Yi Jianlian poured in game-high 26 points and grabbed 13
rebounds to lead the Guangdong Southern Tigers to a 86-84 home
victory over the Bayi Rockets on Wednesday evening. Guangdong led a
2-0 aggregate in the best-of-seven CBA playoff finals.
The Southern Tigers won the game by dominating inside play,
outrebounding the Rockets 44-22.
Du Feng netted 19 points with five rebounds for Guangdong. Zhu
Fangyu scored 14 points. Wang Shipeng and Jason Dixon combined for
23 points and 17 rebounds in the win.
Li Nan paced Bayi with 21 points and 4 rebounds. Mo Ke and Chen
Ke gained 16 points apiece. Mo had 7 boards and 5 assists. Li Ke
also reached double figures with 10 points for the visitors.
Guangdong trailed 19-17 after the first period but Jason Dixon
came off bench to push the Southern Tigers to a 47-45 lead after
halftime and 67-62 after the third quarter. The Rockets could had
tied the game to OT?had Li Ke made the final jumper in the
last minute.
Game 3 and 4 will move to Ningbo on Saturday and Sunday.
(China.org.cn April 13, 2006)