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| Members of Guangdong Hongyuan team pose for group pictures during the awarding ceremony of the Chinese Basketball Association League (CBA) in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, April 25, 2010. Guangdong Hongyuan beat Xinjiang Guanghui 103-94 in the Game 5 of the finals and won the series by 4-1. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin) |
BEIJING, April 26 -- Guangdong Southern Tigers defended their Chinese Basketball Association title yesterday, beating the Xinjiang Snow Leopards 103-94 at home to win the final series 4-1.
It was close at the start as Guangdong went into the break 49-45. Led by captain Zhu Fangyu and center Wang Zheng, the defending champions went 32-15 in the third quarter. Though the visitors cut the gap to nine in the fourth, Guangdong closed it out, much to the delight of the home fans. Zhu scored a team-high 29 points, with Wang adding 14. It's Guangdong's sixth crown in seven years. Bayi Rockets holds the record of eight CBA championships.
(Source: Shanghai Daily)
