At 19:35 on the evening of October 29th, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2017-18 CBA League, the Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Team faced Shanghai at home. In the first quarter, Shanghai's offense continued to be sluggish and only scored 9 points, while Guangzhou used full firepower to establish a 20-point lead. In the following three quarters, Guangzhou firmly grasped the initiative on the court. In the end, the game ended, Guangzhou defeated Shanghai 118-102, ushering in a good start to the new season. ?

In terms of statistics, Guangzhou's Fogg scored 34 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Hansbrough had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Sonny had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 1 pick Chen Yingjun had 13 points and 5 rebounds in his debut; Shanghai Fredette scored 38 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Minnaras had 19 points and 9 rebounds, Luo Hanchen had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Dong Hanlin had 14 points. ?

In the first quarter, Ju Mingxin took the lead and scored 5 points with sudden inside and outside shots, and also assisted Sonny to successfully attack the basket. Guangzhou, playing at home, started 7-0. After the timeout, the Shanghai team continued to slump; Sonny, Fogg and Fan Ziming made contributions one after another, and Guangzhou once again hit a small climax, expanding the score to 15-0. Cai Liang made a breakthrough layup, breaking Shanghai's 6-minute scoring drought. Subsequently, this year's number one pick, Guangzhou Chen Yingjun, made his debut. At the end of this quarter, Hansbrough came on the stage and performed a make-up dunk, scoring the first point of his CBA career. Chen Yingjun made three kills and two free throws, and Guangzhou ended the first quarter with a 29-9 lead.

As soon as the second quarter started, Fredette scored a three-pointer, Hansbrough tipped into the frame, Luo Xudong also made a layup, and Guangzhou led 33-12. Subsequently, Fredette broke through and scored 2+1. Fogg made two free throws. Dong Hanlin responded with a dunk, and the point difference was 18 points. After the timeout, Fredette, Minnaras and Luo Hanchen worked together, but Hansbrough led the team to score steadily in response, and Guangzhou continued to maintain a double-digit lead. As Shi Yuchen assisted Dong Hanlin for a dunk, the first half ended and Guangzhou led 63-46.

In the third quarter, Hansbrough made consecutive attacks under the basket. Fogg hit a three-pointer, Luo Hanchen scored a layup, Chen Yingjun responded with 5 points from inside and outside, and Guangzhou expanded its lead to 75- 49. In the middle of the quarter, Fogg made three free throws; Hansbrough added two more points from the basket, and Guangzhou already led by 31 points. In the second half of the game, Guangzhou, which was playing at home, struggled offensively, and Shanghai scored consecutively, narrowing the point difference to 17 points. As Chen Yingjun missed a three-pointer from the backcourt, Guangzhou led 88-61 in the third quarter.

In the final quarter, Fredette scored two three-pointers and two free throws; however, Sonny, Fan Ziming and Luo Xudong made contributions one after another, and Guangzhou entered the timeout with a 98-79 lead. Subsequently, Dong Hanlin made a breakthrough layup, Fredette and Lu Wei scored three-pointers one after another, and Shanghai slightly narrowed the point difference. However, Guangzhou did not slack off. Sonny and Fogg led the team to stabilize the lead. In the middle of the quarter, Fredette was replaced by Minnaras. Chen Yingjun broke through and scored the ball. Guangzhou led by 19 points 4 minutes before the end. There was almost no suspense in the game. Guangzhou finally defeated Shanghai at home and got a good start to the new season.