Sun Jun Leads Jilin into CBA League Final Four

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Sun Jun Leads Jilin into CBA League Final Four

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"Tiger King" Sun Jun scored 44 points to lead Jilin Northeast Tigers into the semi-finals of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league, with an amazing 151-136 home win over Zhejiang Cyclones in Changchun, in northeast China's Jilin Province, on Wednesday.

Jilin shot over 50 percent in the field and buried 40 out of 60free-throws in the fifth game of the best-of-five tie of the firstround in the play-offs.

The Tigers will meet regular-season's winners Shanghai Sharks in the next round on Sunday, with the other best-of-five tie featuring defending champions Bayi Rockets and Shandong Flaming Bulls.

Sun Jun had seven three-pointers and 15-20 on the line. Teammate Roderick Gragoire had a triple-double on home court, grabing 22 rebounds in addition to his 21 points and 13 assists.

Zhejiang was led by American point guard God Shammgod, who had 43 points, 18 assists and six rebounds. Shooting guard Xiao Weiguo added 26 points.

The home team led all the way from the start, extending the gapup to 27 points in the third quarter.

CBA New Results

CBA New Results
Home Team	Scores	Guest team
Bayi Rockets	3-1	Sina Lions
Beijing Steel	1-3	Shandong Flaming Bulls
Jilin Northeast Tigers	151-136	Zhejiang Wanma
Shannxi Gantianli	104-79	Liaoning Panpan
Shenzhen Yikang	102-128	Beijing Ao'shen

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