BEIJING - The Zhejiang Lions held off the Jilin Northeast Tigers 87-84 at home for their fifth consecutive victory of the season, while the Shanxi Loongs beat the Qingdao Eagles 123-112 in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Thursday.

Zhu Junlong led a 6-0 run for Zhejiang after tip-off, but Jilin soon struck back with Dezemin Wells's three-pointer and ended the first quarter with a 19-17 lead.

The second quarter was intensely battled and Zhejiang built a 42-41 advantage at halftime as Hu Jinqiu collected 12 points.

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Jilin overtook Zhejiang in the mid of the fourth quarter, but the latter finally prevailed with an 8-0 run.

Hu led Zhejiang with 29 points and 8 rebounds. Sun Minghui added 17 points and 15 rebounds. On the Jilin side, Dezemin Wells contributed 19 points.

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Also on Thursday, Ge Zhaobao had 24 points and six rebounds to help Shanxi beat Qingdao for their third straight victory.