On December 23, 2024, the CBA regular season continued with a total of 8 matches, each with its own unique characteristics. Zhejiang Chouzhou Jinzhu defeated Guangzhou Langtai Haiben 120-103, with the Zhejiang men's basketball team delivering 35 assists. Nanjing Toupai Sujiu lost to Zhejiang Fangxingdu 88-101, while Guangsha men's basketball team grabbed 58 rebounds. Guangdong Dongyangguang beat Ningbo Dingwo 107-72, with Bazley putting on an explosive performance in his second debut. Tianjin Xingzhe defeated Beijing Beiqi 93-80, ending their eight-game losing streak. Sichuan Fenggu Winery narrowly beat Jiangsu Kendia 99-98, with Sichuan making a perfect comeback in the last quarter. Shanghai Jushi beat Jiutai Rural Commercial Bank 138-107, achieving an eight-game winning streak. Shandong Express beat Qingdao Guoxin Pharmaceutical 92-83, winning the Shandong derby. Fujian Jinjiang Cultural Tourism lost to Liaoning Bensteel 90-104, with Liaoning staging a desperate comeback to end their three-game losing streak. The CBA league experienced a crazy night.
Zhejiang men's basketball team had strong control and took the lead from the first quarter, 28:16. The second quarter was very close, 32:35. In the third quarter, Zhejiang exploded, 36:20. There was no suspense in the last quarter. After defeating Guangzhou men's basketball team, Zhejiang achieved a seven-game winning streak.
Although Zhejiang men's basketball team did not have an advantage in rebounds, they had a significant advantage in assists, leading 35:19, showing that Zhejiang played as a team in this game. They also had a high shooting percentage, with 31 out of 47 two-point shots and 15 out of 37 three-point shots.
Six players from Zhejiang scored in double figures, four of whom were domestic players, demonstrating the quality of Zhejiang's domestic players in the CBA. Cheng Shaipeng scored 20 points, Jones scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and Warren from Guangzhou men's basketball team scored 33 points with 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Zhang Xingliang scored 20 points.
The Shanghai men's basketball team took the lead from the first quarter and although the halftime score was tied at 49:49, Guangsha men's basketball team did not give Tongxi men's basketball team any chance in the third and fourth quarters. Guangsha led in rebounds 58:40, indicating a strong inside game.
Tongxi men's basketball team was suppressed by Guangsha's tough defense, with a low shooting percentage, making only 24 out of 56 two-point shots and 7 out of 24 three-point shots. Li Fu scored 21 points and 16 rebounds, but other players had a low shooting percentage, and the twin stars did not perform well, with Guo Haowen scoring 8 points and 5 rebounds from 11 shots, and Lin Wei scoring 15 points and 5 rebounds from 16 shots.
Guangsha men's basketball team had only 6 players scoring, but 5 of them scored in double figures, these 5 players were also Guangsha's main force. Knight scored 31 points and 22 rebounds, Brown scored 27 points with 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Sun Minghui scored 15 points with 9 assists. Hu Jinqiu scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Zhao Jiaoren scored 13 points and 4 rebounds. The only one who performed poorly was Zhu Junlong, who made only 1 out of 9 shots, scoring 3 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Bazley returned, and Guangdong men's basketball team won by 35 points. They led in rebounds 62:32, assists 31:17, and blocks 9:1, showing an explosive state.
In this game, 11 players from Guangdong men's basketball team played, all 11 scored, and performed very well, demonstrating excellent team basketball. Morland and Gillenwater finally got more rest. Bazley scored 17 points with 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 5 blocks. Gillenwater scored 22 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Xu Jie scored 13 points with 11 assists. Wang Shaojie scored 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Ningbo men's basketball team mainly relied on three foreign players for scoring. Madion scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Howard scored 27 points, and Maqi scored 13 points.
Tianjin men's basketball team ended their eight-game losing streak with an upset victory. Beijing Beiqi men's basketball team lived up to their nickname "Song Gongming, the Timely Rain," known for their generosity. It's a pity that Beijing Beiqi, with such a strong lineup, lost to Tianjin, who is often bullied.
In fact, both teams had similar numbers in rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Beijing Beiqi had more turnovers and fouls, and their free throw percentage was slightly low at 10 out of 17, combined with a three-point shooting percentage of 6 out of 31, which may explain why they were upset.
Lavitt from Tianjin scored 22 points with 4 rebounds and 6 assists, James scored 14 points and 12 rebounds. Zheng Haoran scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Lin Tingqian scored 12 points with 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
Jieman from Beijing Beiqi scored 19 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 8 out of 20. Chen Yingjun scored 17 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Sichuan Fenggu Winery narrowly beat Jiangsu Kendia 99-98. The scores for each quarter were 26:31, 28:35, 22:20, 23:12. It's a pity that Jiangsu men's basketball team lost. In the last quarter, they only had one foreign player on the court, are Jiangsu that weak? Sichuan made 34 out of 43 free throws, while Jiangsu made 21 out of 26. That's interesting.
Edmund Samner scored 37 points with 12 rebounds and 9 assists, shooting 7 out of 22, with a low shooting percentage, but made 19 out of 20 free throws, showing strong attacking power. Hunter scored 23 points with 4 rebounds and 4 assists. No other players scored in double figures.
Jiangsu Kendia's Goodwin scored 23 points with 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jackson scored 22 points with 4 assists, and Liu Zexi scored 11 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Shanghai men's basketball team achieved an eight-game winning streak with a big win of over 30 points. The scores for each quarter were 33:27, 31:45, 41:18, 33:17. Jilin men's basketball team only played well in one quarter, the second quarter, and ultimately suffered a crushing defeat.
Shanghai men's basketball team led in rebounds 46:31, assists 39:17, steals 15:8, and turnovers 14:23. They made 34 out of 53 two-point shots and 16 out of 35 three-point shots, with a high shooting percentage.
Three players from Shanghai scored over 20 points. Li Tianrong scored 27 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Li Hongquan scored 34 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Lofton scored 25 points with 3 rebounds and 9 assists. These two Lis from Shanghai performed outstandingly and played a crucial role in the eight-game winning streak. Bradley scored 9 points with 6 rebounds, 19 assists, and 4 steals.
Jones from Jilin scored 43 points with 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and Kizlink scored 17 points.
The scores for each quarter were 18:21, 22:20, 25:20, 27:20. Shandong men's basketball team had advantages in rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. They led in rebounds 43:38, assists 27:12, steals 16:10, and blocks 8:4.
Chris scored 20 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Gailuo scored 20 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Yu Dehao scored 13 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Guo Kai scored 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Qingdao men's basketball team's Weatherspoon scored 34 points with 9 rebounds and 5 assists.