Li Xiaoxu (right) of Liaoning Flying Leopards goes for the basket during the 9th round match between Liaoning Flying Leopards and Shanxi Loongs at the 2021-2022 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov 4, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

ZHUJI, China - The Guangdong Southern Tigers scored a 97-84 victory over the Jiangsu Dragons, while the Fujian Sturgeons defeated the Beijing Ducks 113-111 after the second overtime in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Thursday.

Both Jiangsu and Guangdong had to rest some key players due to injuries. It was a seesaw game at the beginning as Jiangsu finished the first quarter with only two points behind.

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Zhou Peng and Zhao Rui began to lead Guangdong as five of them notched more than 10 points en route to their victory. 19-year-old Zhang Mingchi made his CBA debut and scored a team-high 16 points for Guangdong.

For Fujian, it seemed on its way to its 7th loss when they trailed by as many as 18 in the first half. However, the game was not decided until the second overtime when Chen Linjian scored a three pointer first and a last-second free throw to give Fujian its second win of the season.

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In other games on Thursday, the Jilin Northeast Tigers defeated the Shandong Heroes 98-83, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls smashed the Sichuan Blue Whales 104-78 for their sixth consecutive win, and the Shanxi Loongs lost to the Liaoning Flying Leopards 129-97.