On December 26, Beijing time, in the CBA regular season, Liaoning narrowly defeated Guangzhou 98-97 away, sending Guangzhou to 6 consecutive defeats.

Liaoning Wells 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Han Dejun 18 points and 11 rebounds, Li Xiaoxu 15 points and 5 rebounds, Fogg 12 points and 7 rebounds, Wang Lanyan 10 points and 6 rebounds; Guangzhou team Warren 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Li Xiangbo 13 points, Crawford 12 points and 6 rebounds, Zhang Xingliang 12 points, Jiao Poqiao 10 points.

In the first quarter of the game, Wells and Li Xiaoxu both hit three-pointers; Liu Yancheng hit a long shot, Jiao Boqiao hooked his hand under the basket, Warren made an easy layup, and Liaoning maintained a slight advantage at 8-7. Wang Lanyan and Fogg both threw in the middle range, Yan Shouqi scored two big points, Fu Hao scored a hook hand under the basket, and Yan Shouqi also scored a jumper, and Liaoning expanded its advantage 20-12. Crawford sent a dunk, Tong Jiajun hit a long shot, Li Xiangbo threw a basket and started a pursuit, and Guangzhou chased the score to 20-23. Zhang Chen Zhifeng scored two offenses under the basket to help Liaoning end the quarter with a 25-20 lead.

In the second quarter of the game, Fogg hit a long-range shot; Yu Miti hit two three-pointers, Douglas ate the basket, and Guangzhou chased the score to 28 draws. Fogg hit a rebound, Han Dejun threw into the middle distance, Fogg shot from a distance, and Li Xiaoxu's second attack was completed; Li Xiangbo fired on the outside, Crawford attacked under the basket, Liu Yancheng hit a shot, Crawford and Warren grabbed points in a row, and the two sides were deadlocked on the court to 41 draws. Wells broke through to the layup, and Li Xiaoxu's mid-range success; Warren responded with a basket. At halftime, Liaoning led 47-45.

In the third quarter of the game, Jiao Poqiao hit a long-range shot, Crawford continued to steal points under the basket, and Jiao Poqiao and Zhang Xingliang's three-pointers scored again; Li Xiaoxu's mid-range shot was successful, Han Dejun easily made up the basket, Li Xiaoxu's long-range shot also scored, Han Dejun and Wang Lanyan continued to grab points, and the two teams were deadlocked to 58 draws. Warren's mid-to-long-range projection scored 5 points in a row, Li Xiangbo made a rebound, Warren scored 2+1; Han Dejun successfully hooked his hand, Wang Lanyan broke through to the layup, Fu Hao threw a successful shot, Li Xiaoxu threw in a three-pointer, Wells received a shot back, and Guangzhou ended the quarter 72-71.

In the last quarter of the game, Li Xiangbo scored 5 points in a row, Zhang Xingliang made a fast layup, Douglas scored 2+1, and Warren's mid-range also scored; Wells hit three three-pointers in a row to give Guangzhou an 84-82 lead. Zhang Xingliang scored an offensive shot under the basket, and Warren broke through; Wells' basket offense was still showing its might, and Guangzhou took a narrow 92-90 lead. Wells hit two consecutive three-pointers to give Liaoning a 96-93 lead. Warren broke through and scored, Jiao Boqiao scored a layup, and Guangzhou led 97-96. Han Dejun made a foul at a critical moment, making 2 of 2 free throws, Liaoning led 98-97, and finally Liaoning narrowly defeated Guangzhou 98-97.

Starting lineup

Guangzhou: Warren, Zhang Xingliang, Liu Yancheng, Jiao Boqiao, Crawford

Liaoning: Wang Lanyan, Fogg, Wells, Li Xiaoxu, Han Dejun