Guangdong one step away from CBA semis

GUANGZHOU, China, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The Guangdong Southern Tigers escaped from a last quarter fright to upset the Zhejiang Lions 106-96 here on Saturday, leading 2-0 in the best-of-five CBA quarterfinals.

Guangdong led 83-71 entering the fourth quarter, only to see Zhejiang cut the deficit to one point. With Zhou Qi standing out, Guangdong then stormed to a 10-2 run and sealed the victory.