China

White beat Red to win CBA All-Star

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-02-11 11:33

Wang Shipeng, right, receives the trophy for the MVP in the CBA All-Star Game in Yiwu, eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, February 10, 2007. [sina.com.cn]

Wang Shipeng scored a game-high 30 points to lead the White team overtake the Red 104-91 in the CBA All-Star Game, winning the honor of MVP in Yiwu, eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday.

Wang, shooting guard from defending champions Guangdong, played only 23 minutes to make 10 three-pointer out of 15 attempts to win the honor of MVP in All-Star game.

His White teammate Wang Zhizhi, former NBA player from Bayi, had 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds in his 20 minutes show.

Yi Jianlian from Guangdong, who has decided to take part in the NBA Draft this summer, contributed 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Red which had four players with double-digit score.

The White also had four players scoring double-digit and led the game for most of the game in spite of being left behind after the half time with a score of 56-47, but they rallied back to take the upper hand in the last four minutes and never looked back.