Dominique Jones (right) of Jilin Northeast Tigers breaks through during the playoff 1st round match between Beijing Ducks and Jilin Northeast Tigers at the 2022-2023 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Beijing Ducks overwhelmed the Jilin Northeast Tigers 123-79, while the Zhejiang Lions smashed the Shanxi Loongs 103-81 for a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three first round of the 2022-23 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) playoffs on Monday.

Beijing led the first quarter 23-18 before using a 15-0 surge midway through the second period to expand their advantage to 24 points. Beijing took another 21-4 sprint in the third quarter to put the game beyond reach.

Fang Shuo led Beijing with 22 points and six assists, and Zeng Fanbo helped with 18 points. Ty Leaf had 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

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Dominique Jones (left) of Jilin Northeast Tigers breaks through during the playoff 1st round match between Beijing Ducks and Jilin Northeast Tigers at the 2022-2023 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Jiang Yuxing and Li An had 20 points apiece for Jilin. Dominique Jones, winner of the Best Foreign Player award for the regular season, only shot 3 of 10 for 11 points.

Zhejiang built a 15-point lead in the first quarter. Shanxi cut the deficit to 10 points with less than four minutes left in the first half, but Zhejiang expanded their lead to 20 points heading into the fourth quarter and never looked back.

Hu Jinqiu had a game-high 28 points and 12 rebounds for Zhejiang. Sun Minghui added 25 points and eight assists.

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Kay Felder led Shanxi with 18 points, while Yuan Shuai added 17.