On January 18th, Beijing time, the 32nd round of the CBA regular season saw Guangdong defeat Fujian to secure an eight-game winning streak, while Xinjiang easily won against Guangzhou. Below is a brief summary of the matches.
Guangdong - Fujian
The game started with Jilunwater exploding in the opening, despite the connection between Fujian's foreign aid Yang and Steer inside and outside, Jilunwater hit three consecutive three-pointers to lead the team to a 19-12 stoppage of Fujian. Subsequently, Fujian narrowed the gap to 1 point with a three-pointer, but Zhang Haojia and Huang Rongqi hit three-pointers in succession, with Jilunwater scoring 13 points in this quarter, Guangdong led by 9 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Zhang Wenyi's shooting exploded as he hit three consecutive three-pointers, leading Guangdong to a 18-11 stoppage of Fujian, with the gap reaching 16 points. As Zhang Wenyi scored four three-pointers in this quarter, Guangdong led by 16 points at halftime.
In the second half, Fujian started with a 13-7 run to start catching up, Huang Rongqi hit a key three-pointer to stop the bleeding, followed by another three-pointer from Huang Rongqi to stop Fujian, with Guangdong leading by 21 points into the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, the game had already lost its suspense in advance, and Guangdong eventually defeated Fujian 116-92, securing a seven-game winning streak! Jilunwater scored 21 points and rebounds, Morand scored 15 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks, and Xu Jie scored 3 points, 3 rebounds, and 13 assists!
Xinjiang - Guangzhou
In the first quarter, Xinjiang started with multiple points blooming, with a 11-3 run to stop Guangzhou. Tong Jiajun hit a difficult three-pointer and was replaced by Guo Ailun. After the timeout, Guangzhou started to catch up, while Xinjiang fell into a stage of offensive stagnation. With Zhao Rui coming on to stabilize the situation, Xinjiang led by 7 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, with Peterson hitting his first three-pointer, Xinjiang started with a 14-11 stoppage of Guangzhou, with the gap between the two teams reaching 10 points. The game continued with Xinjiang steadily holding onto the lead, ending the half with Xinjiang leading by 13 points.
In the second half, Xinjiang started well offensively, but then began to slack off, allowing Guangzhou to take advantage and narrow the gap. Xinjiang held a 11-point lead entering the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, Zhao Rui and Qi Lin hit three-pointers in succession at the start, with Xinjiang already locking in the victory. Xinjiang eventually defeated Guangzhou! Qi Lin scored 19 points and 4 rebounds, Zhao Rui scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Guangzhou's Guo Ailun had poor shooting, scoring only 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 8 assists in 11 attempts.
In other matches of this round, Guangsha defeated Sichuan 115-99, securing a nine-game winning streak and a 17-game home winning streak. Guangsha's record stands at 28 wins and 4 losses, firmly ranking first! Xinjiang has overtaken Guangdong to rise to seventh place, while Guangdong falls to eighth. With all the matches concluded today, the CBA standings have been updated, with only two points separating the seven teams ranked second to eighth!