A mid-table clash takes place between Fujian Sturgeons and Shandong Heroes on Thursday
Both the teams had started the second phase well but then were humbled in the second game when they both lost their encounters
The Shandong Heroes lost against the Fly Dragons by 94-103 after winning their first game against Tianjin by 84-83.
The Fujian Sturgeons lost their previous game by 107-112 after winning the first game 121- 108.
Both the teams will now look to get back to winning ways.
Teams: Fujian Sturgeons vs Shandong Heroes
Match Timing: June 23, @ 01:30 PM
Venue: China
Both the teams are fortunate on the injury front and have a full squad to choose from and no injuries to hamper their selection.
For the Fujian Sturgeons, Wang Zhelin was the star in the previous game as scored 38 points to go with his 14 rebounds. Ty Lawson too was in sublime form with 15 points to go with his 7 assists. Both are key in their positions and are expected to impact the game
For the Shandong Heroes, Wang Ruheng was the star of the show as he scored 20 points and scored 9 assists to go with it and Tao Hanlin who scored 22 points and 17 rebounds. They are very important for this game
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Fujian Sturgeons – Jianghuai Li (PG), Ming-Yu Liu (SG), Chen Linjian (SF), Long-Mao Hu (PF), Zhelin Wang (C)
Shandong Heroes – Qinpeng Zhang (PG), Ruheng Wang (SG), Henan Sun (SF), HanLin Tao (PF), Cheng Jia (C)
Fujian Sturgeons squad – Ty Lawson, Mingzhi Xu, Kamiran Sidikejiang, Zhelin Wang, He Zhongda, Ming-Yu Liu, Yacai Xie, Fei Cao, Chen Linjian, Yichao Huang, Chenhao Diao, Runfeng Wang, Zhe Sun, Jianghuai Li, Tang Jie, Long-Mao Hu, Sun Chunpeng
Shandong Heroes squad – Guanghan Ma, Qinpeng Zhang, Zhang Hui, Ruheng Wang, Honghan Li, Liu Dapeng, Guanxiang Wang, Jingyu Li, Henan Sun, Feizuo Hou, HanLin Tao, Chen Peidong, Tian Jiafu, Cheng Jia, Ke Wu, Zhu Rongzhen
Team 1 –
PG: T Jie, Z Hui
SG: R Wang
SF: C Linjian, Y Huang
PF: H Tao
C: Z Wang (SP), K Wu
Team 2 –
PG: T Lawson (SP), Hui.
SG: K Sidikejiang
SF: Huang, Li
PF: H. Tao, Peidong
C: Zhongda.
It is an evenly matched contest however the Shandong Heroes are the expected to edge the contest.