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Liaoning captures first crown regular season

Xinhua, February 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Liaoning beat Tianjin 150-122 for its 16th consecutive victory and snatched the crown of regular season in Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Wednesday.

It was Liaoning's first regular champion in its history since the club joins CBA as a founder of the league in the 1995/1996 season.

Tianjin only got eight victories in 36 games, ranked third from the bottom of the CBA standings. The home team didn't want to fight against Liaoning fiercely, although Jordan Crawford had a game-high of 50 points.

Lester Hudson and Shavlik Randolph combined to contribute 73 points and 21 rebounds to the last season's runner-up. Liaoning's overwhelming victory had locked its home court advantage in the upcoming playoffs.

Liaoning may face Zhejiang in the first round of CBA playoffs, eager to touch the Cup for champions at last. The champion of regular season had ever got five second places in the CBA history.

And 13 of 20 former regular champion grabbed the Cup at last in the CBA league since 1995.

In other games, Bayi was defeated by Shanghai 74-78, Aolong lost to Shenzhen 104-109, Zhejiang beat Jiangsu 111-93, Fujian crushed Jilin 140-110, Foshan lost to Guangdong 105-121, Guangsha edged Shandong 138-134, Beijing thrashed Shanxi 106-96, Tongxi was routed by Sichuan 115-120, and Xinjiang won over Qingdao 139-104. Endit