CHN – DongGuan rally to down Golden Lions complete semifinal line-up
BEIJING (CBA) - DongGuan Leopards unleashed a 32-19 run in the fourth quarter to win 97-89 and clinch their CBA quarter-finals against Zhejiang Golden Lions 3-1 on Wednesday. DongGuan will now take on Guangdong Tigers in the semifinals with Xinjiang Flying Tigers taking on Jiangsu Dragons. The semi-finals – played as best-of-five series – tip ...
BEIJING (CBA) - DongGuan Leopards unleashed a 32-19 run in the fourth quarter to win 97-89 and clinch their CBA quarter-finals against Zhejiang Golden Lions 3-1 on Wednesday.
DongGuan will now take on Guangdong Tigers in the semifinals with Xinjiang Flying Tigers taking on Jiangsu Dragons. The semi-finals – played as best-of-five series – tip off on 3 April.
Nigerian Josh-Emmanuel Akognon led DongGuan’s charge with a game-high 43 points. American Courtney Simms contributed a double double with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Playing without giant center Zhang Kai – out due to an ankle injury – DongGuan found their replacement in youngster Sun Tonglin who had 14 rebounds a 2 blocks.
Peter John Ramos led the Golden Lions scoring with 23 points. Wang Bo had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
DongGuan will now face Golden Lions, who along with Jiangsu and GuangDong, booked their semi-final places earlier in the week.
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