With Liaoning's dominant win over Guangsha, Qingdao's crushing of Sichuan, and Beijing's overwhelming victory against Xinjiang, the latest CBA rankings have been released.

On December 16th, Beijing time, the second round of the CBA regular season began. In the latest three matches, the spotlight was on Liaoning’s 95-79 dominant victory over defending champions Guangsha. Qingdao’s balanced offense overwhelmed Sichuan 96-64, and in a strong matchup, Beijing steadily dominated to beat Xinjiang 111-84. Consequently, the standings have been updated: Qingdao sits first with two straight wins, Beijing second also with two wins, Liaoning third with two wins, and Guangsha dropped to fourth after their first defeat!

Liaoning faced Guangsha. Both teams started the new season with wins, and as last season’s top four teams, their second-round meeting was a marquee matchup. However, Liaoning’s major changes in their starting lineup unsettled Guangsha, who struggled to keep pace. Liaoning relentlessly attacked and expanded the lead, with only Hu Jinqiu trying hard to hold the team together. Ultimately, Liaoning maintained a scorching form with five players scoring in double digits, handing the defending champions their first loss of the season and securing their second consecutive win!

Qingdao played against Sichuan. As last season’s dark horse, Qingdao showed strong strength. Facing the weak Sichuan team, which played an all-Chinese roster with limited firepower, Sichuan surprisingly led by three points after the first quarter. But from the second quarter onward, Qingdao took control, aggressively beating Sichuan with tough defense to stifle their offense, while their own scoring came from multiple players, steadily increasing the margin. The game turned one-sided and went into garbage time, with Qingdao having six players scoring in double digits, crushing Sichuan to claim their second straight win and the top spot!

Beijing faced Xinjiang. Both teams had won in the first round this season, setting up a high-stakes battle to see who would suffer their first loss. While a fierce contest was expected, the game turned into a blowout. Beijing went all out, bombarding Xinjiang relentlessly. Their shooters kept the pressure on, and although only four players scored in double digits, Beijing won comfortably. Chen Yingjun came off the bench to score an impressive 29 points. Overall, Xinjiang’s defense was too weak, and their foreign players were inferior to Beijing’s, so being overwhelmed was unsurprising!

Written by / Sports Novel