Shanxi Loongs Edge Out Liaoning in Thrilling Basketball Showdown! 🏀

Hey basketball fans! Guess what? The Shanxi Loongs just had an amazing victory over the defending champions, the Liaoning Flying Leopards! They won by just one point, with a final score of 95-94. Isn’t that incredible?

The game was super exciting from start to finish. In the first quarter, Liaoning’s Zhang Zhenlin passed the ball to Dezmine Wells, who scored a three-pointer! That put Liaoning ahead by 2 points early on.

But Shanxi’s Zhang Ning wasn’t going to let that stop him. He scored a team-high 22 points! One of his coolest moments was when he made a fade-away jumper (that’s a tricky shot where you jump backward while shooting) even while being fouled!

There were some serious blocks and dunks too! Ibrahima Fall Faye tried to make a lay-up (a close-up shot near the basket), but Han Dejun blocked it! Then Zhang Zhenlin of Liaoning made an awesome two-handed slam dunk, making the score 48-46 for Liaoning.

In the fourth quarter, the game got even more intense. Shanxi was leading 87-79. Wells from Liaoning was on fire, scoring a whopping 40 points in the game! He raced from one end of the court to the other, slicing through the defense like it was nothing.

With only 46 seconds left, Brandon Goodwin of Shanxi made a fantastic pass to Liu Chuanxing, putting Shanxi ahead 95-92. The tension was high! Liaoning was just one point behind with three seconds to go. But then, Goodwin made a super important steal, grabbing the ball and securing the victory for Shanxi!