Nanjing–Jiangsu looks like a game where the loose ball could tell us more than the last score. Shanghai forced a rough possession night out of Nanjing, but Jiangsu also gave the ball away often in its loss to Zhejiang. If Jiangsu can turn Nanjing over, it still has to keep those extra possessions from leaking back the other way. Which team looks more comfortable getting into its offense after the first defensive disruption?
Nanjing had 16 turnovers against Shanghai, whose box score records 12 steals and 31 assists in a 100–84 win. Jiangsu had 15 turnovers against Zhejiang in a 70–62 loss; in its previous game against Guangdong, it kept the margin to two points with 14 turnovers and a 37–34 rebounding edge. Nanjing's nine turnovers in the narrow Xinjiang game are a reminder that the Shanghai performance is not its only version.
