Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, April 24, 2003
Bayi Rockets Claims Seventh CBA Championship Title
Bayi Rockets won the seventh Chinese Basketball Association championship title in eight years after beating Guangdong South China Tigers 119-110 to win the finals 3-1 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province Wednesday.
Bayi Rockets won the seventh Chinese Basketball Association championship title in eight years after beating Guangdong South China Tigers 119-110 to win the finals 3-1 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province Wednesday.
The armymen led 37-25 in the first quarter. Led by veteran Liu Yudong, who scored a team-high 30 points, including six three-pointers, Bayi increased the gap to 16 points, to race to 66-50 by half time. Li Nan and Li Ke added 23 points each as the Rockets entered the last quarter with a comfortable 95-77 lead. Though the Tigers fought back and won the fourth period 33-24, it was too little and too late.