Shandong Men's Basketball Team Defeats Ningbo with a Maximum Lead of 25 Points, Gali Scores 22+10+8 and Ma Qi Scores 60 Points!
In the penultimate round of the second stage of the CBA, Shandong Men's Basketball Team played against Ningbo Men's Basketball Team at home. Shandong Men's Basketball Team performed very well in the first half of the game, once achieving a huge lead of 25 points. In the second half of the game, Ningbo Men's Basketball Team made a full counterattack under the leadership of foreign aid, gradually reducing the point difference to single digits. However, Shandong Men's Basketball Team is superior in strength, eventually defeating Ningbo Men's Basketball Team. In terms of player performance, Moore scored 23 points, 3 assists, and 4 rebounds; Gali scored 22 points, 8 assists, and 10 rebounds; Kumajie scored 16 points, 1 assist, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks; Chen Peidong scored 11 points and 2 rebounds; Guo Kai scored 10 points, 2 assists, and 4 rebounds; Zhang Xu scored 8 points and 2 rebounds; Xie Zhijie scored 7 points, 3 assists, and 1 rebound; Liu Yi scored 7 points, 1 assist, and 1 rebound; Tao Hanlin scored 6 points and 5 rebounds; Gao Shiyan scored 2 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds; Sun Tonglin scored 2 assists and 1 rebound. On the Ningbo Men's Basketball Team side, Ma Qi scored 60 points, 3 assists, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals; Ma Diang scored 22 points, 2 assists, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks; Lokesevic scored 6 points, 1 assist, and 6 rebounds; Zhang Zuming scored 6 points and 3 rebounds; Wang Zirui scored 3 points, 14 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals; Ning Hongyu scored 3 points and 3 rebounds; Wang Junjie scored 2 points; Jordan Howard had 1 assist; Ma Yong had 1 assist and 2 rebounds; Lin Juntao had 2 rebounds.
Shandong Men's Basketball Team showed excellent form from the start, with Moore hitting consecutive three-pointers, Guo Kai scoring on a fast break, Xie Zhijie cutting for a layup, and Kumajie dunking repeatedly under the basket. Shandong Men's Basketball Team bloomed all over the place, launching a 14-4 run to take the lead. Lokesevic and Wang Junjie made consecutive putbacks to stop the bleeding, Xie Zhijie hit a mid-range shot, Guo Kai scored consecutive mid-range shots, Moore hit a three-pointer, and Zhang Xu made a putback, as Shandong Men's Basketball Team extended their advantage with another 13-2 run to lead 29-10. Ma Qi broke through for a score, Moore responded with a breakthrough, Lokesevic made two free throws, and Tao Hanlin dunked under the basket. After a close end to the quarter, the first quarter ended with Shandong Men's Basketball Team leading 36-17.
In the second quarter, Shandong Men's Basketball Team continued to control the situation, with Tao Hanlin dunking under the basket and Gao Li scoring on a mid-range shot, extending their lead to 20 points at 40-20. Ma Qi broke through for a score, Kumajie dunked after receiving a pass under the basket, Gali and Chen Peidong scored inside and outside, as Shandong Men's Basketball Team extended their lead with a 7-2 run. Ma Qi and Ma Diang scored consecutively to stop the bleeding, Kumajie responded with consecutive scores under the basket, Moore broke through for a score, and the two teams entered a stalemate. In the latter half of the quarter, Ma Qi made three consecutive free throws after breaking through, Ma Diang made two free throws, and Ningbo Men's Basketball Team narrowed the gap with a 9-2 run. Gao Shiyan hit a mid-range shot to stabilize the situation, Gali hit a three-pointer, and Zhang Xu broke through for a 2+1, as Shandong Men's Basketball Team extended their lead with an 8-1 run. At the end of the quarter, Ma Qi made two consecutive free throws to stop the bleeding, Zhang Zuming hit a three-pointer, and Ningbo Men's Basketball Team scored seven points in a row to narrow the gap. The first half ended with Shandong Men's Basketball Team leading 63-45.
In the second half of the game, Ningbo Men's Basketball Team adjusted their state, with Ma Diang and Zhang Zuming scoring inside and outside, Ma Qi making two free throws and then breaking through for a score, followed by a putback, as Ningbo Men's Basketball Team launched a 17-8 run in half a quarter to reduce the gap to single digits, with Shandong Men's Basketball Team leading 71-62. Shandong Men's Basketball Team only scored 8 points in 9 minutes. Moore made two free throws to stop the bleeding, Ma Qi broke through for a score, Wang Zirui hit a three-pointer, Ma Diang scored under the basket, and Ningbo Men's Basketball Team launched a 7-2 run to continue narrowing the gap, with Shandong Men's Basketball Team leading 75-69. Kumajie scored under the basket to stabilize the situation, Ma Diang hit a three-pointer, and Gali responded with a three-pointer. The third quarter ended with Shandong Men's Basketball Team leading 80-72.
In the last quarter of the game, Shandong Men's Basketball Team tightened up again, with Gali hitting mid-to-long range shots and then scoring three free throws, Chen Peidong hitting a mid-range shot and then breaking through for a score, as Shandong Men's Basketball Team launched a 14-6 run to extend their lead back into double digits at 94-78. Ma Qi cut inside and out before launching a counterattack, scoring 10 points in a row to help Ningbo Men's Basketball Team reduce the gap to single digits. Liu Yi cut through the air to stabilize the situation, Chen Peidong made two free throws and then broke through for a score, Moore broke through for a score, as Shandong Men's Basketball Team launched an 8-3 run to extend their lead back into double digits at 103-91. In the last three minutes of the game, although Ma Qi performed heroically, Shandong Men's Basketball Team still stabilized the situation and eventually defeated Ningbo Men's Basketball Team 112-102.