On January 16th, Beijing time, the 31st round of the CBA regular season continued, with the Guangdong team challenging the Guangzhou team away after a four-day rest. Before the game, Guangdong had won six consecutive victories and was in high spirits; while Guangzhou had suffered two consecutive defeats. One of the highlights of this game was the return of Guo Ailun, so one of the focuses was the dialogue between Guo Ailun and Xu Jie.
In the early stages of the first quarter, Guangdong's offense was completely out of form, with low shooting accuracy and many turnovers, allowing Guangzhou to take an early lead of 13-5; then Jilunwote and Zhang Wenyi's consecutive three-pointers helped Guangdong narrow the score to 16-17; later, Guangdong's offense stalled again, and Guangzhou relied on continuous counterattacks to launch an 11-2 climax, ending the first quarter with Guangzhou leading Guangdong 28-18 by 10 points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Guangzhou took the lead to extend the gap to 12 points, followed by Xu Jie scoring two consecutive three-pointers to reduce the gap to 6 points; after several rounds of stalemate, Guangdong's offense in the second half was still a mess, and Guangzhou directly launched a 12-0 offensive wave to extend the gap to 18 points; then Beizeli made one of two free throws, but Guangzhou scored a buzzer-beating layup, ending the first half with Guangzhou leading Guangdong 48-29 by 19 points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Guangdong finally opened up on the offensive end, with Jilunwote finally finding his offensive rhythm, starting 4-for-4 and adding free throws for 12 points, Zhang Haogang had counterattacks and three-pointers, followed by Xu Jie quickly countering to make a 2+1, and Guangdong scored a 22-2 run in less than half a quarter to overtake the score 51-50; in the second half, the two teams finally exchanged blows, with the score remaining close, and the third quarter ended with Guangdong leading 62-59 by 3 points.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Guangzhou hit two consecutive three-pointers to overtake the score, followed by Xu Jie's layup and assists helping Guangdong regain the lead; then both sides entered a tug-of-war, with the score remaining close; later, Guangzhou once launched a 7-0 run to overtake by 4 points, followed by Jilunwote's 2+1 and Xu Jie's three-pointer helping Guangdong regain the lead; then, Jilunwote made two free throws and scored under the basket to help Guangdong lead by 6 points to seal the game, and Guangdong eventually defeated Guangzhou 85-77 to win seven consecutive victories.
Individually, Jilunwote had 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks; Xu Jie had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, making a goodnight gesture to pay tribute to Curry at the last moment; Zhang Haogang had 11 points; Ren Junfei had 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists; Morland had 3 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists; Zhang Wenyi had 6 points.
For Guangzhou, Guo Ailun had 0 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists; Ma Keer had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals; Yuan Zhaoyao had 15 points and 6 rebounds; Li Xiangbo had 9 points and 8 rebounds.