Guangzhou Loong Lions' Li Yanzhe, left, shoots during the 4th round match between Guangzhou Loong Lions and Shandong Heroes at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association league in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 25, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Shandong took the lead initially, but Moore netted 12 points to lead Guangzhou from behind with 30-19 after the first quarter. Shandong struggled to cut the deficit and retook the lead with 51-47 at halftime.

Guangzhou managed to lead by two points after the third quarter and kept the margin to the end as both sides scored 26 points in the fourth quarter.

Guangzhou managed to lead by two points after the third quarter and kept the margin to the end as both sides scored 26 points in the fourth quarter

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Manny Harris of Shandong notched a game-high 36 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Moore grabbed a team-high 30 points and 10 assists for Guangzhou.

Nine Guangzhou players had points while six did the same in Shandong.

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"We have only one overseas player and took fewer rebounds. But I will give more chances to young players in the coming games," said Shandong head coach Gong Xiaobin.

"The key to our win is rebounds and a speedy transition in offense and defense. However, we still need to reduce the turnovers as we had 23 in this game," said Guangzhou head coach Guo Shiqiang.