Riding on star forward Tien Lei’s new season-high of 37 points, the Dacin Tigers baffled Kinmen Liquor 97-92 at the Taipei Municipal Gymnasium yesterday afternoon to salvage a 1-1 record in the week’s play.
It was a huge win for the league-leading Tigers in more than one way, especially after their loss to the second-placed Yulon Luxgens the night before that had reduced their lead to a slim 1.5 games in the standings
This is not to mention the recent scoring surge by Tien, whose 65 combined points over the last two games could not have come at a better time for his team.
Dacin opened the game with five threes in the first quarter to give them a 26-23 lead against the Distillers and followed with a half-dozen more threes from long range to lead it 56-44 at the half.
Although Kinmen Liquor answered with a solid second half, highlighted by Shawn “the Hawk” Hawkins’ 11-point scoring spree in the fourth, it was too little too late as they missed a golden opportunity to tie the game up by committing a fatal turnover with less than 20 seconds remaining.
Both teams had four different players in double-digit scoring, with Tien leading the way for the Tigers, while Hawkins netted a team-high of 21 on the night for the losing team.
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