The Liaoning Flying Leopards beat the Beikong Royal Fighters 115-100 on the roadway in Beijing on Wednesday night.
They stay in fourth location, a position that will allow them to get a bye in the preliminary of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) playoffs, if they maintain their ranking.Liaoning saw triples made by multiple gamers in the very first quarter which ended with a 10-point lead for the visitors at 29-19.
Dez Wells and Fu Hao continued to offer constant firepower for Liaoning as the second quarter started.
By contrast, Beikong fell under a two-minute scoring dry spell and watched their deficit grow to 14 points at 35-21.
Beikongs suffering continued after putting Grant Riller on the bench.
They dedicated a series of turnovers on the offensive end and their defenders couldnt find their targets.
After Zhao Jiwei tore down a three-pointer, Liaoning were ahead 62-40.
The hosts appeared to have actually gotten better offensively in the 2nd half as Zhang Fan, Liao Sanning and Riller increased their attacks versus Liaonings paint.
They still made it too simple for Liaoning to score.
After Li Xiaoxu made his only triple of the game in the fourth quarter, the visitors were increased their advantage to as many as 29 points, 97-68.
The contest was long-gone ever since before Liaoning protected their 31st win of the season.
Zhao, who contributed 19 points, went beyond 5,000 profession points.In the other 2 games on the night, the Qingdao Eagles strolled over the Shanghai Sharks 119-107 in the house.
Shanghai led 64-58 in the first half, but Kenneth Loftons ejection in the third quarter became the turning point of the game.
They were outscored by Qingdao 61-43 in the second half and suffered their 2nd straight loss.The Shandong Kirin beat the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 116-79 at home, extending their winning streak to 6 video games.
Their smothering defense restricted the visitors to no more than 17 and 14 points in the third and 4th quarters, respectively, for an east victory.