On December 17, Beijing time, in the 18th round of the CBA League, Guangdong Hongyuan challenged Sichuan Jinqiang away.
In the first quarter of the game, Guangdong Hongyuan played a perfect start of 11-0 under the leadership of Marchand Brooks, and Marchand, who did not score in the previous game, scored three points in the opening game of this game, Hu Mingxuan, Du Runwang also has a good scoring performance, in the first quarter of the game, Marchand got 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Guangdong Hongyuan took an 18-4 lead, CBA scoring champion Gordon hit all the first 5 shots, only hit 1 goal in 10 shots in the first quarter, Waters also had an excellent performance after the rotation, and Guangdong Hongyuan led 39-24 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Ma Shang hit three points on the debut, Ren Junfei and Zhang Haojia also hit three points in a row, although Sichuan Jinqiang was constantly scored by Zhu Rongzhen, but the score difference of the game was quickly opened to 20 points by Guangdong Hongyuan. Entering the rotation lineup stage, both teams played a little chaotic, Guangdong Hongyuan's scoring momentum once declined, in the second half of the Waters used skillful ball control to continue to lead teammates to score, Sichuan Jinqiang fell into a scoring drought after Gordon's debut, Guangdong Hongyuan led 68-41 away at the end of the first half.
In the third quarter of the game, Sichuan Jinqiang enabled double foreign aids, Gordon and Obeckpa's appearance instantly improved the combat effectiveness, the opening 7-2 narrowed some points difference, the two foreign aides played with the ball, Gordon had three points, Obeckpa had an inside rush, Guangdong Hongyuan was very passive in the first half of the quarter, and Marshon Brooks' offensive efficiency also began to decline, and Waters then rotated. The referee's several blows in this section caused dissatisfaction with the coaches on both sides, Zhang Degui ate a technical foul, and Du Feng complained unsuccessfully and was speechless about the referee's blowing. Sichuan Jinqiang beat Guangdong Hongyuan a 36-25 in a single quarter, of which Golden scored 19 points in a single quarter, Obeckpa scored 11 points in a single quarter, and Guangdong Hongyuan still led by 16 points at the end of the third quarter 93-77.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Sichuan Jinqiang continued to use Gordon, Guangdong Hongyuan took Weems, who had not played before, Gordon played very resolutely, Guangdong Hongyuan was chased to 104-90, only 14 points ahead of the Weems after winning Weems, and then on Waters, and then the difference between the two sides hovered around 15 points, the Sichuan team was hopeless in chasing points, and the game lost suspense.
In the end, Guangdong defeated Sichuan 115-104 away, and the team refused to lose in a row and also gave Sichuan 8 consecutive defeats.