CBA highlights on July 4: Ridiculous turnover cost Guangzhou the game

The Guangzhou Loong Lions suffered a bitter loss against the Shanghai Sharks 105-101 on Saturday. The game remained close throughout and Guangzhou had the chance to tie the score in the last six seconds when they had the ball and trailed by three (104-101). Then Tian Yuheng committed a five-second violation because he could not find any teammate to finish a throw-in. Guangzhou had a foul on Shanghai, but fortunately, Dong Hanlin missed a free throw with four seconds still remaining. Then Zheng Zhun lost the ball to Zhang Zhaoxu, putting an end to the game.

Dong Hanlin #10 of the Shanghai Sharks shoots the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the game in Qingdao, east Shandong's Province, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Ray McCallum #22 of the Shanghai Sharks shoots the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Guo Kai #14 of the Guangzhou Loong Lions shoots the ball the game against the Shanghai Sharks in the game in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Chen Yingjun #8 of the Guangzhou Loong Lions drives towards the rim in the game against the Shanghai Sharks, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Zhang Zhaoxu #23 of the Shanghai Sharks defends Guo Kai of the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the game in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

The Shandong Heroes defeated the Shenzhen Aviators 111-107 in overtime thanks to Wu Ke's valuable offensive rebound in the last possession, as well as Li Jingyu's two free throws. both teams shot their last bullets as there were four players fouled out.

The Zhejiang Golden Bulls beat the Zhejiang Lions 109-98 on Saturday thanks to Wu Qian's 35 points, five rebounds, 12 assists and five steals. Wu buried eight 3-pointers in the game, helping the Golden Bulls win the "Zhejiang Derby." Sun Minghui and Hu Jinqiu put down 21 points, eight assists and 26 points, 21 rebounds respectively for the Lions.

Wu Qian of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls handles the ball in the game against the Zhejiang Lions in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Wu Qian (C) of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls tries to break through the defense of the Zhejiang Bulls in the game in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Hu Jinqiu #21 of the Zhejiang Lions dunks in the game against the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Hu Jinqiu (L) of the Zhejiang Lions competes for the ball with Zhu Xuhang of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the game in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Sun Minghui #17 of the Zhejiang Lions penetrates in the game against the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the game in Qingdao, July 4, 2020. /VCG

The Beijing Royal Fighters achieved an easy win over the Tianjin Pioneers 97-83, which should not come as a shock. The true surprise, however, was that Tianjin's Liu Wei only played six minutes before he was fouled out. Of course, Beijing was not much better as their orchestrator, Sun Yue, was ejected after an unsportsmanlike foul and a technical foul in his 22 minutes of play.

Despite Wang Zhelin's struggling 4-16 field goal performance, the Fujian Sturgeons claimed a big win over the Sichuan Blue Whales 105-84, thanks to Ty Lawson's 21 points, seven rebounds, 13 assists and three steals. This was Fujian's fifth victory in the past six games.

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons tries to penetrate in the game against the Sichuan Blue Whales in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons shoots the ball in the game against the Sichuan Blue Whales in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons handles the ball in the game against the Sichuan Blue Whales in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Wang Zhelin (C) of the Fujian Sturgeons tussles with a defender in the game against the Sichuan Blue Whales in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 4, 2020. /VCG

Yuan Zhenliang of the Sichuan Blue Whales dunks the ball in the game against the Fujian Sturgeons in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, July 4, 2020. /VCG