CBA – Jiangsu, Zhejiang clinch play-offs spot

Four teams in race for three remaining slots

BEIJING (CBA) - Jiangsu Dragons scraped to a 121-120 win against Shanxi Zhongyu and Zhejiang Cyclones overcame Shandong Flaming Bulls 107-94 on Sunday to clinch their play-off berths in the CBA.

Xinjiang Flying Tigers, DongGuan Leopards and Guangdong Tigers – the top three teams who had had already made the play-off cut – maintained their winning run as the race for the other play-off spots heated up.

Four teams – Bayi Rockets, Zhejiang Golden Lions, Beijing Ducks and Shandong – will fight it out to finish in the top eight and clinch one of the three remaining berths.

Two rounds remain to be played in the CBA Regular season as three more teams – Shanxi, Liaoning Hunters and Bob Donewald Jr’s Shanghai Sharks – fell out of the race for the play-offs.

CBA Results

Round 31
Beijing – Zhejiang G.L. 97-78; Zhejiang C. – Xinjiang 92-100; Jiangsu – Shanghai 95-80; Qingdao DS – Foshan 96-98; Liaoning – Jilin 80-88; Shandong – DongGuan 109-117; Shanxi Zh. – Guangdong 94-134; TianJin R. – Fujian 100-124.

Round 32
Jiangsu – Shanxi Zh. 121-120; Xinjiang – Zhejiang G.L. 111-68; Liaoning – Beijing 104-97; DongGuan – Qingdao DS 122-108; Bayi – Shanghai 102-80; Shandong – Zhejiang C. 94-107; TianJin R. – Guangdong 101-114; Foshan – Fujian 97-104

CBA Standings

1. Xinjiang Flying Tigers 29-1+
2. DongGuan Leopards 23-6+
3. Guangdong Tigers 23-7+
4. Jiangsu Dragons 19-11+
5. Zhejiang Cyclones 17-13+
6. Bayi Rockets 16-14
7. Zhejiang Golden Lions 16-12
8. Beijing Ducks 16-15
9. Shandong Flaming Bulls 14-16
10. Shanxi Zhongyu 13-17*
11. Liaoning Hunters 13-17*
12. Shanghai Sharks 12-19*
13. Foshan 10-20*
14. Jilin Northeast Tigers 11-19*
15. Qingdao Double Star 10-20*
16. Fujian Xunxin 8-22*
17 TianJin Rongcheng 5-25*
+denotes qualified for play-offs
*denotes eliminated from play-offs

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