Basketball fans, gather around! The Shanghai Sharks just made history by winning the first-ever CBA Club Cup in a nail-biting final against the Xinjiang Flying Tigers!
The high-stakes showdown in Xi’an kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final buzzer – and oh, what a game it was!
Defensive Drama & Offensive Fireworks 
The first quarter was a defensive masterclass (or nightmare?), with the Sharks sinking just one field goal! But former NBA star Eric Bledsoe flipped the script in the second half, dropping 15 points in Q3 alone . By the final quarter, he was unstoppable – finishing with a game-high 31 points to seal the Sharks’ 104-95 victory!
MVP Magic 
Bledsoe, named tournament MVP, praised both teams: “We left it all on the court – this win was pure teamwork.” Teammate Kenneth Lofton also crushed it at the free-throw line, going 8/8 in Q1!
Though the Cup doesn’t affect regular-season standings, the Sharks’ triumph is already trending across Chinese sports media . Could this be the start of a new basketball dynasty?
Stay tuned!
Reference(s):
cgtn.com