CBA: Guangdong still on top
(CRIENGLISH.com)Updated: 2006-12-30 08:49
 Top guns from the two sides, Yi Jianlian(L) and Liu Xiangpeng, fiercely clash under the hook in a 15th round game of CBA on Friday. With Liu's four three-pointers and the game's highest 20 points, Liaoning beat Guangdong 87-82. [China Foto Press]  |
Liaoning Panpan put an end to Guangdong Hongyuan's winning streak when they staved off the Chinese Basketball Association front-runner 87-82 in the 15th round home play on Friday.
Youngster Liu Xinagtao was the highest scorer for the home team, shooting four three-pointers for twenty points. Wang Shipeng contributed 18 points to Guangdong and flu-affected Yi Jianlian scored 14 points with 11 rebounds, but they could not prevent their team's first away defeat of the season.
The visiting side took the lead after Zhu Fangyu shot five points at the start of the game. Then Liaoning rallied together to take command with a 13-3 surge. The scores were set 29-16 in favor of Liaoning by the end of the first quarter.
Liaoning successfully held their advantage until the final whistle, though Guangdong managed to narrow the gap to only two points in the third quarter.
Elsewhere in the league, Bayi Shuanglu scored its eighth consecutive win and nailed Xinjiang Feihu 96-91 after Wang Zhizhi and LI Nan shot 21 and 25 points respectively.
Despite the defeat, Guangdong is still ranked at the top of the standings with 13 wins and two losses. Jiangsu and Bayi follow.
The results from the other matches are Fujian-Shandong 111-107, Jilin-Yunnan 108-96, Shaanxi-Zhejiang 89-94, Guangsha-Shanxi 91-90, Jiangsu-Dongguan 128-111, Shanghai-Beijing 99-90.
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