In the CBA regular season, the Guangdong team, which had won nine consecutive victories, faced off against the recently strong Shanghai team away from home.
At the beginning of the game, Xu Jie made a steal and scored under the basket, followed by another successful shot under the basket. Du Runwang hit a three-pointer, starting with a 9-0 run, while the Shanghai team was scoreless for more than two minutes. Wang Zhelin and Morand got tangled up in their arms, almost leading to a conflict. Liu Zheng and Li Hongquan successively hit key three-pointers. Wang Zhelin grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a strong two points against Morand, overtaking the score and launching a 10-0 scoring wave. Li Hongquan hit another three-pointer, showing excellent personal form.
Lovett made a fast-break dunk, Bazley hit a crucial three-pointer. Wilson also hit a three-pointer, and Du Feng replaced Xu Jie, scolding him for his unsatisfactory performance. Du Feng remains strict with the CBA's top vote-getter. Li Hongquan and Lovett continued to hit three-pointers, and Wilson hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer. At the end of the first quarter, the Guangdong team trailed 23-31. Li Hongquan scored 15 points with 4 out of 3 three-pointers in a single quarter, performing outstandingly.
Li Tianrong scored a layup to extend the lead to double digits. Bradley scored a 2+1 against Xu Jie, demonstrating his experience. Xu Jie turned around and hit a key three-pointer, but Li Hongquan hit another three-pointer, making it unstoppable. Bazley went on a shooting spree outside the three-point line, playing unreasonably. Jilunwalt didn't play much, for unknown reasons, and seemed to have a disagreement with the head coach, being benched, suggesting internal strife. Liu Zheng hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to 19 points. After calling a timeout, Du Feng remained silent, very angry, contemplating how to wake up his players. Xu Jie made consecutive turnovers, and the Shanghai team launched a 9-0 scoring wave to establish a 23-point lead. At halftime, the Shanghai team led 58-40. Li Hongquan scored 15 points with 9 out of 5 three-pointers, Bazley scored 11 points with 10 out of 3, and Xu Jie had 9 points and 3 rebounds.
After changing sides, the point difference continued to widen. Wang Zhelin easily passed Morand and made a dunk, showcasing his positional advantage. Wang Zhelin was fouled by Morand, and then Morand pressed the basketball onto Wang Zhelin's chest, creating a provocative and humorous atmosphere. Xu Xin replaced Morand, and the Guangdong team played with a single foreign aid. Xu Xin followed up with a dunk. Li Tianrong hit two three-pointers, and Du Runwang also scored from outside, as Li Tianrong led the team to a 30-point lead! The game was already out of reach, and Du Feng's law of "twenty points is nothing" no longer applied. At the end of the third quarter, the Shanghai team still led by 26 points.
In the final quarter, Li Hongquan continued to hit three-pointers to maintain his rhythm, and Du Runwang responded with one from outside. It's worth noting that Guo Shiqiang, the head coach of the Chinese men's national basketball team, watched the game from the sidelines, and the "double Li" of the Shanghai team are expected to join the national team. Li Tianrong and Liu Zheng continued to hit three-pointers, forcing Du Feng to call another timeout in frustration. Today, his anger seems particularly high. Lovett received a technical foul for being dissatisfied with the refereeing. With half a quarter left, Yang Yi was allowed to practice, and Xu Jie could rest. Hawkins hit consecutive three-pointers, and Ma Diancheng made a counterattack dunk, completely deflating the Guangdong team. The expressions of the players from both teams formed a stark contrast. One team was laughing, while the other looked serious. In the end, the Shanghai team won a big victory with a score of 115-81.
Wang Zhelin scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks, suppressing Morand. Liu Zheng scored 15 points, and Li Hongquan scored 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists with 13 out of 7 three-pointers, the highest score in the team. Bradley scored 9 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 blocks, performing comprehensively. Lovett scored 15 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers, also a near-triple-double stat. Li Tianrong scored 17 points, Yuan Tangwen scored 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, Wilson scored 6 points and 4 assists, and Ma Diancheng scored 4 points and 2 rebounds. Hawkins scored 8 points and 2 rebounds. The whole team hit 18 three-pointers, twice as many as their opponents.
Xu Jie played for 32 minutes, scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers with only 1 out of 6 three-pointers, an unimpressive performance. Huang Rongqi scored 7 points, Du Runwang scored 13 points and 4 rebounds, and Jilunwalt only played for 6 minutes, scoring 2 points. Morand scored 5 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists, Bazley scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Zhang Wenyi became the assist leader with 8 points and 7 assists, but with a low efficiency of only 1 out of 9 three-pointers. Zhang Haojia scored 9 points and 5 rebounds, Wang Shaojie scored 4 points and 2 rebounds. Yang Yi scored 2 points and made 3 turnovers. The team's nine-game winning streak came to an end.
In the next game, the Shanghai team will face the Tongxi team, while the Guangdong team will face the Guangzhou team in a derby match. Both teams have one more game before the New Year.