CBA roundup: Beijing wins with out-of-form Marbury, Liaoning remains unbeaten

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Stephon Marbury scored nil but the good performance of his teammates still help Beijing take a road victory over Fujian 105-92, extending its winning streak to five games in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Friday.

Fujian's Al Harrington scored 49 points and grabbed 13 rebounds but was not enough to save his team. Beijing's Randolph Morris scored a team-high 33 points and 17 boards, Li Gen finished with 24 points, Zhu Yanxi had 17 points and Zhang Qingpeng added 14 points.

Liaoning remains unbeaten after nine rounds of the CBA league as they beat Jiangsu 129-101. Liaoning's foreign duo Lester Hudson and Deon Thompson combined for 51 points, Han Dejun had 22 points, Li Xiaoxu scored 16 points and Liu Zhixuan added 10 pionts.

Jiangsu led 4-0 at the beginning of the game but Liaoning started to fight back with a 9-0 run to overtake the lead and never trailed after that.

Guangdong took an easy road victory over Shanxi 107-96, extending its winning streak to eight games. Guangdong's Zhu Fangyu scored a season-high 29 points, including 8 three-pointers, Ye Jianlian had 30 points, Chris Daniels finished with 17 points and 7 rebounds, Dong Hanlin had 10 points and Chen Jianghua congtributed 9 points and 9 assists.

Elsewhere in the CBA, the former NBA player Metta World Peace contributed a season-high 38 points and 13 boards and help Sichuan claim a home victory over Zhejiang 126-112, ending Sichuan's three straight losses.

Bayi's coach-player Wang Zhizhi did not play in Friday's game, but five players of Bayi scored double digits and helped their team beat Chongqing 122-101.

In other games, Guangsha overwhelmed Foshan 116-102, Jilin beat Qingdao 119-111, Tianjin downed Tongxi 116-104, Dongguan edged Xinjiang 102-96 and Shandong triumphed Shanghai 97-88. Endit

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