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12/23/2024 01:22:25 am

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Anhui Wenyi Routs Jiangsu Hualan in 20th Round of Chinese National Basketball League

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(Photo : gettyimages.com) Manny Harris had an excellent game with game-high 49 big points and 11 rebounds for Anhui.

League's leader Anhui Wenyi continued their winning ways after securing an impressive victory against Jiangsu Hualan with a 119-101 scoreline in the 20th round of the Chinese National Basketball League (NBL) on Wednesday.

With the win, Anhui now has the league's longest winning streak this season with 15 consecutive games won. Anhui has improved to a 18-2 win-loss record and still shares the top spot of the table with the Wolves.

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According to Asia-Basket, the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Manny Harris had an excellent game with a game-high 49 points and 11 rebounds along with six assists and three steals to lead Anhui to the victory. The 6-foot-5 tall guard went 22 for 34 from the field and made 4 of 6 from the foul line in 42 minutes on the hard wood.

Former Washington Wizards forward Chris Singleton finished the match with a remarkable double-double game production of 22 points and a team-high 12 boards for the winners. Local players Shouwei Cun and YongGang Zhang chipped in with 17 points and 14 points, respectively for Anhui. Anhui is scheduled to play the eleventh-ranked team Jiangsu Lions on Friday.

Former Sichuan Blue Whales reinforcement Michael Efevberha led Hualan with 35 points and eight boards while American Craig Brackins poured in 21 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for the losing team.

According to NowGoal, the winning team ended the first half of the game with a big 19-point lead 72-53.  Anhui was able to further stretch their lead to 25 points with a 27-21 third quarter run 99-74.

With a comfortable lead, Anhui easily cruised to their 18th victory of the season while Hualan suffered their ninth defeat in 20 official games played.

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