The Zhejiang Lions walked over the Liaoning Flying Leopards 125-110, while Sun Minghui totally outperformed Guo Ailun in this "Who is the best point guard in China?" contest on Thursday night. Sun Ming dropped 34 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists three steals for Zhejiang. By contrast, Guo Ailun only got 22 points, four rebounds, and five assists.
Sun Minghui of the Zhejiang Lions handles the ball in the game against the Liaoning Flying Leopards in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Sun Minghui #17 of the Zhejiang Lions looks for a teammate to pass the ball in the game against the Liaoning Flying Leopards in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Guo Ailun of the Liaoning Flying Leopards seems depressed in the game against the Zhejiang Lions in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Hu Jinqiu of the Zhejiang Lions blocks a shot by Guo Ailun #13 of the Liaoning Flying Leopards in the game in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Hu Jinqiu #21 of the Zhejiang Lions blocks a shot by Zhao Jiwei of the Liaoning Flying Leopards in the game in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
The Zhejiang Golden Bulls achieved a 12-point comeback victory over the Nanjing Monkey Kings 114-97 in Qingdao on Thursday. 21-year-old Cheng Shuaipeng dropped a career-high 43 points plus five rebounds, four assists, and five steals in the game.
Cheng Shuaipeng #6 of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls handles the ball in the game against the Nanjing Moneky Kings in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Cheng Shuaipeng #6 of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls shoots the ball in the game against the Nanjing Moneky Kings in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Qiao Wenhua #9 of the Nanjing Monkey Kings shown alongside Wu Qian #33 of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the game in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Cui Qanjun, head coach of the Nanjing Monkey Kings, reacts from the sidelines of the game against the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Liu Weiwei (C), head coach of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, gives instructions in the game against the Nanjing Monkey Kings in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
The Shanxi Loongs beat the Tianjin Pioneers 97-79 on Thursday. Since season restart, Shanxi only allowed 94 points by their opponents per game. Such solid defense almost suffocated Tianjin's offense in the game and limited their field goal rate to 33. 8 percent.
Zhang Zelong #24 of the Shanxi Loongs shoots the ball in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Dongguan, south China's Shandong Province, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Ren Junwei (R) of the Shanxi Loongs competes for the ball in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Dongguan, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Meng Zikai #1 of the Tianjin Pioneers drives towards the rim in the game against the Shanxi Loongs in Dongguan, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Wang Fei (R), head coach of the Shanxi Loongs, gives instructions to his players in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Yan Pengfei #9 of the Shanxi Loongs blocks a shot by the Tianjin Pioneers in the game in Dongguan, July 2, 2020. /VCG
The Qingdao Eagles lost to the Shanghai Sharks 126-83 in their fifth loss in a row at home. They allowed 29 assists, 15 3-pointers at a 62.5-percent rate, a 62.34-percent field goal rate, 14 steals and 29 assists by Shanghai. By contrast, the whole team of Qingdao only delivered nine assists.
Ray McCallum (C) of the Shanghai Sharks drives towards the rim in the game against the Qingdao Eagles in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Luo Hanchen of the Shanghai Sharks handles the ball in the game against the Qingdao Eagles in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Lin Weihan #16 of the Qingdao Eagles shoots the ball in the game against the Shanghai Sharks in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Wu Qinglong, head coach of the Qingdao Eagles, reacts in the game against the Shanghai Sharks in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
Liu Wei (C), head coach of the Shanghai Sharks, talks to his player Dong Hanlin in the game against the Qingdao Eagles in Qingdao, July 2, 2020. /VCG
In the last game on Thursday, the Beijing Royal Fighters defeated the Sichuan Blue Whales 78-73.