Jiangsu Nangang extended their winning streak to the perfect 10 games when they nipped Yunnan Honghe 131-102 in the 11th round of the 2004-05 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league at home on Wednesday.
Ryan Forehan Kelly scored team-high 34 points for Jiangsu, including seven out of 10 three-pointers. He also contributed eight rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal.
Four starters had their double-digit scores as Yi Li made 17 points, both Tang Zhengdong and Hu Xuefeng added 16 points apiece. Substitutes Zhang Cheng and Simeon Halet also added 17 and 13 points respectively.
Lee Benson made the game-high 45 points, but his solo efforts couldn't stop the visitors from conceding the game as the home team led 100-69 into the fourth period.
In Beijing, point guard Zhang Yunsong scored the last four points to give Beijing Ducks a 108-104 victory over Bayi Rockets.
Zhang, who had 25 points and nine assists, broke down Bayi's defense for a go-ahead lay-up with 39 seconds to go, and buried a pair of free-throws with seven seconds left to seal the win.
Olumide Oyedeji scored game-high 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Ducks' fifth win of the 2004-05 season.
Men Wei, whose back-to-back 3-pointers put the Ducks ahead midway into the fourth quarter, contributed five 3-pointers for a total of 17 points.
Liu led the Rockets with 31 points and dished out five assists. Center Mo Ke had 24 points and Li Ke added 18 for Bayi.
In Shenyang, Liaoning Panpan defeated Shaanxi Dongsheng 115-98 for their fifth straight victory at home and a joint first place in the North division as the home side pinpointed two players to defend against Garth Joseph, who eventually made 29 points.
Bian Qiang scored the game-high 30 points for Liaoning, and Tian Yu and Wesley Wilson combined for 51 points.
Jilin Tigers also kept their leading position in the division with a 92-89 win over Henan Renhe, the only away victory of the day's actions. Sun Jun scored the game-high 28 points, including six three-pointers, while teammate Wang Bo added 19 points.
In Guangzhou, reigning champions Guangdong Hongyuan scored a 99-71 victory over Fujian Xunxing to remain unbeaten at home as they led 24-8 in the first period and never looked back against the newly-promoted visitors.
In other games of the day, Xinjiang Guanghui defeated Shanghai Oriental 95-89, and Zhejiang Wanma outscored Shandong 93-86.
Source: Xinhua