Zhang Hanjun (right) of Shanxi Loongs breaks through during the 15th round match between Shanxi Loongs and Zhejiang Golden Bulls at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang province, Dec 8, 2020. (WENG XINYANG / XINHUA)

HANGZHOU - Yuan Shuai's 40-point masterpiece lifted the Shanxi Loongs to an easy 117-99 victory over Jilin Northeast Tigers, while five players scored double-digit in the Beijing Ducks's win over the Jiangsu Dragons 95-82 in the fourth round of the 2022-2023 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) here on Tuesday.

Jilin's Cui Jinming scored the first two points after the tip-off, but Shanxi quickly fired back with Chang Lin's two-point shot and Xing Zhiqiang's 3-pointer

Jilin's Cui Jinming scored the first two points after the tip-off, but Shanxi quickly fired back with Chang Lin's two-point shot and Xing Zhiqiang's 3-pointer. Shanxi generated a double-digit lead until Jilin sent in Dominique Jones, who made a couple of shots in the paint, ending the first quarter 24-23 with Jilin in the lead.

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Shanxi kept its pressure on Jilin in the second quarter, while the Northeast Tigers managed to hold it back with shots from Jiang Weize. Both teams traded leads later in the quarter by pouring 3-pointers, and Shanxi had the upper hand to wrap up the first-half 58-51.

Coming back from the lockers, Shanxi's Kay Felder and Yuan Shuai seemed unstoppable as they soon widened the gap to 20 points. Although Jilin's Cui Jinming and Jiang Yuze cut the deficit to 13 points, Shanxi nailed a 23-point advantage with the stunning ninth 3-pointer by Yuan Shuai, taking the game to the last 12 minutes.

The tenacious Northeast Tigers had no intentions to give away the game easily as they started off the last quarter with an 8-2 run thanks to Jones's return. However, Jilin's guards faced a physical decline, and Shanxi kept defusing Jilin's defense with shots behind the arc, sealing its victory over Jilin 117-99.

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Yuan Shuai scored 40 points with 11 of 13 from the 3-point range, while Chang Lin achieved a triple-double for Shanxi with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Felder added 18 points and dished 15 assists.

On Jilin's side, Jones scored a team-high 26 points, and Jiang Yuxing added 19.

Later on Tuesday saw Beijing cruise past Jiangsu with a cast-iron defense. Although the Jiangsu Dragons took 27 points in the second quarter, the Beijing Ducks fended off most of their offensives in the second half, securing the victory 95-82.

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In the other two games on Tuesday, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls beat the Nanjing Monkey Kings 123-87, and the Liaoning Flying Leopards defeated the Guangzhou Loong Lions 107-90.