The team of the North prevailed over the selection of the South in the 2016-2017 Chinese Basketball Association All-Star Game last Sunday night with a thrilling 149-147 victory.

According to China.org, the star-studded exhibition match was a feast of long range shots and slam dunks. Two pairs of teammates from Beijing and Shanghai, Zhai Xiaochuan and Sun Yue, as well as American Jimmer Fredette and Frenchman Guerschon Yabusele, gave a full play of cooperation with awesome alley-oops plays.

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The game was also filled with basketball surprises as Chinese big guys Wang Zhelin, the young center selected by Memphis Grizzlies in 2016 NBA Draft, and Houston Rockets' No. 43 pick of the same draft class Zhou Qi kicked off the game with a series of three-pointers that entertained the crowd.

Shandong Golden Stars' starting shooting guard Ding Yanyuhang was named All-Star Game MVP after scoring team-high 31 points, leading the North team with the win. Guo Ailun of the Liaoning Flying Leopard finished the game by pouring in 25 points and dishing out nine assists, while former Washington Wizards player Andray Blatche had a double-double production of 12 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side.

Fredette, who won the Three-point Shooting Contest, paced the South Team with match-high 32 points, and Gu Quan contributed with 29 markers including nine connections from beyond the arc.

Basing from the match result in NowGoal, the winning team kicked off the opening period with a strong start as they outscored the opposing team with a 39-35 run during the first quarter of the game. The North Team capped the first half leading by three points, 69-66.

They continued to control the game tempo in third frame and put on another 40-36 charge to enter the final period leading 109-102. The South Team staged a 45-40 run in the fourth, but it was not enough to steal the game.

Meanwhile, Xinjiang's Wang Zirui won Technics Challenge final and All-Star Rookie Challenge MVP Sun Minghui of the Guangsha Lions bags the trophy of this year's Slam Dunk competition.

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