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On March 19th, Beijing time, the third game of the quarterfinals of the 2017-18 CBA playoffs, featuring the clash between Guangdong and Xinjiang, continued, with Guangdong team once again hosting Xinjiang at home. Blaiche had a stellar performance, scoring 26 points and grabbing 16 rebounds, and he also hit the game-winning three-pointer. As a result, Xinjiang fought hard to defeat Guangdong 95-92, bringing the series score to 1-2; this victory was also Xinjiang’s first win in the playoffs. The two teams have faced each other 60 times in history, with the Guangdong team having 41 wins and 19 losses, giving them an advantage. For the Guangdong team, Yi Jianlian scored 22 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, made 4 steals and 3 blocks; Zhou Peng scored 10 points, had 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 assists; Sloan scored 15 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and provided 4 assists; Zhao Rui scored 7 points with 3 assists; Nicholson scored 23 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and had 2 assists; Hu Mingxuan scored 13 points, had 2 rebounds and 3 assists. For the Xinjiang team, Sun Tonglin scored 6 points and grabbed 3 rebounds; Yu Changdong scored 16 points and had 3 rebounds. Kelanbaike scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists. Adams scored 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Li Gen scored 10 points and 2 rebounds. Xirelijiang scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Blecher scored 26 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.