Beijing team beat Ningbo team at home and won eight consecutive CBA regular season victories

In the eighth round of the 2026-2027 Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA) regular season held at the Beijing Shougang Ice Hockey Arena on the evening of November 3, the Beijing Shougang Team (referred to as the “Beijing Team”) defeated the Ningbo Dingwo Team (referred to as the “Ningbo Team”) 120:88 at home, winning eight consecutive victories and ranking first in the standings with a complete victory record.

Before this game, the Beijing team, the favorite to win the championship, had won seven consecutive games, beating its opponents by an average of 27.1 points per game, and was the only undefeated team among the 20 teams. The Ningbo team, which recently changed its head coach and management, is still stuck in a losing streak, without a win in seven games.

After the game started, Beijing team Zhou Qi and foreign aid Waters III teamed up to start the game 9:3. Ningbo team Lu Tubula and Luan Licheng chased the points. Then the Beijing team made more points and launched a 15:0 attack wave, extending the lead to double digits and ending the first quarter with 32:16. In the second quarter, Ningbo team's foreign aid Miller led his team to continuously chase points and once narrowed the deficit to 10 points. However, in the second half of the quarter, the Beijing team hit a 10:0 scoring climax and ended the half with 59:42.

After changing sides, the Beijing team maintained a lead of about 20 points in the first half of the third quarter. In the second half of the quarter, the physical confrontation between the two sides intensified and frequent fouls were committed. The Ningbo team continued to narrow the point difference by relying on free throws. In the final quarter, Beijing team's foreign aid Brown hit three three-pointers, and Zhai Xiaochuan, Zhao Rui and others made sudden shots from inside and outside to help the team expand its lead. In the end, the Beijing team defeated its opponent by 32 points.

In terms of statistics, four members of the Beijing team scored in double figures, and Brown contributed a team-high 30 points. Three players from the Ningbo team scored in double figures, including Miller who scored a season-high 30 points.

After the 8th round, the Beijing team leads the standings with eight consecutive victories, while the Ningbo team, which has lost eight consecutive games, is still at the bottom. The defending champion Shanghai team and the league's "four-time champion" Liaoning team both have a record of 7 wins and 1 loss. Followed closely by the Beikong team and Shanxi team, with the same record of 6 wins and 2 losses. The Guangsha team, Zhejiang team and Fujian team all have a record of 5 wins and 3 losses.

At this point, the first phase of the CBA League this season has come to an end, and the window period will begin. The second phase of the competition will begin on December 4. During the window period, a new round of World Cup Asian qualifiers and the third CBA Club Cup will be held.

Li Nan, the head coach of the Beijing team, said that since the start of this season, the team has always maintained its defensive intensity and made progress regardless of the strength of the opponent. "After the offseason adjustments, the team will further summarize and strive to do better in the next stage of the game."