The retirement ceremony of Yi Jianlian's jersey was held in Dongguan Basketball Center, marking the end of an era. At the same time, a fierce game in the 2023-2024 CBA regular season will face the Guangsha men's basketball team at home in the Guangdong men's basketball team. In the end, Guangdong defeated Guangsha 106-95. At the beginning of the game, Zhou Qi returned and made his debut, but failed to break through the opponent's defense. The Guangsha men's basketball team relied on Zhu Junlong's mid-range shot and Sun Minghui's three-point shot to take the lead of 5-0.
Subsequently, Du Runwang and Xu Jie's consecutive three-pointers helped the Guangdong men's basketball team quickly tie the score, but Sun Minghui's mid-range shot allowed the Guangsha men's basketball team to regain the lead. Oliver's scoring streak further extended the advantage of the Guangsha men's basketball team, resulting in a 28-23 lead at the end of the first half. The three-point shooting rate of the Guangsha men's basketball team in the first quarter of the game was as high as 625%。
In the second half of the game, the Guangsha men's basketball team maintained the lead with its excellent outside performance, and finally ended the second quarter, the Guangdong team still trailed by 12 points. However, the South China Tigers bounced together in the face of a huge disadvantage, and the successive scores of Zhou Qi, Ren Junfei and Deng kept the score narrow. After Wang Qingming fouled Guangsha, Weems made two free throws to take a one-point lead!The South China Tigers stretched the score to 86-78.
In the final quarter of the game, the South China Tigers' defense performed well, and although Zhang Haojia and Xu Jie's fouls gave Guangsha a chance, the South China Tigers still maintained their lead. After the game, Guangdong South China Tigers presented an unforgettable retirement gift to their eldest brother Yi Jianlian with victory, and then held a retirement ceremony for Yi Jianlian's jersey.