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14:48, 23-Apr-2018
Liaoning sweeps Guangsha to claim their first CBA championship title
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Liaoning Flying Leopards beat Zhejiang Guangsha 100-88 at home in Game 4 of the CBA Finals on Sunday, winning the team’s first-ever championship title after six heartbreaking years as runners-up.
Liaoning clinched the title on their home court, and their opponents played without their coach Li Chunjiang, who was suspended after picking up a series of technical fouls.
Liaoning Flying Leopards guard Guo Ailun celebrates the victory. /VCG Photo
Liaoning Flying Leopards guard Guo Ailun celebrates the victory. /VCG Photo
Zhejiang Guangsha’s Courtney Fortson and Hu Jinqiu helped the visitors lead 13-6 at the beginning. Then the host team found their way back, as Lester Hudson and Brandon Bass totaled 52 points and local Guo Ailun scored 19 points. Liaoning dominated the second half.
Liaoning Flying Leopards’s CBA finals experiences. /Sports Scene Photo
Liaoning Flying Leopards’s CBA finals experiences. /Sports Scene Photo
The Flying Leopards clinched the series in four games, and claimed their first-ever CBA title, with league president Yao Ming on hand to give out the trophy.