CBA Roundup: All players score to lift Beijing into semifinals

All 12 players had a hand in Beijing's 137-95 victory over Jilin on Monday to lift the defending champion into the semifinals of the CBA playoffs.

Beijing led 41-28 in the first quarter that saw former NBA Lakers guard Sun Yue nail three straight three-pointers. The host side led 72-50 at halftime.

Beijing outscored Jilin 20 more points in the second half, winning the best-of-five series 3-0 to reach their fourth straight semifinals.

As all 12 players played and scored, Li Gen had a team-high 23 points for Beijing. Stephon Marbury grabbed only four points but gave out 10 assists.

Guangdong beat Dongguan 114-97 for its second straight win, leading 2-1 in the series.

Dongguan, 24-38 down after the first quarter, narrowed the gap to four points before the final quarter. Sadly Bobbi Brown could not carry the team through with his troubled ankle. He top-scored Dongguan with 25 points but also had nine turnovers.

Former NBA player Yi Jianlian and Will Bynum had 28 and 25 points respectively for Guangdong with the latter also contributing 12 rebounds.

Last year, Beijing defeated Guangdong 3-2 in the semifinals. Back to the 2011-12 season, Beijng downed Guangdong 4-1 in the finals to be crowned the champion for the first time.