At 19:35 on December 16, Beijing time, a key battle will be fought in the 18th round of the 2024/2025 CBA regular season. Shanxi defeated Liaoning 95-94 at home to usher in five consecutive wins, and this season has beaten both home and away opponents.

Technical statistics

Shanxi team: Zhang Ning 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Diallo 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Liu Chuanxing 10 points and 15 rebounds, Goodwin 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Faye 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Yuan Shuai 12 points, Jiao Hailong 5 points and 4 rebounds, Jia Mingru 7 points and 2 assists

Liaoning Team:Wells 40 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Zhang Zhenlin 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Fogg 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, Han Dejun 8 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Li Xiaoxu 3 points and 6 rebounds, Fu Hao 11 points and 7 rebounds, Wang Lanyan 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Toure 4 points and 6 rebounds

Wonderful replay

In the first quarter, Wells hit an empty layup to open the scoring for the Liaoning team, and Liu Chuanxing and Zhang Ning made free throws and long-range three-pointers to overtake the score. Faye's violent dunk shocked the four, Li Xiaoxu and Chen Pengyudi exchanged three points, and the Shanxi team led 10-7. Zhang Ning reached out and touched Han Dejun's vital part when he was defending the cover and was blown for a physical foul, and the Liaoning team made two free throws and one throw, but unfortunately Han Dejun lost all two free throws. Wells hit two three-pointers in a row to stop the Shanxi team, and after the pause, Zhang Ning continued to use the fast break to make a layup, Wang Lanyan also scored continuously on the offensive end, and the Liaoning team continued to maintain a lead of about 5 points. Wells used his personal ability to score consecutive layups, Fu Hao and Zhang Zhenlin also scored, and Liaoning played a 12-3 scoring climax to end the first quarter with a 37-23 lead.

In the second quarter, Yuan Shuai and Jiao Hailong hit consecutive shots, the Liaoning team relied on Wells' breakthrough to maneuver, and the Shanxi team played a 13-4 small climax to narrow the difference to 7 points, and the Liaoning team asked for a timeout. After the pause, Goodwin and Yuan Shuai continued to chase points, and the Shanxi team blasted an 8-0 attack wave to overtake 44-43. At the critical moment, Wells and Fogg hit three-point shots, and the Liaoning team opened the score again. Faye, Yuan Shuai, and Liu Chuanxing continued to put pressure on the offensive end, and the Shanxi team once again played a 9-2 small climax to end the first half with a 55-53 lead.

In the third quarter, Wells made two fouls and hit two free throws, Goodwin immediately responded with a three-pointer, Liu Chuanxing made a basket and hit again, and the Shanxi team widened the lead to 7 points. After that, the two teams fell into a positional attack, and after Han Dejun made a rebound and chased two more points, Diallo made another free throw, and the Shanxi team maintained an 8-point lead at 68-60. Fogg didn't feel good, Wang Lanyan relied on his personal ability to chase points, Fu Hao hit a layup to make a foul and made it 2+1, and the Liaoning team chased 68-72 and fell behind by 4 points. Jia Mingru scored two more points on a counterattack, and Diallo hit two free throws to give Shanxi a 76-68 lead to end the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Diallo and Zhang Ning teamed up to score, and Shanxi widened the gap to 10 points at 82-72. Fu Hao and Wells frequently chased points in counterattacks, and Jia Mingru hit another three points at a critical moment, and the Shanxi team continued to lead by 8 points. Zhang Zhenlin began to break out, and a violent deduction score kicked off the Liaoning team's counterattack. After Wells pulled up the bar for a layup, Zhang Zhenlin turned over and hit a shot, and the Liaoning team chased it to 85-89 to stop the Shanxi team. After the timeout, Zhang Zhenlin hit the free throw line, Wells scored a layup on consecutive counterattacks, and the Liaoning team played a 7-0 attack wave to overtake the score to 92-89 and stopped the Shanxi team again. The game restarted, Zhang Ning scored two points on a backward jumper, Liu Chuanxing scored two points, and the Shanxi team hit a 6-0 small climax 95-92 to stop the Liaoning team. After the timeout, Wells hit a layup, and 27 seconds before the end, the Shanxi team called a timeout. After the timeout, the Liaoning team fouled continuously. In the last 3.1 seconds, Zhang Zhenlin fell to the ground and Goodwin grabbed the ball out of bounds, the Liaoning team got the ball in the front court, and Goodwin then stole Zhang Zhenlin. In the end, the Shanxi team defeated the Liaoning team 95-94.

Starting lineup

Shanxi team: Chen Pengyudi, Zhang Ning, Liu Chuanxing, Goodwin, Faye

Liaoning team: Li Xiaoxu, Han Dejun, Fogg, Zhang Zhenlin, Wells