Guangdong beats Shandong 108-104 in CBA league

"Mr. 10000+" Zhu Fangyu's match-high 28 points helped Guangdong beat Shandong 108-104 in the eighth round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Sunday.

   Zhou Peng and Bynum's three-pointers helped Guangdong start with 8-3, but the host Shandong maintained the lead by 17-12 with a bunch of three-pointers by Pooh Jeter and Li Jingyu.

   Veteran Zhu Fangyu soon answered back and led his teammates to finish the first quarter by leading at 24-17.

   Zhu Fangyu's three-pointers helped Guangdong enlarged their lead to as many as 20 in the second quarter. With the absence of Ding Yanyuhang, it's hard for Shandong to fight back as the former NBA player Beasley was in a poor state in the first half.

   Guangdong's super star Yi Jianlian was injured at the brow in the second half, but the team still had a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter.

   Beasley finally found himself back and helped the Shandong team narrow the gap to only five points as he jumped over Zhou Peng and slam the dunk. But it was too late, Beasley lost two free throws afterward and Guangdong gained the revenge by beat Shandong 108-104.

   Yi Jianlian finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Beasley led Shandong with 26 points.

   Xinjiang, the only unbeaten team, finished the first half by leading at 52-45 against Tianjin. The visiting team enlarged their lead by over 20 points in the final quarter and gained the eight straight win with 118-94.

   In Sunday's other games, Zhejiang beat Bayi 85-81, Aolong beat Shanghai 99-98, Fujian thrashed Beijing 113-102. Guangsha beat Qingdao 130-124, Sichuan beat Jilin 113-103, Jiangsu thrashed Shenzhen 110-86. Shanxi edged Liaoning 108-103, Tongxi beat Foshan 121-107.  Endi