Stephon Marbury played his second match in the Chinese Basketball Association last night against the league leading Guangdong Southern Tigers. It was a hotly contested match, that saw the league leaders come away with a 113-104 victory, and managed to keep the Shanxi Zhongyu at arms length throughout the evening.

The main matchup of the evening was between Stephon Marbury and former Lakers starting guard Smush Parker. Parker had 13 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds while Marbury more than held his own with a 15 point, 15 assist and 4 rebound effort. Marbury still hasn’t managed to find his shot (which at this point could be lost forever) and was 4-18 shooting overall. His 3 point shooting has been particularly shaky (must be those close 3 point lines) with a 1-7 showing that has brought his CBA 3pt shooting % to a measly 8%. Starbury aka The Lone Wolf aka Taiyuan’s Finest also had 3 fouls, 3 turnovers, 3 steals, and 1 block in 43 minutes of play .

Stephon Marbury’s team is now in last place in the CBA. The only consolation at this point is that this is a situation Marbury is fairly accustomed to.

The next match for the Shanxi Zhongyu will be another tough one, they go head to head with 3rd place (16-3)  Zhejiang Guangsha Lions on February 5th.

To see video highlights of the game, go here. To read the full game report, check out Anthony Tao’s live blogging of the game. Also worth checking out is his fantastic report for Deadspin where he accurately presents the Marbury in China story from a truly human perspective.