Lin Zhijie scored a key blow.

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[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] "Give the ball to Zhijie" at the critical moment is right!

PLG Taipei Fubon Warriors finally relied on "The Beast" Lin Zhijie's winning jumper 39 seconds before the gunshot, and finally narrowly defeated the Taoyuan Puyuan Pilot Ape 80:78, pulling out 5 consecutive victories, and at the same time cut off the opponent's home game at the Taoyuan Arena 8 consecutive victories.

The Pilot Apes won 12 of the first 13 games, while the Warriors won 4 consecutive victories after the Lunar New Year. The two teams are currently the best teams in the league. They have won 1 each this season, and their records are evenly divided.

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The Warriors started the game with Lin Zhijie's 15-point contribution in the first half, leading by up to 12 points at most, but the Pioneer Ape chased after the second half, using defense to suppress the opponent to score only 13 points in a single quarter, and after three quarters, the Warriors chased 59:61.

The Warriors have won 5 consecutive victories.

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The two teams led each other in the decisive quarter. The Warriors relied on Zeng Xiangjun’s mid-range hit to help the team build a 3-point lead. However, Lu Junxiang made a tying three-pointer in the last 1:13, but he missed the next layup. Seizing the opportunity, Lin Zhijie led the score with a fallback jumper 39 seconds before the end of the game. With Shi Jinyao's last hit missed, the Warriors narrowly won by 2 points.

Lin Zhijie led the Warriors with 18 points, Johnson scored 12 points and 18 rebounds, Zhang Zongxian scored 15 points, Sessef fouled out with 6 fouls in the fourth quarter, and only scored 3 points in this game.

Pilot Ape had the best performance with Ayers' 16 points and 17 rebounds, Chen Guanquan and Sonny each had 13 points, Shi Jinyao had 11 points, and Lu Junxiang had only 10 points due to poor hand feeling.

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