Championship point secured! Goodwin with 28 points and 10 assists as five players score in double figures; Shanghai dominates Guangsha 110-77 to take a 3-0 series lead

The third game of the 2025-2026 CBA playoff finals was held on May 31, 2025, at 19:35 Beijing time. Shanghai won 110-77 away against Guangsha, leading the series 3-0 and earning championship point.

Goodwin

Game stats

Shanghai: Goodwin 28 pts, 3 reb, 10 ast, 2 stl; Zhang Zhenlin 23 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast; Fogg 22 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast; Li Hongquan 14 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl; Wang Zhelin 11 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast; Liu Zheng 7 pts, 1 reb, 2 stl; Xie Liyongwei 3 pts, 1 ast; Ma Diancheng 2 pts, 1 reb; Cui Xiaolong 1 reb, 1 ast; Li Tianrong 1 reb; Yan Pengfei 1 reb

Guangsha: Brown 29 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast; Carlton 10 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk; Hu Jinqiu 10 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast; Tucker 9 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast; Zhu Junlong 8 pts; Sun Minghui 4 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast; Zhao Jiaren 4 pts, 1 reb; Lin Bingsheng 3 pts, 1 reb; Wu Xiao 2 reb, 1 ast; Su Ruoyu 1 reb

Game recap

In the first quarter, Goodwin opened with a driving layup, and Zhang Zhenlin hit a three-pointer to give Shanghai a 5-0 lead. Brown answered with a long three for Guangsha to break the ice. Fogg scored on free throws and a jumper, and Zhang Zhenlin threw down a dunk, keeping Shanghai ahead by about six points. Hu Jinqiu, Zhu Junlong, and Brown scored from multiple spots, sparking a 7-2 run to cut the deficit to one point. Brown was unstoppable, scoring seven straight points to push Guangsha ahead 28-25. The teams then traded baskets. At the end of the first quarter, Guangsha led 30-29.

In the second quarter, Liu Zheng immediately hit a three to retake the lead. Goodwin drilled two consecutive threes and then scored on a layup, fueling an 8-0 run that made it 42-33 and forced a Guangsha timeout. After the timeout, Fogg sank another three, and Liu Zheng scored on a fast-break layup, extending Shanghai's lead to 17 points and prompting another Guangsha timeout. Carlton finally ended the dry spell with a hook shot. Fogg responded with another three, while Brown caught fire with two straight threes, and Hu Jinqiu scored on an open layup, cutting the deficit to 46-57 and forcing a Shanghai timeout. After the timeout, Brown hit a drifting buzzer-beating three, and Shanghai led 58-50 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Brown scored on a strong drive to cut the lead to two. Wang Zhelin, Zhang Zhenlin, Li Hongquan, and Goodwin then erupted from inside and outside, unleashing an 11-0 run to stretch the lead to 19 points, forcing Guangsha to call a timeout. After the timeout, Zhao Jiaren scored on a floater, but Wang Zhelin and Li Hongquan answered with another scoring spree, pushing Shanghai ahead 84-58, a 26-point lead. Brown hit a long three, but Shanghai still led 88-61 at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Zhang Zhenlin and Hu Jinqiu traded scores, with both teams exchanging baskets. Tucker drained a three-pointer to bring Guangsha within 70-95. Zhang Zhenlin, in excellent form, hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer. Guangsha then made two consecutive threes, but Li Hongquan answered with a three of his own, keeping Shanghai's lead at 27 points. Zhang Zhenlin threw down an alley-oop dunk, and Goodwin hit a buzzer-beating three, making it 105-75 — a 30-point margin. The game was effectively over. In the end, Shanghai defeated Guangsha 110-77.

Starting lineups

Guangsha: Brown, Zhu Junlong, Sun Minghui, Hu Jinqiu, Carlton

Shanghai: Goodwin, Li Hongquan, Fogg, Zhang Zhenlin, Wang Zhelin