Good luck getting a ticket

Marbury leads defending champion Beijing in a tricky opening clash with Arenas and Shanghai, writes Sun Xiaochen

You might have to spend double or triple the face-value for a scalped ticket to Saturday's CBA tip-off game, but it could well be worth the price.

A NBA All-Star match-up will thrill the fans in the 6,000-seat Shougang Gymnasium when Stephon Marbury squares off with fellow countryman Gilbert Arenas in the season opener between the Beijing Ducks and Shanghai Sharks.