CBA highlights on July 9: Guangzhou's last efforts come too late
Updated 22:40, 09-Jul-2020
Li Xiang

The Beijing Royal Fighters achieved a tough win over the Guangzhou Loong Lions 106-102 on Thursday night. Beijing established double-digit lead with a 28-16 run in the third quarter but Guangzhou's desperate counter-strike in the last quarter almost wiped the score difference. In the end, Kyle Fogg made the game-winning jumper for Beijing and got his 29th point in the game.

Kyle Fogg #18 of the Beijing Royal Fighters shoots the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Kyle Fogg #18 of the Beijing Royal Fighters shoots the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Kyle Fogg #18 of the Beijing Royal Fighters passes the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Kyle Fogg #18 of the Beijing Royal Fighters passes the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Arnett Moultrie (C) of the Beijing Royal Fighters tussles with defenders of the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the game in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Arnett Moultrie (C) of the Beijing Royal Fighters tussles with defenders of the Guangzhou Loong Lions in the game in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Chen Jinlong #33 of the Beijing Royal Fighters shoots the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Chen Jinlong #33 of the Beijing Royal Fighters shoots the ball in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Arnett Moultrie #5 of the Beijing Royal Fighters dunks in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Arnett Moultrie #5 of the Beijing Royal Fighters dunks in the game against the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

In the last game on Thursday, the Zhejiang Lions beat the Shandong Heroes 100-84 in Qingdao. Zhejiang's Chinese pair Sun Minghui and Hu Jinqiu together had 41 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists, five steals and three blocks.

The Fujian Sturgeons smashed the Tianjin Pioneers 129-88 in their first game in the second stage of the CBA season restart on Thursday. Fujian's former NBA guard Ty Lawson went 8-10 to drop 26 points, seven rebounds and eight assists while his teammate Wang Zhelin scored 21 points, had 14 rebounds and two blocks. Tianjin's He Siyu contributed 26 points, the team's highest off the bench.

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons drives towards the rim in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons drives towards the rim in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons passes the ball to his teammate Wang Zhelin #31 in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Ty Lawson #1 of the Fujian Sturgeons passes the ball to his teammate Wang Zhelin #31 in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Liu Shuai #12 of the Tianjin Pioneers does a fake move in the game against the Fujian Sturgeons in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Liu Shuai #12 of the Tianjin Pioneers does a fake move in the game against the Fujian Sturgeons in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

He Siyu #20 of the Tianjin Pioneers shoots the ball in the game against the Fujian Sturgeons in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

He Siyu #20 of the Tianjin Pioneers shoots the ball in the game against the Fujian Sturgeons in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Huang Yichao #14 of the Fujian Sturgeons drives towards the rim in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

Huang Yichao #14 of the Fujian Sturgeons drives towards the rim in the game against the Tianjin Pioneers in Qingdao, July 9, 2020. /VCG

The Zhejiang Golden Bulls also claimed a big win over the Sichuan Blue Whales 107-74. Wu Qian put down court-high 26 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Another four of his teammates all reached double-digit points. Sichuan only scored over 20 points in the third quarter which partly explained the painful loss.