Guangdong complete season sweep of Beijing in CBA
The Beijing Ducks and the Nanjing Monkey Kings both failed to win on Wednesday in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league, and had to keep fighting for a spot in this season's playoffs.
Beijing swallowed the second straight defeat after a 110-92 loss to the Guangdong Southern Tigers.
The Ducks played a competitive first quarter, trailing by only one point. However, the Southern Tigers delivered tougher defense in the second quarter, limiting Beijing's score to 16 points in the single period.
Guangdong was once leading by more than 20 points in the second half, and Beijing tried hard to get back into the game in the final minutes, but Guangdong stayed calm to wrap up the victory.
Guangdong big man Zhou Qi grabbed 16 rebounds throughout the game, along with 14 points. Tremont Waters had a team-high 21 points for Guangdong.
Guangdong moved back to top-four on the standings thanks to the victory. Beijing was currently 11th.
12 teams will qualify for the playoffs in the 20-team league.
Nanjing was leading by four points after the first three quarters, but the Jilin Northeast Tigers played a good enough final quarter to claw back for the win at 113-110.
Nicholas Rakocevic had 26 points for Jilin. Jiang Yuxing added 25.
With four games to play in the regular season, Nanjing was placed 13th with a 22-26 win-loss record, two victories behind the 12th-placed Shanxi Loongs who recorded 24-24.
Related articles
- SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis Matos hit a three-run homer and had a career-high six RBIs to continue his2024-05-20
Blood test could detect osteoarthritis in the knees eight years before it appears on X
A blood test could detect osteoarthritis in the knees up to eight years before it appears on X-rays2024-05-20The REAL Evangelos Marinakis: The explosive hire
The image is one of the most arresting of the season. The date is March 2 and Darwin Nunez has just2024-05-20What to know about Hamas again raising the possibility of a 2
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-stat2024-05-20Framing growing cultural connections
Near the Forbidden City lies a quaint courtyard with gray brick walls, crimson columns and old trees2024-05-20Doja Cat SLAMS parents taking their children to her racy shows in expletive
Doja Cat has slammed parents taking their children to her racy shows in an expletive-laden tirade on2024-05-20
atest comment