In the Chinese Basketball Association last Friday, the Jiangsu Dragons led the Shanghai Sharks by a score of 100-96 with 1:36 left to play in a decisive Game 3 of their playoff series.
A four-point lead with that much time on the clock is hardly iron-clad, but what happened over the next minute was nevertheless peculiar. The Dragons proceeded to turn the ball over on five consecutive possessions – and not necessarily because of stellar defense. As a result, a 10-0 Shanghai run ensued, and the Sharks punched their ticket to the CBA quarterfinals.
Or so they thought.
In the CBA playoffs play-in tournament, Shanghai Sharks defeated Jiangsu Dragons 108:104 to win a playoffs berth (aggregate 2:1). Shanghai mounted a comeback to go from trailing by 4 pts within few secs. It appears Jiangsu threw the game – CBA is investigating it. pic.twitter.com/h358tcfZXz