Former NBA star O.J. Mayo's 32 points and 10 rebounds were not enough for the Liaoning Flying Leopards, as they lost 101-90 to the all-Chinese Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the 2019-20 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season on Saturday.

It took almost the entire first half for Liaoning to get warmed up. Zhang Dayu opened the scoring for Zhejiang, and the team built a 10-point lead before the interval.

With a double-digit advantage, Zhejiang ended the third quarter leading 77-61. Though Liaoning at one point cut the lead to two points, Zhejiang never stopped scoring until the end of the game.

Guo Ailun of Liaoning recorded 15 points, and Han Dejun added 15 points and 8 rebounds.

Zhu Xuhang had a team-high of 29 points and 12 rebounds for Zhejiang, while Wu Qian added 28 points.

Liaoning head coach Guo Shiqiang expressed his dissatisfaction with his team. "It's not a matter of technique. It's a matter of lacking fighting spirit," Guo fumed.

"I told my players that we need to beat strong teams in order to get strong. I am glad the young players stood out in the game," said Zhejiang coach, Liu Weiwei.

Meanwhile, the Sichuan Blue Whales pulled off a comprehensive victory over the Shandong Heroes 79-68 by outscoring their opponents 42-34 in rebounds, 23-11 in assists, 10-5 in three-pointers, and with three players scoring over 10 points.

The loss also extended Shandong's losing streak to three games.

Shandong, sitting 10th on the table, needed a victory to stand out from the bottom of the playoff picture, where teams placed eighth to tenth are clumped together with the same 20 wins and 13 losses.

In another two games, 2017 CBA champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers ease past Qingdao Eagles 102-82, thanks to Zhou Qi's outstanding performance, who got 35 points and 17 rebounds.

While Shenzhen Aviators win over Shanxi Loongs with sight margin at 90-88.

(With input from Xinhua)