Guangdong, playing at home, engaged in their second fierce battle with the Shandong men's basketball team this new season. Despite being short-handed in the backcourt, the team ultimately secured victory over Shandong by a margin of 5 points, thanks to the strong performances of Xu Jie and two big foreign players, as well as Du's miraculous use of personnel. In this game, Shandong also faced injury issues; Gali was unable to play in the final quarter due to a knee injury, which was one of the reasons for their defeat. In this match, Xu Jie had a hot hand, scoring 6 out of 8 three-pointers and accumulating 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 11 assists throughout the game. His performance was comparable to that of a top-tier small foreign player. Xu Jie remained calm under pressure; despite Chris' attempts to unsettle him with unsportsmanlike actions, Xu Jie did not react. Even after being roughly taken down twice, Xu Jie chose to respond on the court, earning a perfect score in his post-game evaluation. Wu, Morland, Du Runwang, Ren Junfei, Huang Rongqi, and Zhang Haofa, who hit a crucial long two-pointer at the end, were all key contributors to Guangdong's victory. Morland fought hard, recording 8 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks, completely filling up the stat sheet. Against Shandong, Guangdong's biggest advantage lay in their interior game. Although Shandong had two big foreign players, Chris and Kumajie, as well as Tao Hanlin, their high-paid center, they fell short against Wu and Old Mo. Tao Hanlin had no…