Dongguan spoil Marbury's CBA debut with 102-101 win

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-01 10:51

BEIJING: Cedric Simmons made a winning free-throw in Dongguan Marco Polo's 102-101 win over Shanxi Zhongyu on Sunday, spoiling Stephon Marbury's debut in the Chinese Basketball Association league (CBA).

Dongguan spoil Marbury's CBA debut with 102-101 win

Stephon Marbury (L) of Shanxi Zhongyu drives to the basket. [Xinhua]

Simmons drew a foul from the two-time NBA All-Star guard and made one of the two free-throws with 5.3 seconds to go, before Maurice Taylor's three-pointer attempt fell short on the buzzer.

Marbury had 15 points, 7-out-of-11 in the field and 0-out-of-6 on three-pointers, eight assists, four steals and four rebounds in 28 minutes.

It was Dongguan's Tre Kelley the star of the game as the former Miami Heat's guard had the game-high 34 points and a go-ahead basket when the Marco Polo were down 100-99 in the final minute.

Hou Bing's free-throw, assisted by Marbury, tied the game on 101 to all with 10.8 seconds left.

Guangdong Hongyuan avoid a surprise and a repeat of history as they turned a 14-point deficit into a 99-84 away win over the Fujian SBS.

The defending champions lost 104-91 and scored only one point in the four quarter on December 8, 2008 at Jinjiang, Fujian Province.

They trailed 57-43 after the break but used a 32-13 third-quarter run to turn the table around when six players scored in double-digit numbers.

In other matches, Tianjin Ronggang beat Jilin Northeast Tigers 102-96, Liaoning Panpan beat Shaanxi Kylin 105-82, Shanghai Sharks beat Zhejiang Chouzhou 100-90, Qingdao Double Stars beat Shandong Gold 96-90, Zhejiang Guangsha beat Bayi Fubang 98-83, Jiangsu Dragons beat Beijing Ducks 102-96.