On January 6th, Beijing time, the 27th round of the CBA regular season saw defending champions Liaoning host Guangsha. The game started with a seesaw battle between the two teams, with the score not being pulled apart. However, Liaoning's offensive state was poor, gradually falling into a passive situation, only scoring 40 points at halftime. In the second half, Guangsha's offensive momentum was hot, and they scored 36-14 in a single quarter to open up a lead of more than 20 points, making the game lose suspense early. Ultimately, Liaoning lost 88-101 to Guangsha.
In this game, Zhao Jiwei continued to come off the bench, with Wells hitting a jumper and then a three-pointer, while Brown completed a 2+1. The two teams were locked in a seesaw battle, with Li Xiaoxu and Wang Lanqin hitting three-pointers, allowing Liaoning to take the initiative. Zhao Yanhao responded with a counterattack to stop the bleeding, followed by a three-pointer, and the two teams were locked in a seesaw battle with the scores alternating in the lead. Patton responded with a two-handed dunk, and Zhao Jia ren hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, leaving Guangsha trailing Liaoning 21-22 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Fergie scored on a counterattack, Wang Lanqin hit a three-pointer, Zhao Yanhao also hit a three-pointer, Knight hit a three-pointer, and Guangsha gradually took control of the game, with Han Dejun stopping the bleeding with a dunk under the basket. Both teams' offensive states were somewhat low, with consecutive misses, Li Xiaoxu scored under the basket, Brown hit a three-pointer, Wells responded with a dunk to tie the score. Brown completed a 3+1, helping the team take a 45-41 lead before halftime.
After changing sides again, the situation on the court changed dramatically, with Guangsha finding their touch and starting to score continuously. Liaoning's offense remained poor, unable to keep up with the rhythm, and the gap was constantly widened. They directly scored 36-14 in a single quarter, finishing the third quarter with a 28-point lead. In the final quarter, Liaoning finally found their form, able to score continuously on the offensive end, but unfortunately, they fell too far behind earlier and were unable to further reduce the gap. Guangsha firmly maintained their dominance on the court, eventually defeating Liaoning 101-88 to secure a four-game winning streak.
In this game, Zhao Jiwei had a poor shooting performance, going 1 for 8 and scoring only 5 points with 3 assists, also committing 5 turnovers. He was very dissatisfied, especially with one pass that missed an open basket for his opponent. Liaoning had only two players scoring in double figures this time, with Wells scoring 21 points and Li Xiaoxu scoring 12 points, their offensive state was very poor.
On the Guangsha side, Brown transformed into a super foreign aid, hitting 7 out of 14 three-pointers for 41 points and 5 assists; Hu Jinqiu scored 13 points, Sun Minghui scored 10 points with 7 assists, Knight also had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Zhao Yanhao scored 10 points.