Guangdong hands Beijing 5th defeat in CBA

 　　BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions the Guangdong Hongyuan handed the Beijing Ducks their second home defeat of this season with a 112-99 win in the 20th round of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Wednesday.

　　The Beijing Ducks, who started the 2011-2012 season with 13 straight victories, a club record, have lost five in past six matches.

　　The game was close at the beginning before Guangdong took an early lead in the second quarter, when Beijing committed 5 fouls¹ in 4 minutes. By the end of the second quarter, Guangdong led by 13 points with the score of 58-45.

　　However, rookie Zhu Yanxi stepped up for his team with three three-pointers and Randolph Morris had four huge blocks in the third quarter before Fang² Shuo's baseline jumper tied the game at 74-74.

　　The last quarter was dominated by Guangdong, who outscored Beijing Ducks 36-23 in the period.

　　It was in defence where Guangdong made the difference. Guangdong grabbed 49 rebounds³ against Beijing's 32.

　　Free throw was another problem for the Ducks, who hit only 29 out of 43 free throws in the game.

　　The Beijing Ducks have lost 17 consecutive⁴ home games against Guangdong Hongyua.

1 fouls   

n.煤层尖灭；恶劣的( foul的名词复数 )；邪恶的；难闻的；下流的v.使污秽( foul的第三人称单数 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• The player was sent off the field because of fouls. 这名运动员因屡屡犯规而被罚下场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls. 由于屡次犯规，琼斯在下半场中被责令退出比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

3 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。