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GUANGZHOU, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Marshon Brooks, Yi Jianlian and Sonny Weems all scored over 30 points and the defending champions Guangdong beat Sichuan 118-115 in Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Sunday.
Brooks scored 35 points, Yi had 33 and Weems added 31 for Guangdong, making Sichuan's Courtney Fortson's game-high 41 points all in vain.
The home team scored 51 points in the second quarter to lead 72-51 into the halftime break. Sichuan fought back hard in the third and cut the deficit to only nine points by the end of the quarter. Guangdong held the slender advantage and sealed the victory at the final minute.
