Hey basketball fans! 🏀 Guess what happened? The Guangsha Lions beat the Qingdao Eagles 101-96 in an exciting game! 😲 It was Game 5 of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) quarterfinals in Hangzhou, a city in the Chinese mainland.
The Lions are the top team from the regular season, and now they will face the defending champions, the Liaoning Flying Leopards, in the semifinals. Did you know that the Lions had lost all six of their previous playoff games against the Leopards? But this time, they are ready to give it their all! 💪
The Lions’ star player, Barry Brown Jr., had a tough time making shots. He missed 11 out of 15! 😱 But he didn’t give up. Instead, he helped his team by passing the ball and making 9 assists. That’s when you help your teammate score. Sun Minghui, another awesome player, had 10 assists! Plus, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the regular season scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds (that’s when you catch the ball after a missed shot). 🏀✨
On the Eagles’ side, Yang Hansen, who is super tall at 2.18 meters (that’s about 7 feet 2 inches!), came off the bench and scored 16 points and got 11 rebounds. Quinndary Weatherspoon was their top scorer with 24 points and 8 assists. The game was close until the very end! 😮
The Lions were ahead 53-48 at halftime. They kept their lead and were up by as much as 13 points! But the Eagles didn’t give up. They fought back and got really close, but in the end, the Lions held on to win. 🎉
The next game for the Lions is against the Liaoning Flying Leopards on Saturday. It’s going to be an epic match! Also, the Shanxi Loongs will play against the Beijing Ducks on Sunday. Who do you think will win? 🤔
Stay tuned for more exciting basketball action! 🏀🔥
Reference(s):
Guangsha Lions survive five-game series against Qingdao Eagles
cgtn.com
