JINAN, China, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Qingdao Eagles trounced the Zhejiang Golden Bulls 103-91, eliminating them in the best-of-three first round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) playoffs on Thursday.

Each side acquired a big victory on the home court in the last two games. Qingdao got a dream start as they led the game 14-2, giving Zhejiang enough defensive pressure in the same time.

In the second quarter, Wu Qian's continuous 3-pointers prevented Qingdao from enlarging the scoring gap. Qingdao took a 52-37 lead in the first half.

In the third quarter, Zhejiang hit a 14-0 tide, narrowing the gap to single digits. In the key time, Yang Hansen's two powerful dunks and Myles Powell's last-time 3-pointer helped Qingdao stabilize the situation. In the last minutes of the game, the home team's excellent defense eliminated Zhejiang's hope to turn over the game.

Promising center Yang Hansen had 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Quinndary Weatherspoon contributed 24 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Zhejiang's foreign player Gabriel York got 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

"We were well prepared for this game. Both two teams presented a great game together. There were no losers on the court," said Liu Weiwei, head coach of Qingdao. Enditem