Powell, Yi help Guangdong crush Beijing
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Yi Jianlian tried to drive past Randolph Morris. |
Defending champions Guangdong Hongyuan welcomed their six straight wins with a 107-90 home victory over Beijing Ducks in the 24th round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Sunday.
Guangdong' s Joshua Powell scored team-high 23 points and 14 rebounds, Yi Jianlian had 16 points, 12 boards and 3 blocks, Zhou Peng and Zhu Fangyu each added 16 points and Wang Shipeng and Liu Xiaoyu combined with 26 points.
Beijing' s Randolph Morris finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, Damien Wilkins scored 23 points, Sun Yue helped with 13 points and 5 boards, and Li Gen and Zhu Yanxi combined with 22 points.
Guangdong had a 6-0 run to start the game and Beijing did not score any points in the first five minutes until Randolph Morris took a fast-break dunk. Guangdong led 54-31 at halftime.
Thanks to Wilkins' good performance, the score disparity was reduced to 12 points at the end of the third quarter. However, the defending champions gave Ducks no chance for the reversal. Guangdong led 102-80 with less than 2 minutes to play and ended Beijing' s winning streak.
Quincy Douby scored 26 point, and Liu Wei had 20 points and 7 assists to lead Shanghai Sharks to a 109-91 road victory over Bayi Fubang.
Shanghai' s Cai Liang finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds, Darnell Jackson scored 17 points and Zhang Zhaoxu added 10 points. Despite of strong performance of Bayi' s veteran center Wang Zhizhi, who had team-high 24 points and 7 rebounds, the team did not play well and had to accept its third straight loss.
Xinjiang Guanghui, currently second in the CBA league, defeated Jiangsu Dragons 90-81, sending the rival the first home loss in Changzhou. Xinjiang' s Xiralijan Muhtar and Lester Hudson combined with 51 points, Su Wei scored 11 points and James Singleton had 13 points.
In other games, Liaoning Hengye beat Shandong Gold 97-84, Zhejiang Chouzhou topped Foshan Long Lions 126-91, Dongguan Marco Polo defeated Tianjin Ronggang 116-100, Zhejiang Guangsha downed Fujian SBS 112-102, Sichuan Jinqiang edged Jinlin Northeast Tigers 124-116, and Shanxi Fenjiu were 123-103 winners over Qingdao Doublestars.
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