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Jonathan White

The Beijing Ducks moved to third-place on the Chinese Basketball Association standings on Saturday with a win over the Guangzhou Loong Lions in Qingdao.
Victory stretched the Ducks’ winning streak to eight games, maintaining their form since the CBA resumed its Covid-19-disrupted season behind closed doors.
Jeremy Lin put up 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Ducks in the 105-81 win.
The Ducks, who have a 29-13 record for the season, are expected to finish in the top four, thereby earning a bye in the first round of the play-offs which begin on July 30.

Those first rounds will be a one-off game to see who advances to take on the top four in the standings over a best of three format.
Lin, who joined Beijing ahead of the 2019-20 season after a decade in the NBA, is hoping to bring his team better luck than last year.











   
    

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7 in a row! Only 5 games left to keep fine tuning until the playoffs. Been quiet with no fans, but hearing that we might start letting spectators into the gamesss #BeijingDucks
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The Ducks let a 2-0 lead in the quarter-finals slip to lose to the Shenzhen Leopards, who became the first team in CBA history to progress after being two games down.
There are three more regular season matches remaining ahead of the play-offs, with the Ducks facing the Sichuan Blue Whales on Monday.



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Jeremy Lin inspires Beijing Ducks to eighth CBA win in a row as play-offs loom

Jeremy Lin of the Beijing Ducks reacts during a match against the Guangzhou Loong Lions. Photo: Xinhua

(200718) -- QINGDAO, July 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Jeremy Lin of Beijing Ducks reacts during a match between Guangzhou Loong Lions and Beijing Ducks at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

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Jeremy Lin of the Beijing Ducks celebrates after scoring a three-pointer against the Shanxi Loongs in the Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua

(200713) -- QINGDAO, July 13, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Jeremy Lin (L) of Beijing Ducks vies with Xing Zhiqiang of Shanxi Loongs during a match between Beijing Ducks and Shanxi Loongs at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

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Jeremy Lin of the Beijing Ducks grabs a rebound during the match against the Zhejiang Golden Bulls. Photo: Xinhua

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Jeremy Lin of the Beijing Ducks dribbles against the Zhejiang Lions in the resumed 2019-20 Chinese Basketball Association league in Qingdao. Photo: Xinhua

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Action from the Chinese Basketball Association game between the Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers. Photo: Xinhua

(200624) -- QINGDAO, June 24, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Players of Beijing Ducks encourage each other during a match between Xinjiang Flying Tigers and Beijing Ducks at the newly resumed 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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Capital team win 105-81 over Guangzhou Loong Lions in behind-closed -doors game in Qingdao bubble
Victory keeps Ducks third in the CBA standings as regular season nears its end



Capital team win 105-81 over Guangzhou Loong Lions in behind-closed-doors game in Qingdao bubble.


Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin inspires Beijing Ducks to eighth CBA win in a row as play-offs loom

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} Capital team win 105-81 over Guangzhou Loong Lions in behind-closed -doors game in Qingdao bubble Victory keeps Ducks third in the CBA standings as regular season nears its end

Capital team win 105-81 over Guangzhou Loong Lions in behind-closed -doors game in Qingdao bubble

Victory keeps Ducks third in the CBA standings as regular season nears its end