On December 30, Beijing time, a key battle was fought in the 24th round of the 2024/2025 CBA regular season. In the 100th "Liaoyue War", the Liaoning team defeated the Guangdong team 95-89 at home to usher in four consecutive wins.

Wonderful replay

Before the start of the game, the Liaoning team awarded last season's championship ring to the veteran and Guangdong team's foreign aid Moreland. After the start of the game, Li Xiaoxu made a three-point shot to break the deadlock, and Moreland and Xu Jie burst out an 11-3 attack wave to overtake the score. Wells began to exert his power, Fu Hao added the icing on the cake from the outside, and Liaoning responded with a 13-4 scoring climax to take the lead again at 19-15. After Wells made a layup and made a foul to make it 2+1, Moreland completed a violent dunk, Zhang Wenyi hit a three-pointer, and the Guangdong team regained the score 24-22. With Wells hitting a big two-pointer at the buzzer, the two teams tied the game at 24 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Wells scored two three-pointers after the opening, and Fogg also made achievements on the offensive end, and the Guangdong team did not feel good, and the fast break and outside long-range shots missed in a row, and the Liaoning team took the opportunity to stretch the score to 36-30. At the critical moment, Xu Jie finally scored the first three points of the quarter, and after Du Runwang threw three points in the bottom corner, the Guangdong team chased the difference to 2 points to stop the Liaoning team. After the pause, Wang Lanyan and Han Dejun teamed up to contribute 5 points, and the Guangdong team was also stopped. The game restarted, Han Dejun scored a dunk, and Du Runwang hit two shots, and Liaoning led 47-43 to end the first half.

In the third quarter, Wells, Han Dejun, and Li Xiaoxu took turns to score, and the Liaoning team played a 6-0 small climax to widen the difference to 10 points, and the Guangdong team asked for a timeout. After the timeout, Gillenwater and Huang Rongqi responded with a 6-0 stop for the Liaoning team. After the pause, Han Dejun and Fogg teamed up inside and outside, and the Liaoning team continued to maintain a 6-point lead. Gillenwater helped the Guangdong team chase the score, and Han Dejun was in excellent shape in this quarter, scoring consecutive mid-range shots under the basket, and the Liaoning team led 67-60. After Bazley used a free throw to pull back two points, Liaoning led 67-62 to end the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Wang Lanyan and Fu Hao made another free throw, and the Liaoning team stretched the lead to 9 points. Xu Jie, Wang Lanyan and Huang Rongqi exchanged three points, Wells threw and hit the board, and the Liaoning team continued to maintain a 6-point lead. Gillenwater scored three points at a critical moment, and the Guangdong team gradually approached the score. Li Huyi and Wells teamed up to contribute 5 points, and the Liaoning team stopped the Guangdong team. With Wells hitting a three-pointer, Liaoning went on an 8-0 run to stretch the lead to 10 points at 88-78. Zhang Wenyi hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, and Li Huyi scored two key points. Li Xiaoxu flew to Gillenwater and left the court with six fouls, Gillenwater hit all three free throws, and the Liaoning team still led by 4 points. Fu Hao immediately hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner of the right side, and 17.7 seconds before the end, Du Runwang also scored three points. The Guangdong team adopted foul tactics, and Han Dejun hit both free throws. In the end, the Liaoning team defeated the Guangdong team 95-89.

Starting lineup

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

Guangdong team: Xu Jie, Huang Rongqi, Gillenwater, Zhang Haojia, Moreland