CBA: Liaoning grabs 21st consecutive win

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The CBA's Liaoning extended their winning streak to 21 with a slender 153-150 overtime win against the hosts Jilin on Thursday.

Liaoning's Lester Hudson had a game-high 37 points, while Han Dejun added 37 points and 13 rebounds.

It took three extra sessions for the defending champions to get another victory, and keep their team-record streak going.

Jilin started off well in the opening quarter as they lead 30-12 ahead to the second quarter. Then the hosts ended with 64 points by halftime, 20 points ahead of the defending champions in the first half. In the second half, Liaoning dominated the match before Jiang Weize from Jilin made a key 3-pointer for a 107 draw in the first added time.

Jilin's Jiang Weize (R) in action during the CBA match which Liaoning win 153-150 over Jilin in Changchun City, northeast China's Jilin Province, January 17, 2019. /VCG Photo

The 17-year-old Jiang later tied the score at 122 to send the match into another overtime. But the Flying Leopards eventually took the lead with 153 to 150 after three extra sessions, for a 21st win on the bounce.

Elsewhere, Xinjiang beat Sichuan, with Darius Adams pouring in 38 points. Jiangsu pounded Shandong by 20 for a third consecutive win, and Shanxi got past Nanjing thanks to Bobby Brown's 27 points and Shabazz Muhammad's 26.