August 22, in the first round of the NBL playoffs (quarterfinals), Hong Kong Golden Bulls played against Jiangxi Ganchi at home and won 107-74, securing a strong start, while Jiangxi Ganchi suffered a crushing defeat by 33 points.
Jiangxi Ganchi ended the regular season with four consecutive losses. Entering the playoffs, they were quickly defeated by the formidable Hong Kong Golden Bulls, trailing by more than 10 points after the first quarter. By the end of the third quarter, they were already behind by 38 points. Despite their efforts in the fourth quarter, they could not avoid the humiliating defeat, ultimately losing 74-107 by 33 points.
The biggest problem for Jiangxi Ganchi was that no one besides the foreign players could score. Steele contributed 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Harris added 27 points and 12 rebounds. The two foreign players combined for 42 points and 20 rebounds, whereas all ten domestic players who played did not score in double digits; Li Yantao’s 7 points was the highest among domestic players. The entire team’s ten domestic players collectively scored only 32 points and 13 rebounds, far less than the 42 points and 20 rebounds contributed by the two foreign players.