year club option left, in the case of a complete loss in the playoffs, will the Shanghai men's basketball team keep this veteran?

For the Shanghai men's basketball team, Liu Zheng's complete downturn in this round of the series is a big loss for the team, against Guangdong Hongyuan G1 game, Liu Zheng played 0 minutes, all the data hung 0, there were 0 fouls and 0 turnovers, there were many defensive communication is not in place, lack of concentration scene, Liu Zheng in the game many actions and choices are far lower than his career performance. In the playoffs this season, Liu Zheng played an average of 0.0 minutes per game, contributing 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists and 0 steals.

Liu Zheng is 1 years old this year, has played in the CBA for nine seasons, has played for Zhejiang Guangsha and Shanghai men's basketball team, at his peak, Liu Zheng was the CBA's top defensive giant, often used by the coaching staff to stick to the opponent's small foreign aid, the overall defensive effect is very good, in addition to the offensive performance, Liu Zheng's offensive breakthrough and three-point performance is also very stable, and there is a certain ability to respond to the ball. But in the key playoffs of this season, Liu Zheng has been in a slump for three consecutive games, G0 played 0 minutes and got 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals, G0 played 0 minutes and got 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals, and G0 played 0 minutes, 0 points, 0 turnovers and 0 fouls.

After the end of last season, Liu Zheng had the intention of saying goodbye to the CBA arena, he was eager to play for his hometown team, but he was finally moved by the Shanghai men's basketball team management and signed a 1+0 contract extension with the club. With the sluggish performance in the playoffs this season and Liu Zheng's welcome of a newborn, he may bid farewell to the CBA next season and return to play in the Chinese Taiwan League, so that he can have more time to spend with his family.