INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Guangsha Lions beat the Liaoning Flying Leopards 109-98 in Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinal series in the Chinese Basketball
Association (CBA) Playoffs on the roadway in Shenyang, northeast Chinas Liaoning Province, on Thursday, sweeping past the three-time
defending champs 3-0 to advance to this seasons CBA Finals.Guangsha will face the winner of the other last-four face-off in between the
Beijing Ducks and Shanxi Loongs for the championship
The Ducks head into Game 3 at home on Friday night holding a 2-0 series lead.Three players –-- Hu Jinqiu, Barry Brown, and Sun Minghui
–-- scored double-digit points for the Lions in Game 3 versus Liaoning
Hu tallied video game highs of 36 points and 10 rebounds; Brown included 25 points, 9 assists, and 4 takes; and Sun contributed 17 points
and 9 assists.On the opposite, the Flying Leopards had five players score in double digits, however none reached 20 points
Zhao Jiwei and Dez Wells shared the team high with 17
The hosts were outrebounded 46-28 and dispensed 10 fewer helps, 28-18
Liaoning got off to a good start, and 2 free tosses from Kyle Fogg put the reigning titleholders ahead 28-16 with less than three minutes
left in the first quarter
Guangsha cut the margin to 33-26 by the end of the period.The Lions continued their rally in the 2nd quarter and outscored the Flying
Leopards 41-21 to take a 67-54 lead at halftime
Hu, Brown, and Sun all reached double-digit points in the opening half, combing to contribute 49 for the visitors.The 3rd quarter was more
physical as both sides aimed to strengthen their defense, but Liaoning had a hard time even worse on offense and just scored 18 points in
The space increased to 21 points, 93-72, entering into the 4th quarter.Despite the efforts of Zhao and Wells to chip away in the final
duration, the Flying Leopards never ever looked most likely to install a comeback
They suffered their 3rd straight loss in the series and saw their chase for a 4th straight CBA prize end in a sweep at the hands of the
group they had formerly beaten to claim titles in 2018 and 2022.
