Derby showdown denies comeback! Four foreign players combine for 65 points, Xu Jie scores 4, Guangdong defeats Shenzhen to halt three-game losing streak.

At 20:00 Beijing time on March 13, in the 25th round of the 2025/2026 CBA regular season, Shenzhen team lost 97-101 to Guangdong team at home, suffering a three-game losing streak, while Guangdong team ended their own three-game losing streak.

He Xining

Technical Statistics

Guangdong Team: Salinger 25 points 6 rebounds 1 assist, Samner 20 points 5 rebounds 2 assists, Quinn 18 points 2 rebounds 6 assists, Hu Mingxuan 8 points 4 rebounds 4 assists, Jiao Boqiao 6 points 5 rebounds 1 assists, Zhang Haojia 6 points, Du Runwang 5 points 7 rebounds 1 assists, Xu Jie 4 points 6 rebounds 6 assists.

Shenzhen Team: Smith 21 points 6 rebounds 6 assists 2 steals, Wang Haoran 17 points 7 rebounds 4 assists 2 steals, He Xining 16 points 7 rebounds 3 assists, Johnson 12 points 3 rebounds 5 assists, Li Muhao 7 points 5 rebounds, Zhou Peng 7 points 2 assists, Johnson 6 points 2 rebounds 1 assists, Rong Zifeng 5 points 2 rebounds 2 assists 2 steals.

Game Recap

In the first quarter, Quinn and He Xining exchanged three-pointers right after the start, and the two teams then engaged in a positional battle mode, with the score alternating and tying multiple times. Hu Mingxuan contributed both inside and outside, helping Guangdong team to pull ahead first. Salinger hit a long-range three-pointer plus free throws, allowing Guangdong to extend their lead to 7 points at 23-16. Despite Wang Haoran's aggressive play, scoring a 2+1 against Du Runwang's defense, the combined scoring of foreign players Salinger and Samner still helped Guangdong team to end the first quarter leading 29-22.

In the second quarter, Shenzhen team accelerated their offensive pace immediately. Smith drew fouls and made all three free throws, Wang Haoran hit a three-pointer. After Xu Jie scored, Guangdong's offense stalled, and Shenzhen's 9-3 run narrowed the gap to 1 point, forcing a timeout for Guangdong. After the timeout, Samner and Quinn scored successively, Guangdong pulled ahead again, prompting a timeout from Shenzhen. After resuming, Smith and Zhou Peng frequently scored on layups, Shenzhen kept chasing the score. Quinn aggressively penetrated the paint for consecutive flying dunks, Shenzhen called another timeout. Zhou Peng, Alize, and Rong Zifeng scored via shots and free throws, Shenzhen launched an 8-3 mini-run to reduce the deficit to 1 point. With Jiao Boqiao scoring on the final play, Guangdong led 55-52 to end the first half.

In the third quarter, He Xining and Smith scored from inside and outside, Shenzhen tied the score. Thereafter, Shenzhen continued to pressure Guangdong, Smith's one glide-and-slam dunk amazed the crowd. The scores remained tight, and with Johnson's layup, Shenzhen reversed the lead to 66-64, forcing a timeout for Guangdong. After the timeout, Samner, McCall, and Du Runwang scored from multiple points, Guangdong unleashed a 7-0 run to force a timeout for Shenzhen. Shenzhen continued to chase points, He Xining and Smith hit three-pointers successively, Guangdong relied on Samner's performance to lead 81-76 ending the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Smith, Wang Haoran, and He Xining sparked an offensive surge, Shenzhen launched an 11-2 run to reverse the lead to 87-83, forcing a timeout for Guangdong. After the timeout, Salinger and Zhang Haojia combined inside and outside to narrow the gap to 1 point, Zhou Peng hit a crucial corner three-pointer, Shenzhen maintained a 2-point lead. Xu Jie went to the free-throw line and made both shots, Zhang Haojia hit a three-pointer, Guangdong scored 5 consecutive points to reverse the lead to 95-92, forcing a timeout for Shenzhen. After the timeout, Wang Haoran scored on a挑篮, Salinger hit an open three-pointer, Shenzhen called another timeout. After resuming, Smith drew fouls beyond the three-point line but only made one of three free throws. Shenzhen adopted fouling tactics, Salinger made both free throws, Guangdong led 100-95. In the final moments, Du Runwang fouled out with 5 fouls sending Li Muhao to the free-throw line, which was无关大局. Ultimately, Guangdong defeated Shenzhen 101-97.

Starting Lineups

Shenzhen Team: Lu Pengyu, He Xining, Johnson, Cabba, Wang Haoran.

Guangdong Team: Salinger, Hu Mingxuan, Chen Jiazheng, Quinn, Jiao Boqiao.