Defending champion the Liaoning Flying Leopards smashed the Fujian Sturgeons 138-87, thanks to Fu Hao's career-high 50 points in the 16th round of the Chinese
The game was already one-sided at the end of the first quarter when Liaoning established an early lead of 45-25. The defending champion stormed to 80 points in the first half despite the absence of top players such as Guo Ailun and Han Dejun. Liaoning's performance continued after the interval as they won by 51 points at the final whistle.
Liaoning's center Fu enjoyed a milestone night as the 25-year-old scored a career-high 50 points, which also marked the new record for domestic players this season, in addition to grabbing 18 rebounds.
His teammate Zhao Jiwei contributed 13 points and 19 assists after playing for almost 47 minutes in their last round game against Tianjin. Zhang Zhenlin was an assist away from a triple double as the forward had 19 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists.
The Nanjing Monkey Kings beat the Sichuan Blue Whales 111-103. Quentin Peterson scored a game-high 36 points, and Xiralijan Muhtar, who served as the player-coach of Nanjing for the first season, added 11 points and 15 assists.
In other games on Wednesday, the Ningbo Rockets continued their losing streak since the beginning of the season after falling to the Shenzhen Aviators 101-90. Gao Shiyan had a triple double of 13 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists to lead the Shandong Heroes past the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 110-81, while the Beijing Ducks defeated the Jilin Northeast Tigers 134-93.
