Posts Tagged ‘Chinese Basketball Association’
Guangdong completes CBA Finals three-peat
The Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive Chinese Basketball Association Finals title on Sunday, beating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 110-103 in overtime in the decisive Game 3. Guangdong captured its 11th overall CBA crown. Game 3 was a pulse-rising contest in crunch time. The Flying Leopards’ Guo Ailun missed the second of two free…
Read MoreStephon Marbury engineers Beijing Royal Fighters’ turnaround
Stephon Marbury saw his team open the 2020-21 Chinese Basketball Association season with five losses in its first six games in October. Then, in mid-December, the Beijing Royal Fighters dropped five in a row. As a result, they fell to 8-12. It’s been a roller-coaster year for Marbury’s club. But the Royal Fighters have turned…
Read MoreGuangdong Southern Tigers repeat as CBA champions
The Guangdong Southern Tigers captured their second consecutive Chinese Basketball Association title on Saturday evening, defeating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 123-115 in Game 3 of the championship series. Former NBA player Sonny Weems, a University of Arkansas product, led Guangdong with 39 points in Qingdao, China. Teammate Zhou Peng had 23 points and grabbed eight…
Read MoreGuangdong Southern Tigers advance to CBA finals
The reigning champion Guangdong Southern Tigers are headed back to the Chinese Basketball Association finals. With an 88-85 win over the Beijing Ducks in Game 3 of their best-of-three semifinal series on Saturday in Qingdao, China, Guangdong secured a showdown with the Liaoning Flying Leopards, who captured the title in 2018. The Flying Leopards went…
Read MoreCBA chief Yao Ming outlines options to relaunch season
Yao Ming, the Chinese Basketball Association president, said there are three potential plans for the league to resume its season. Appearing on CCTV last weekend, the CBA boss outlined the 20-team league’s options as follows: complete the full schedule, alter the schedule and cancel some games to shorten the season, or declare the regular season…
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