On January 12th, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team welcomed the challenge of Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team at home. Despite being short-handed in this game, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, led by Xu Jie and Jermaine Taylor, won five consecutive victories, which also allowed them to rise to fifth place in the rankings. On the other hand, Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team has not been in good form recently. After significant investment during the offseason, they have recently suffered two consecutive losses and are currently ranked tenth, a result that is unacceptable for Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team.
After the game started, both sides quickly entered a fierce battle. Guangdong Men's Basketball Team had Xu Jie and Jermaine Taylor, while Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team had Salinger and Tres. In the first quarter, the two sides were evenly matched, with Guangdong Men's Basketball Team leading by one point at 25:24. In the second quarter, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team's Zhang Wenyi's three-pointer and Jermaine Taylor's accurate three-pointer helped Guangdong Men's Basketball Team take a 9-point lead in the quarter. At halftime, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team was leading by 10 points.
In the third quarter, Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team once narrowed the gap to 3 points. At a critical moment, Jermaine Taylor and Xu Jie's three-pointers stabilized the team's morale, especially after Xu Xin came on the court and stabilized the inside, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team extended the lead to 12 points. However, following several consecutive turnovers by Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team managed to recover 3 points in the quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team was leading by 7 points.
In the fourth quarter, after a fierce battle, Guangdong Men's Basketball Team experienced a power outage, while Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team continuously drew fouls and narrowed the gap to 3 points. At this time, Tres attempted a three-pointer and fell to the ground, but the referee called an offensive foul on Tres for extending his leg. In the ensuing offensive possession, Xu Jie hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, helping the team extend the lead to 6 points, and Xu Jie's three-pointer once again forced Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team to call a timeout.
In the final three minutes, Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team still refused to give up the game, but Guangdong Men's Basketball Team clearly had more experience. Especially after Zhang Wenyi was ejected, Huang Rongqi of Guangdong Men's Basketball Team did a good job controlling his own fouls, which also helped the team. Although he was eventually ejected in the final moments, in the final moments, Zhang Fan's shot helped Beijing Enterprises Group Men's Basketball Team overtake by 1 point. Guangdong Men's Basketball Team made a mistake in their cooperation in the last 7 seconds, but Xu Xin, who picked up the ball, made a successful layup to secure the victory for the team. After the win, Xu Xin also raised his ears to ask the fans for applause.
Reviewing this game, the biggest contributor to Guangdong Men's Basketball Team's victory was undoubtedly Xu Jie, who did not rest for a minute. In this game, Xu Jie scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 steals, achieving a triple-double. Jermaine Taylor, although not scoring as high as his previous 40+, still contributed 23 points. Another player, Morand, finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds. The dark horse Xu Xin also contributed 14 points to help the team achieve a multi-flower victory and ultimately win the game.