Guangdong, Shanxi win playoff openers
Six players scored double-digits for Guangdong, while Boynton led the game with 28 points, most of which were made in the extended garbage time.
The Guangzhou-Shanxi clash had been highly anticipated as the pair were close in the regular season standings, but the game soon turned into a one-sided bore shortly after the tip-off.
During the latter phase of the first quarter, Shanxi engined a 27-5 run highlighted by consecutive three-pointers from Yuan Shuai and Zhang Ning, and led 35-15 into the second period.
The rest of the time saw no comeback that Shanxi carried the game away 120-101. Yan Pengfei led Shanxi with a season-high 28 points.
The Shenzhen Aviators will take on the Shandong Heroes and the Beijing Ducks are set to play against the Jilin Northeast Tigers on Saturday.
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