CBA Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Shanghai and Guangsha register victories

Shanghai S. - Beijing D. 87-82

Sharks dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Ducks' 38. Sharks looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Kenneth Lofton Jr (201-2002, college: La Tech) stepped up and scored 18 points for the winners and international Zhenlin Zhang (206-1999, college: Tulane) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. At the losing side the former international center Qi Zhou (217-1996) responded with 13 points and 9 rebounds and the former international Rui Zhao (195-1996) scored 14 points and 5 assists. Four Sharks and five Ducks players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Shanghai S.: J.Lofton 18+4reb+3ast, Z.Zhang 17+2reb+5ast, B.Goodwin 15+2reb+3ast, Z.Wang 10+10reb+2ast, L.Xie 7+6reb+5ast, H.Whiteside 6+6reb
Beijing D.: W.Alondes 14+2reb, Z.Rui 14+2reb+5ast, Z.Qi 13+9reb+2ast, G.Eugene 11+3reb+3ast, M.Javale 10+7reb+1ast, S.Omari 7+2reb+1ast

Guangsha L. - Shenzhen L. 111-102

Guangsha Lions players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. American Barry Brown Jr. (190-1996, college: Kansas St.) nailed 46 points (!!!) and 7 assists for the winning side and the former international center Jinqiu Hu (211-1997) accounted for 20 points and 8 rebounds. American guard Josh Christopher (195-2001, college: Arizona St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and Pengyu Lu (197-2001) added 20 points respectively for Leopards in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Guangsha L.: J.Brown 46+4reb+7ast, J.Hu 20+8reb+3ast, M.Sun 12+1reb+8ast, J.Sampson 10+6reb+4ast, J.Carlton 9+3reb+1ast, N.Lin 7+1reb+4ast
Shenzhen L.: C.Josh 31+13reb+3ast, L.Pengyu 20+2reb+1ast, S.Terquavion 16+2reb+4ast, W.Haoran 10+4reb+2ast, H.Xining 6+4reb+3ast, B.Ibou 6+3reb+2ast