Off the wire
• Ministry responds to possible air pollution around Beijing  • Child-soldier demobilization in South Sudan critical: UNICEF advocate  • Poland's prosecutors upholds decision refusing Polanski's extradition to U.S.  • China, Czech pledge closer nuclear power, finance cooperation  • Cambodia's Senate slams EU, Australian senator for calling for opposition leader's return  • Migrant, refugee arrivals in Greece pick up again: IOM  • Urgent: Casualties feared as suicide attack hits Muslim procession in NW Nigeria: security  • Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 27  • U.S. stocks open narrowly mixed after Thanksgiving Day  • Feature: Dutch innovations usher in new era of high-tech urban sustainability  
You are here: 　 Home

CBA Roundup: Xinjiang win 10th straight, Liaoning end losing streak

Xinhua, November 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

CBA powerhouse Xinjiang enjoyed the 10th straight win after breezing past Jilin 127-114 on Friday.

Xinjiang shooter Andrew Goudelock knocked down as many as nine three-pointers to get a game-high 39 points. Korambek Makhan added 20 points. Rising star center Zhou Qi finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks.

Xinjiang rested Andray Blatche and Xiralijan Muhtar, but the star-studded team still harvest an easy victory. Xinjiang dashed away from the very beginning, and collected more than 100 points in three quarters.

Xinjiang topped the league with a perfect 10-0 record after the game.

Jilin scorer Marcus Williams led the team with 27 points.

Last season's runner-up Liaoning came out from a two-game losing streak to beat Shandong 106-94. Liaoning climbed to the fifth place with a 7-3 record thanks to the victory.

Liaoning top scorer Lester Hudson almost finished "Triple-Double" with 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. Five other Liaoning players took home double digits, with He Tianju and Shavlik Randolph knocking down 18 points each. Liaoning point guard Guo Ailun got 14 points and 10 assists.

Shandong started the game slowly on home court. Liaoning took the chance by closing the first quarter 27-15. Shandong attacking duo Michael Beasley and Pooh Jeter found their rhythm in the second quarter. The host team kept closing the gap, until they took back the lead in the third quarter.

Hudson and Liaoning center Han Dejun dominated the final quarter. They made full use of their energy and size to extend the lead back to 10 points, and finished the game with a 12-point advantage.

Beasley had 40 points for Shandong.

Defending champion Beijing hit 19 three-pointers to move past Tianjin 127-92. Randolph Morris had 21 points and 15 rebounds. Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury added 14 for Beijing.

In Friday's other games, Sichuan beat Bayi 101-83 to stay at the second place in CBA rankings, Zhejiang took down Aolong 96-85, Shenzhen overwhelmed Tongxi 126-104, Foshan lost to Guangsha 133-126, Guangdong rallied to beat Fujian 97-90, Shanxi beat Qingdao 130-121, Jiangsu edged Shanghai 87-83. Endi