A focus match in the CBA regular season saw Guangsha men's basketball team face off against Beijing men's basketball team. Guangsha had already achieved a 14-game winning streak at home, and with Boban available to play, the team had a significant advantage. However, Beijing was without Chen Yingjun and Zeng Fanbo, and would need an exceptional performance from all players to pull off an upset victory.
In the first half, Guangsha trailed Beijing 34-42, causing a minor upset. The league leaders, who were expected to be strong contenders, were actually behind Beijing, which was missing two key players. Looking at the score, it was clear that Guangsha's offense was struggling, with poor shooting both inside and outside, few free throws, and seemingly their own issues. It was as if they had used up all their shooting touch in the previous game against Liaoning. Newcomer Boban made a mediocre debut, lacking highlights. Beijing's offense wasn't great either, with low shooting percentages, but they made up for it with strong scoring ability, an advantage in the paint, and twice as many free throws, allowing them to take the lead.
The second half saw adjustments, with Knight starting with a traveling violation, Zhang Cairen missing a buzzer-beater, Zhu Junlong missing an open three-pointer, and Jerman finally making a three-pointer. Brown and Hu Jinqiu missed consecutive shots, as did Lei Meng and Jerman from beyond the arc, making scoring difficult. Zhang Cairen broke the scoring drought, Hu Jinqiu finally hit a mid-range shot, Solomon made a three-pointer, Knight failed a strong attack, Brown scored, Lei Meng continued with a corner three-pointer, Hu Jinqiu made a mid-range shot, Solomon made an alley-oop, and Beijing maintained a double-digit lead.
Sun Minghui missed a three-pointer, Carlton made a putback, blocked Fan Ziming, Brown attacked the basket, Lei Meng made a pull-up jumper, Sun Minghui's long-range shot went wide, Fan Ziming made a tip-in, Brown made a layup, Solomon missed a mid-range shot, Brown made a fast break, Omore made a three-point play, and Beijing extended their lead to 17 points. It was unexpected that Guangsha would be dominated by Beijing. Are they still the league leaders? It seems too weak.