Liaoning Hunters snapped the five-game winning streak of the fifth ranked Guandong Southern Tigers with a close and exciting 102-100 victory in the 29^th round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Sunday night.

The host team trailed by nine points after three quarters before starting a 35-24 charge to steal the game and register the win. Liaoning was 85.0 percent from the foul line shooting 17 of 20 free shots.  Defense was a key factor for the victory with the Hunters making seven shot blocks in the match.

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Former NBA player Lester Hudson, who was the 2009 NBA draft 58th overall pick selected by the Boston Celtics, scored 35 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished 6 assists. While import forward Shavlik Randolph contributed 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assist. Chinese superstar Guo Ailun added 14 point, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners.

American point guard Will Bynum scored 33 points, 7 rebound and 6 assists, while Chinese basketball hotshot and former NBA player Jianlian Yi chipped in 15 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist for the Guandong Southern Tigers.

With the win, Liaoning extended their winning-streak to eight consecutive victories and maintained their hold of the fourth spot in league's standings with 22 wins and 7 loses. Guandong on the other hand, dropped to the sixth place, with 20-9 record.

In the other games of the round 29 of the CBA, league's top dweller Sichuan Blue Whales crushed the Foshan Long-Lions with a 117-104 victory and stretched their winning streak to eleven games straight in a row. They maintain their hold of the top together with Xinjiang Flying Tigers with a 24-5 record.

Foshan Long-Lions on the other side, suffered their 26^th lose in 29 games played, keeping them at the bottom of the standings.

Tianjin bowed to Qingdao 95 - 105, DongGuan smashed North Control B.112-96, Shandong FB routs Fujian QB 100-79, Jiangsu TX yielded to Guangsha L.100-120, Beijing Ducks demolished Zhejiang CB96-76, Xinjiang FT tamed Bayi R118-97, Jilin NE T surrendered to Shanxi Z 123-133 and Jiangsu outlasted Shanghai S.108-97.

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