Veteran shooting guard Li Nan's 30 points and 16 rebounds lifted
the Bayi Rockets to a 103-79 home win over the Zhejiang Cyclones
despite 17 points and 12 boards by Samake Soumaila on
Wednesday.
It was the Rockets' third straight triumph. Mo Ke had a near
double-double with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Zhang Jinsong netted
18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Hu Ke added 15 points in
the win.
No Zhejiang starters ended in double figures in the evening. Luo
Zhi had 11 points off the bench. Wang Shilong and Deng Li gained 10
points apiece for the Cyclones, who have lost 16 of their past 28
games.
Bayi soon gained a 18-8 lead in six minutes after jump ball and
widen the gap to 34-15 after the first quarter. Li Nan continued to
play aggressively, tallying 11 points in the second period to boost
Bayi to a 57-31 lead after half.
Hu Ke, Li Ke and Wang Zhongguang of Bayi fouled out respectively
in the last quarter, but Zhejiang still couldn't narrow the gap
with poor shootings.
In other games, Jiangsu beat Shanghai 111-103, Fujian trounced
Yunnan 102-65, Guangdong outplayed Dongguan 127-95, Liaoning
defeated Jilin 104-83, Henan crushed Shandong 101-90 and Xinjiang
had a home win over Shaanxi 135-96.
(China.org.cn by Li Xiao?February 9, 2006)