CHN - Guangdong suffer rare loss

DONGGUAN (CBA) - Liaoning inflicted a rare defeat on Guangdong in round 27 of the CBA.

Zhang Qingpeng, Bian Qiang and Sampson Jamal poured in 22 points apiece as Liaoning (16-11) handed the leaders just their their defeat of the season.

Xinjiang took advantage with a 101-86 win over Beijing which brought them to within a game of the leaders at 23-4.

David Jackson was the star, draining 39 points as well as contributing five rebounds and five assists.

A further three games back are Jiangsu, who saw off Bayi 103-100, despite a 37-point, 13-rebound performance from Wang Zhizhi.

Basement boys Shanxi Zhongyu (5-22) beat Shanxi Dongsheng 109-108 in their bottom-of-the-table clash to move to within a game of their opponents.

Elsewhere, there were wins for Fujian, Dongguan, Shanghai and Zhejiang Guangsha, for whom Rodney White drained 40 points.

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