BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Zhejiang Lions overpowered the Beijing Ducks 106-73 away to lead 3-1 in the 2024-25 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) best-of-seven finals here on Wednesday.
After a thrilling away victory in Beijing on Monday, Zhejiang felt more at ease to compete in the Capital Indoor Stadium.
Zhejiang carried on the high morale and started Games 4 with a 19-8 lead. The tough defense and smooth fast breaks helped Zhejiang once extend the advantage to 20 points.
Following a 53-35 first half, Zhejiang continued to enlarge the gap to 30 points with an all-around performance ahead of the final quarter. On the contrary, the home team Beijing didn't find any chance to bounce back and swallowed the 33-point loss.
Lin Bing Sheng of Zhejiang came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points with four three-pointers and five steals, while his teammate Barry Brown also pocketed 22 points in less than 27 minutes.
Beijing's Chen Ying-chun registered a team-high 13 points. The home side had 17 turnovers and only hit four three-pointers.
With just one win away from the club's first-ever CBA champion, Zhejiang will confront Beijing at home in Game 5 on Saturday. ■
