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BEIJING, Dec. 6-- Nanjing Monkey Kings narrowly defeated guest side Zhejiang Golden Bulls 119-116 with Joseph Young's buzzer-beater, and home team Fujian Sturgeons crashed Shanghai Sharks 124-90 on Aleksandar Kesar's first coaching match in the 14th round of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Friday. Nanjing's Joseph Young notched a game-high 49 points, taking 23 of the home side's 31 total points in the last quarter. His teammate Hamed Haddadi also contributed a noticeable triple-double with 26 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. The duo dominated both outside and inside, help Nanjing gear up early in the first quarter to establish its 12-point lead. Zhejiang had a 10-1 run in the second quarter as Marcus Edward Denmo recovered his accuracy. A crucial timeout helped Nanjing to hold their ground, then the host team reopened the gap to 57-50. The third quarter saw the 88-76 suppression to Zhejiang by the home side. Young and Haddadi were still unshakable as duo-attackers while their long distance cooperation was enhancing. Nanjing got off to a slow start in the fourth quarter, giving Zhejiang a chance to reverse the scoreboard. Wu Qian of Zhejiang's last lay-up was mercilessly denied by Haddadi, then Young scored the buzzer-beater to seal the game in an incredible way. "Young's last second three-pointer shows his talent, but I would call it as fortune," said by Zhejiang's head coach Liu Weiwei. | 
