CBA Rankings in Chaos! Shanghai Leads with 6 Straight Wins, Zhejiang Upsets Guangsha to Rise to Eighth, Shandong Defeats Qingdao

On March 15 Beijing time, the CBA regular season continued last night. In several concluded fierce battles, Fujian narrowly defeated Ningbo 77-76, Guangzhou lost to Beijing 85-98, Jiangsu fell to Tongxi 83-94, Shandong repelled Qingdao 85-76, Sichuan suffered a crushing defeat 79-129 against leader Shanghai, and in a derby match Zhejiang upset Guangsha 89-86 in overtime. This has thrown the latest standings into chaos: Shanghai leads with six straight wins, Guangsha is second, Shandong fourth, Qingdao fifth, Beijing fifth (with Qingdao dropping to sixth), Zhejiang climbing to eighth, and Liaoning falling to 11th despite a four-game winning streak!

Guangzhou versus Beijing. In the first half, the two teams played evenly, unable to pull apart the score. However, in the second half Guangzhou's offense stalled, while Beijing's multi-point attack ignited an offensive surge, decisively pounding Guangzhou to widen the gap and steadily securing the victory!

Shandong versus Qingdao. This match was a Shandong derby. Qingdao had been on a good run with three consecutive wins recently, but once the game started, Shandong's foreign player Chris was in fiery form, scoring prolifically personally and leading Shandong to suppress Qingdao. The point difference quickly escalated layer by layer, and ultimately Shandong crushed Qingdao, ranking fourth!

Sichuan versus Shanghai. Sichuan is a super weakling, numb from losses. This round facing Shanghai was a peculiar spectacle—the bottom team battling the leader—and the result was predictable. The game quickly became one-sided; Shanghai launched a very fierce assault on Sichuan, routing them completely. The point gap continuously expanded and grew larger and larger. Finally, Shanghai had seven players scoring double-digits, overwhelmingly defeating Sichuan by 50 points, creating a super tragic case. It must be said Shanghai appeared too brutal!

Zhejiang versus Guangsha. This match was a Zhejiang derby battle, resulting in a very intense contest with the score alternating upwards. Guangsha tied the game in the final quarter, dragging it into overtime. In overtime Zhejiang maintained the lead; Hu Jinqiu's free throw tied it at 86. The decisive moment was highly dramatic: Andrews hit a mid-range buzzer-beater to stretch it to three points. Guangsha's final attempt for a buzzer-beater failed; Tucker intentionally stalled time causing no shot to be taken. Guangsha regretfully lost to Zhejiang, suffering an upset defeat, and their record fell behind Shanghai!

By Sports Story