Guangzhou, Liaoning take lead in CBA playoffs

GUANGZHOU, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Guangzhou Loong Lions defeated the Guangdong Southern Tigers 93-76, while the Liaoning Flying Leopards beat the Shandong Heroes 77-67 in the best-of-three first round of the Chinese Basketball Association playoffs on Tuesday.

Xu Jie led Guangdong with 19 points, while Trevelin Queen posted 16 points and 10 rebounds. Guangdong trailed 42-37 at halftime and fell behind by eight points entering the fourth quarter.