Super 8: Guangzhou Long-Lions claim title

Asia League’s Summer Super 8 tournament drew to a close Sunday at the Macao East Asian Games Dome with the Guangzhou Long-Lions defeating the Seoul Samsung Thunders, 78-72, in the final to claim the Championship.

The two teams had already met in group stages with the South Korean team coming out on top at 78-73. Guangzhou dominated early on to take a 13-point lead at 23-10 at the end of first quarter.

In the next two quarters, scoring was end to end, making it hard for Samsung to close the gap. Guangzhou led by 12 points at 59-47 at the end of third quarter.

The Samsung Thunders then started to convert on their three-pointers, sparking an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter. They came as close as 3 points, 66-69.

However, under the leadership of Ju Mingxin, the Guangzhou Long-Lions held off the Thunders to claim the Summer Super 8 crown.

Ju Mingxin, who scored 25 points in this game, was awarded MVP of the Championship game.

In the battle for third, the ETLand Elephants won 67-62 over NLEX Road Warriors.