Guangdong overcomes Liaoning to clinch 10th CBA title
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Updated: 2020-08-16 07:46
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QINGDAO - Defending champions the Guangdong Southern Tigers beat the Liaoning Flying Leopards 123-115 in the decider of the best-of-three Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) finals, reaping their 10th championship win here on Saturday.
With the biggest point difference only reaching seven in the first quarter, Liaoning managed a three-point lead in fierce contention, as O.J. Mayo contributed 10 points.
The around-three-point lead went seesaw in the following quarter. After Sonny Weems hit a buzzer-beater to close out the first half, the defending champions obtained a 54-47 advantage.
