Off night for Jeremy Lin as Beijing Ducks score narrow 88-87 win over Shanghai Sharks
- One-point win comes after former NBA player Rob McClain Jnr misses game-tying free-throw
- NBA champion Lin was heavily marked in Beijing’s fifth win in a row in Shanghai
Jeremy Lin’s Beijing Ducks edged the Shanghai Sharks by a point when the teams met on Saturday night in the Chinese Basketball Association.
Lin scored a CBA-career low 13 points under intensive defence in the 88-87 win in Shanghai that took the Beijing side to 15-2 for the season. He was fouled 10 times, more than any other player on either side, in the win.
It could have been different when Rob McClain Jnr stepped up to the free-throw line with seconds left but the former Sacramento Kings player only hit one of his throws to ensure a victory for the Ducks after their shock loss to the Fujian Sturgeons midweek.
Lin was not at his best in Shanghai on Saturday night, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists at the Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium. His performance was greeted with questions about his ability to lead an offence in Chinese media.
He only scored three in the first quarter as a slow-scoring game struggled to ignite but the Ducks led at the end of the first quarter and again at the half.
