On January 12th, Beijing time, in a CBA regular season game, Guangdong men's basketball team defeated Beikong men's basketball team with a score of 99-98, securing their sixth consecutive victory while Beikong suffered their third consecutive loss. At halftime, Guangdong led by 10 points, and by the end of the third quarter, Beikong had narrowed the gap to 7 points. In the final quarter, Beikong relied on Tres' outburst to level the score difference. With 8.9 seconds left, Shen Zijie missed two free throws, Zhang Fan grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled again, making one of two free throws. Xu Xin made a decisive shot, and Zhang Fan missed an open basket.
Team Statistics
Guangdong: Jilunwote scored 23 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Xu Jie had 15 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds, Morand contributed 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks, Bazley added 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks, Zhang Wenyi scored 10 points, and Xu Xin had 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 block.
Beikong: Salinger scored 18 points with 12 rebounds (7 of 21 shots), Tres had 29 points and 11 assists, Shen Zijie contributed 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 block, and Liu Xiaoyu added 11 points and 4 assists.
Star of the Game - Xu Jie
Xu Jie once again delivered a performance reminiscent of a small foreign aid, with his rebounding reaching double digits again. He finished the game with a triple-double of 15 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds.
Anecdotes
Both teams' rosters saw changes, with Zhang Haojia out due to a fever and Huang Mingyi entering the lineup.
Game Recap
In the first quarter, Beikong started strong with an 8-6 run. Jilunwote made consecutive breakthroughs, Salinger hit an outside shot, and Tres also nailed a three-pointer. Morand dominated Salinger in the paint, and even Salinger couldn't hold him back! Zhang Fan also hit a three-pointer, and after Bazley entered the game with a counterattack breakthrough, Xu Jie continued to dish out assists. Both teams' foreign players performed well, and at the end of the first quarter, Guangdong led Beikong 25-24.
In the second quarter, Guangdong opened with an 18-8 run to lead by over 10 points. Zhang Wenyi hit a three-pointer upon entering the game, and Morand continued to overpower Salinger in the paint, with Salinger unable to secure defensive rebounds. Bazley's counterattack dunk extended the lead to 14 points over Beikong. Salinger finally broke through Morand for a basket, Zou Yuchen was called for a foul as Chen Guohao entered, Jilunwote was blocked by Salinger, and Liu Xiaoyu completed a fast break with a 2+1. At halftime, Guangdong led Beikong 55-45.
In the third quarter, Liu Xiaoyu hit a three-pointer, Du Runwang also hit a three-pointer, Shen Zijie made a fadeaway jump shot to close the gap to 9 points, and Shen Zijie followed with a one-handed dunk. Xu Jie missed a long-range three-pointer, but Tres made a step-back mid-range shot to reduce the deficit to 5 points, forcing Guangdong to call a timeout. Salinger scored again to stop Guangdong. In four minutes, Beikong went on a 10-0 run to close the gap to 1 point. Jilunwote hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and Xu Jie's mid-range shot forced Beikong to call a timeout. The third quarter ended with Guangdong leading Beikong 77-70.
In the final quarter, Xu Jie, with no one within five meters in front of him, waited a few seconds but missed the shot. Salinger also missed a three-pointer, but Bazley made a dry pull-up three-pointer. Zhang Wenyi hit a fast break to extend the lead to 10 points again. Shen Zijie finally made a dunk, and Xu Xin made a dunk in the paint, drawing a foul. Shen Zijie made another steal, and Zhang Fan hit a three-pointer to close the gap to 3 points, forcing Du Feng to call a timeout. Huang Rongqi drew a foul, Tres' three-point attempt was called for an offensive foul, and Zhang Fan was called for a foul without the ball. Xu Jie's key three-pointer forced Beikong to call a timeout. Zhang Fan hit a life-saving three-pointer, Tres drew a foul and made two of three free throws, and Tres made a dry pull-up three-pointer to tie the game. Jilunwote's decisive three-pointer missed, and Xu Xin fouled Shen Zijie, missing both free throws. Zhang Fan grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled again, making one of two free throws. Xu Xin made the quasi-buzzer beater, and Zhang Fan missed the buzzer-beater.
Starting Lineups
Guangdong: Xu Jie, Du Runwang, Huang Rongqi, Jilunwote, Morand;
Beikong: Zhang Fan, Tres, Salinger, Liu Xiaoyu, Shen Zijie;
Written by Yan Xiaobai