INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Guangsha Lions defeated the Beijing Ducks 125-118 in Game 6 of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals on Tuesday night in
Beijing, clinching the series 4-2 and securing the first league championship in franchise history.Guangsha's balanced offensive saw seven
players score in double figures, led by a standout performance from Barry Brown who poured in 41 points alongside nine assists and three
Hu Jinqiu added 17 points after converting seven of his 11 shots
Sun Minghui contributed a double-double of 15 points and 10 assists.For Beijing, all five of the starters scored double digits
Zhou Qi scored 31 points and 10 rebounds while Eugene German contributed 25 points and 13 assists
Both Chen Ying-Chun and Taruike Jianiyou scored 10 points off the bench.The visitors took an early hit in the first quarter when Hu returned
to the locker room with discomfort
Beijing exploited his absence and outscored the opponents 36-29 in this quarter.Sun and James Nunnally led Guangsha to drive a 10-0 run as
Nunnally made two three-pointers in this quarter
Brown first set easy buckets for Hu and then scored eight straight points for his side to outscore the hosts 40-21 in this quarter and lead
69-57 in the first half.The two teams combined to shoot 8-for-8 from downtown in the first six minutes of the third quarter
The Ducks then continued to make shots outside the three-point line while the Lions cooled down
When the quarter ended, the hosts cut their deficit to 99-95.German and Zhou kept their offensive dominance when the fourth quarter began
German's missed jumper led to an offensive rebound by Zhou who added two points to tie the score 103-103 for Beijing
One minute later, German set up a dunk for Zhou to put their side ahead 108-106
The Ducks only made one field goal until the end of the game while the Lions knocked down three three-pointers in four minutes and gained
the advantage back 118-115 with less than one minute to go
Then came Zhu Junlong's heroics, he added another three-pointer and made two free throws to seal the victory for Guangsha to make history
and lift the CBA championship trophy.Brown was named the Finals Most Valuable Player.
