On December 28th, Beijing time, the CBA regular season continued with Beijing hosting Nanjing.
In the first quarter, both teams started well, with Solomon scoring a 2+1, Leaf responding with a three-pointer, Zhu Mingzhen also hitting a three-pointer, and Leaf then continuously attacking to score points, with Nanjing slightly taking the lead. Zeng Fanbo broke through for a basket, Zhang Cairen hit two consecutive three-pointers, Tariq dunked, Beijing overtook the score, and the two teams then became embroiled in a tug-of-war, with the offense going back and forth, and the score alternatingly leading. Zhang Cairen hit another three-pointer, Floyd hit two consecutive three-pointers to tie the score, and Jie Man also made a three-pointer, giving Beijing a 30-27 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Harris made a jumper, followed by a three-pointer, and Jie Man immediately responded. Floyd scored on a counterattack, Tian Yuheng hit a three-pointer, and the two teams were evenly matched, with the score difference never widening. Zeng Fanbo picked up his third foul early, and Nanjing built a seven-point lead with consecutive scores. Jie Man made a 2+1 to catch up, Fan Ziming made a jumper, Beijing's offensive momentum recovered, Solomon hit a three-pointer, and a 12-2 run overtook the score. Lin Wei stopped the bleeding with free throws, Beijing's offensive momentum continued, Solomon made a counterattacking dunk, and the half ended with Beijing leading 56-51.
After halftime, Beijing continued to score and take the initiative, Harris made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Zeng Fanbo picked up his fifth foul early, and Nanjing successfully narrowed the gap. Solomon made a three-pointer to stabilize the situation, Lin Wei responded with a three-pointer, Solomon and Omore took turns scoring inside, and Beijing retook the lead. Lin Wei continued to score to keep up with the score, Zhao Baiqing made a putback, Leaf made a putback dunk to overtake the score, Omore scored inside to stop the bleeding, but Nanjing's offensive state remained, Floyd made a jumper, and the third quarter ended with Nanjing leading 75-73.
In the final quarter, Zeng Fanbo came out and hit a three-pointer, Zhao Baiqing responded with a three-pointer, Harris also made a three-pointer, and Nanjing took an 83-77 lead. Zhao Baiqing made a breakaway dunk, Chen Yingjun hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Lin Wei made a jumper, Beijing made consecutive free throws to catch up, Zeng Fanri made a putback, Chen Yingjun hit another three-pointer, and the score was chased to 90-91. Zhao Baiqing responded with a three-pointer, Zeng Fanbo made two consecutive three-pointers to keep up with the score, followed by a two-handed dunk, Zhang Cairen hit a three-pointer, and Beijing overtook the score. Nanjing then made consecutive turnovers, Chen Yingjun hit a three-pointer, Zhao Baiqing responded, Harris made a 2+1, Lin Wei broke through for a basket, and Jie Man completed the quasi-buzzer beater. In the end, Beijing defeated Nanjing 110-109.
In this game, Lin Wei scored 32 points and 7 assists, while Beijing had seven players scoring in double figures to end their two-game losing streak.