Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, May 15 (reporter Cao Yibo, Wu Bowen) Liaoning team won the third Chinese men’s basketball professional league (CBA) championship in young pioneer team history on the 15th. After the game, Liaoning veteran Li Xiaoxu said that he had recovered well this season and was surprised to win the championship trophy.
“This season, both myself and the team have experienced some twists and turns and problems, but the result is relatively good and I feel very surprised.” 32-year-old Li Xiaoxu said, “although I am getting older and have experienced more injuries these years, my physical recovery this year is the best in recent years, which has added a lot of confidence to me.”
In the playoffs of this season, Li Xiaoxu worked hard in 11 games, averaging 7.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1 steal. In the second game of the finals against Zhejiang, he contributed 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, becoming one of the winners of Liaoning team.
“Everyone in the team has their own advantages. I help the team through defensive rebound.” Li Xiaoxu said.
Liaoning won the CBA championship in 2017-2018 and 2021-2022. When talking about winning the championship for the third time, Li Xiaoxu said: “Every champion is different. For the first time, everyone is very eager, so he is very excited. The second time was to win the championship after the team experienced several years of ups and downs. It was also perfect, but there was no audience at that time. I felt that there was something missing. This regret was made up this year.”