On December 15, Beijing time, the second phase of the CBA regular season continued, and Liaoning challenged Nanjing away. Liaoning did not show the strength it should have in this game, the state during this period was always good and bad, and was caught up by Nanjing several times, but fortunately, Zhao Jiwei stood up in the last quarter and hit 2 three-pointers in a row to help the team open up the score difference again. In the end, Liaoning defeated Nanjing 86-79.
Guo Allen was still absent in this game, both teams did not feel very good, Moreland broke the wilderness in the middle distance, and then the two teams continued to play iron, and they could only rely on free throws to score points, Wang Lanyan hit three points, Lin Wei also scored three points, and took an 8-5 lead. After that, Liaoning continued to counterattack and score points, successfully regaining the lead, Zhao Jiwei hit a three-point shot, and Cong Mingchen also scored three points, blasting out a wave of 12-0 offensive. Wu Tingjia broke the drought with three points, but unfortunately failed to continue the feeling, Nanjing then fell into trouble, Liaoning seized the opportunity and successfully opened the difference, Fogg hit two three-pointers in a row, and Liaoning led 27-15 after the first quarter of the game.
In the second quarter of the game, Liaoning continued to open up the score difference at the beginning, but then suddenly lost its touch, Nanjing seized the opportunity and began to score points continuously, Lin Wei hit 2 three-pointers in a row, Farr played 2+1, and directly played a wave of 11-0 offensive, and the score came to 28-32. Morant broke the drought with a jumper, but Lin Wei scored three points again, Wang Zirui scored from a middle distance, and Nanjing directly overtook the score. After the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Zhang Zhenlin broke through and scored, Cong Mingchen hit a three-point shot to help the team stabilize the situation, and then Liaoning re-established its advantage, and Liaoning led 46-39 at halftime.
Yibian fought again, Liaoning's state declined again, Nanjing began to chase points under the leadership of Lin Wei, Blakeney could also stand up and score points, hit three points in a row to close the score, Fogg stabilized the situation, Lin Wei counterattacked and scored, Blakeney scored three points again, and the two teams were tied at 63 after the third quarter. In the last quarter, Han Dejun completed the dunk, Zhao Jiwei counterattacked, Liaoning once again took the initiative on the court, and then Zhao Jiwei hit 2 three-pointers in a row, and Fu Hao also scored three points, which directly opened the point difference and helped the team to win. In the end, Liaoning defeated Nanjing 79-86 and refused to lose in a streak.
In this game, Nanjing, as a fish belly team, performed very well and almost overturned the defending champion. He hit 13 three-pointers, including 24 points for Lin Wei, 22 points for Blakeney and 13 points and 14 rebounds for Farr.
Liaoning was not in good shape this time, but fortunately, Zhao Jiwei stood up at the critical moment and got 15 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, including 736 career steals, becoming the first in the history of the Liaoning men's basketball team. In addition, Moreland had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Cong Mingchen had 14 points, and Fogg had 18 points and 8 assists.