beijing, dec. 6 (xinhua) -- nanjing monkey kings narrowly defeated guest side zhejiang golden bulls 119-116 with joseph young's buzzer-beater, and home team fujian sturgeons crashed shanghai sharks 124-90 on aleksandar kesar's first coaching match in the 14th round of chinese basketball association (cba) league on friday.
nanjing's joseph young notched a *-high 49 points, taking 23 of the home side's 31 total points in the last quarter. his teammate hamed haddadi also contributed a noticeable triple-double with 26 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists.
the duo dominated both outside and inside, * nanjing gear up early in the first quarter to establish its 12-point lead.
zhejiang had a 10-1 run in the second quarter as marcus edward denmo recovered his accuracy. a crucial timeout *ed nanjing to hold their ground, then the host team reopened the gap to 57-50.
the third quarter saw the 88-76 suppression to zhejiang by the home side. young and haddadi were still unshakable as duo-attackers while their long distance cooperation was enhancing.
nanjing got off to a slow start in the fourth quarter, giving zhejiang a chance to r*rse the scoreboard. wu qian of zhejiang's last lay-up was mercilessly denied by haddadi, then young scored the buzzer-beater to seal the * in an incredible way.
"young's last second three-pointer shows his talent, but i would call it as fortune," said by zhejiang's head coach liu weiwei.
in another match, fujian sturgeons routed the visiting shanghai sharks 124-90 to end their six-* losing streak.
the dramatic friday witnessed fujian appointed legendary ser*an coach aleksandar kesar to replace former head coach zhu shilong on noon, delivering a strong performance at night and took the *ggest win *r in two teams' head-to-head records.
"i only had one training session with my players. i am proud of their performance. they executed the * plan well to show our determination," noted kesar.
fujian opened fire beyond arc in the first quarter to lead 32-12, before the home team extended the advantage to *-35 into the half break. the second half saw little challenges from the visitors as fujian seal their third win of the season with 34-point advantage.
chen linjian hit eight 3-pointers out of 12 attempts and ty lawson grabbed 34 points by 22 shots for the home team, while shanghai kept a low 40 percent shooting percentage throughout the *.
in the other two matches, shandong *es stopped beijing royal fighters 95-90, and zhejiang lions beat *n pioneers 102-93.
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