Back-to-back victories over YMY and the ETTV Antelopes at the Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium over the weekend extended the Yulon Dinos' winning streak to three straight as they opened a one-and-a-half game lead over second place Taiwan Beer in the Super Basketball League standings.
The defending champs easily handled YMY on Saturday in a 118-98 rout and followed it up with a 91-81 win against the Antelopes on Sunday.
Versatile forward Chou Shih-yuan's 28-point night, with 9-for-15 shooting from the field, led a Dinos attack that showed no weaknesses against the Antelopes.
The Dinos top perimeter threat also made all five of his free throws for the game.
The game started with the Antelopes playing the heavily favored Dinos shoulder-to-shoulder to end the first quarter in the lead 20-14.
The Dinos managed to add just one point to its lead to close out the first half 43-36.
Chou's 11 third-quarter points helped the Dinos take a double-digit lead in the third quarter.
The Antelopes played a relatively solid game, going 30-for-62 from the floor, while keeping the number of turnovers to 11.
But against the league-leaders, a decent outing is not good enough to pull off a win as the Antelopes dropped their fourth in a row.
Taiwan Beer 101, YMY 84
Taiwan Beer earned a a postseason berth with a 101-84 win over YMY on Sunday.
The brew crew is known for upsetting top-caliber teams in the playoffs.
Taiwan Beer coach Yen Jia-hua gave all 12 of his players time on the court while keeping playing time for his starters to under 28 minutes, with reserves Pan Ren-teh and Luo Jien-chih had 11 and seven points, respectively.
Four different players scored in double-digits for YMY, led by power forward Hsieh Chih-wei's team-high 20 points in a losing effort as YMY suffered the 21st straight defeat of the season.
Bank of Taiwan 109, Hunters 87
A 23-3 run by the Bank of Taiwan in the third quarter broke open an otherwise closely played game against the Videoland Hunters, paving the way for the bankers' eventual 109-87 blowout win.
Guard Jien Ming-fu's return after a two-game suspension electrified the atmosphere as the shortest player in the SBL at 163cm froze the Hunters with no-look passes on a 14-point, five-assist night.
Six different players scored at least 11 points for the bankers. The bankers deposited 14 of the 33 three-point shots taken were nearly flawless from the free-throw line, making 16 of 17 attempts.
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