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The Liaoning Flying Leopards: The Liaoning Flying Leopards held off the Xinjiang Flying Tigers 102-91 for their seventh consecutive victory of the season, while the Tianjin Pioneers beat the Shandong Heroes 104-89 in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League.

Liaoning and Xinjiang battled intensely in the first quarter until Liaoning burst with a 15-0 run, reports Xinhua.

The second quarter saw a tug of war end with Liaoning leading 46-34. The Flying Leopards maintained their momentum in the third quarter, which saw them pull away to lead by over 20 points.