After suffering a stunning upset from the hands of the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, the team of Liaoning Flying Leopards will be looking to immediately bounce back when they face Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey King in the 20th round of the Chinese Basketball Association on Friday.

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The Flying Leopards currently own a 14-5 win-loss record and were on a four-game winning streak when they suffered a 100-96 loss against the Golden Bulls in the last round of the league last Sunday night. Liaoning is presently tied with the team of Shenzhen Leopards for the fourth and fifth spot in the team standing, according to Asia-Basket.

Liaoning is expected to have its main arsenal from the team's veteran foreign reinforcement Lester Hudson, who currently ranks no. 6 in the CBA's top leading scorers with an average of 33.3 points per game.

The former NBA player has been averaging 25.25 points in the last four games that the Flying Leopards have played and has been shooting 54.9 percent from the field.  In the same number of matches, Hudson has connected 21 of his 65 attempts from beyond the arc region for a 32.3 percent three-point shooting clip and averaged 2.5 turnovers per contest.

The 32-year-old American guard is likely to have an offensive support from compatriot Shavlik Randolph and Chinese center Dejun Han as both players had a double-double game performance in their most recent game.  According to EuroBasket, Randolph had 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Han poured in 15 markers and grabbed 14 boards in their match against Zhejiang.

Former Chinese National team member Ailun Guo is also expected to contribute for the team.

The Flying Leopards were the highly favored team to emerge as the winners in the upcoming game as Jiangsu Tongxi currently sit at the 16th spot of the team standing while having a 5-14 win-loss record. American import Jared Cunningham is expected to lead the Monkey King, who recently won in the last round of the CBA.

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