CHN - Guangdong in control in Chinese CBA

GUANGDONG (CBA) - Guangdong continued to dominate proceedings at the top of the CBA with a 106-102 win over Jilin to move onto a 24-2 record, although they were made to work hard for the victory.

DaJuan Tate scored 40 points and pulled down six rebounds for Jilin as they pushed last season's runners-up all the way.

Xinjiang managed to keep the pressure up with a 114-99 win over Shanxi Zhongyu to go 22-4, David Jackson leading the way with 24 points.

Jiangsu sit third on 19-7 after a 110-91 win at struggling Shanghai. Tang Zhengdong weighed in with 28 points and 17 rebounds.

Shanxi Dongsheng's miserable season continued with a 108-99 defeat against Dongguan for whom Mike Harris poured in 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.

Defending champions Bayi suffered their 10th defeat of the season, going down 103-102 to Shandong after overtime. Wang Zhizhi scored 37 points for the hosts but Sun Jie poured in 35 points to steer Shandong to victory.

Beijing thrashed Zhejiang Wanma 89-69, Liaoning beat Fujian 97-89 and Zhejiang Guangsha secured a 124-114 win at Yunnan.

Standings after Round 26: 

No. Team Win Loss
1 Guangdong 24 2
2 Xinjiang 22 4
3 Jiangsu 19 7
4 Dongguan 17 9
5 Bayi 16 10
6 Shandong 15 10
7 Liaoning 15 11
8 Fujian 14 12
9 Beijing 13 13
10 Zhejiang Guangsha 12 14
11 Zhejiang Wanma 10 16
12 Yunnan 8 18
13 Jilin 6 19
14 Shanghai 6 20
15 Shanxi Dongsheng 6 20
16 Shanxi Zhongyu 4 22

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