On August 22, the NBL playoffs began. In the first round, Changsha Wantian Braves faced off against Jiangsu Tanggou Guocang.
In the first quarter, the entire Changsha team was on fire, with Liu Shuai and Chen Zexu performing notably well. Conversely, Jiangsu struggled across the board, only managing to score 9 points in a span of 9 minutes. Changsha unleashed a dominant run of 32-9.