Hu Mingxuan (C) of Guangdong Southern Tigers goes up for a basket during the 14th round match between Zhejiang Lions and Guangdong Southern Tigers at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
ZHUJI, China, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- With seven players scoring in double-digits, the Zhejiang Lions beat the Guangdong Southern Tigers 139-131 in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Saturday, ending the defending champion's 10-game winning streak.
"Our players kept their focus on the court all the time. They did a good job tonight except for 23 turnovers. We should pay more attention to this in the following matches," said Zhejiang head coach Li Chunjiang.
Center Hu Jinqiu led Zhejiang with 27 points and 14 rebounds, Wilson Chandler contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds while Sun Minghui added 19 points and a game-high nine assists.
Marshon Brooks notched a game-high 30 points and Zhao Rui got 24 points for Guangdong.
Chandler and Li Jinglong came off the bench to score 16 points together, giving Zhejiang a 38-24 lead in the first quarter.
Zhejiang widened the gap to over 20 points in the second quarter after Chandler made a jump shot to make it 59-37 with about three minutes remaining.
The defending champion bounced back with a 10-0 run after Zhou Peng made both free throws to cut the deficit, but Zhejiang still led 65-53 at the halftime break.
Both sides kept a high shooting percentage in the third quarter and Zhejiang maintained a double-digit advantage going into the last period.
Guangdong stormed into a 10-2 run early in the fourth quarter with five points from Marshon to cut the deficit to but failed to further narrow the gap.
Zhejiang used an 18-8 run with six points from Zhu and five points from Miroslav Radulica to obtain a double-digit advantage again with 4:19 minutes left.
Zhejiang maintained the lead in the following time, leaving Guangdong with no chance to win. Enditem
