Defending champion Guangdong on brink of elimination after losing Game 2 in CBA semifinals-Xinhua

Defending champion Guangdong on brink of elimination after losing Game 2 in CBA semifinals

Source: Xinhua

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2022-04-15 00:54:15

Guo Ailun (R) of Liaoning Flying Leopards goes for a layup during the semifinal between Guangdong Southern Tigers and Liaoning Flying Leopards at the 2021-2022 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

Liaoning leads 2-0 in the CBA semifinals, putting defending champion Guangdong on the brink of elimination.

NANCHANG, China, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The Liaoning Flying Leopards beat the Guangdong Southern Tigers 96-83 to lead 2-0 in the best-of-five semifinal series of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league here on Thursday.

Guo Ailun, who scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, led Liaojing to deliver a 13-0 run midway the fourth quarter to secure the victory.

The defending champion Guangdong now faces a daunting task of winning three games in a row to avoid elimination, which has only been achieved once in CBA's playoffs history.

Liaoning out-rebounded Guangdong 49-28, led by Eric Moreland who had a double-double of 18 rebounds and 14 points. Kyle Fogg and Fu Hao contributed 18 points and 19 points respectively for Liaoning.

"We made every effort on the rebounds," said Liaoning's head coach Yang Ming. "It's a race to beat an aggressive team like Guangdong in this way, I am proud of my players tonight."

Liaoning led 26-15 after the first quarter but Guangdong fought back with a 17-2 run to build a 44-42 lead at halftime.

Fogg scored nine points in the third to put Liaoning back ahead 71-65 before Guangdong tied the game at 77 all in the fourth quarter, but Liaoning sealed the game with a 13-0 run.

Guangdong's Zhao Rui finished with 21 points while Xu Jie scored 12 points. Clarence Weems had 10 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. 

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