Jiangsu Dragons
Encyclopedia
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons (江苏南钢龙) or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or formerly known as Jiangsu Dahua are a basketball
team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association
, based in Nanjing
, Jiangsu
.
In the 2004–2005 season, the Jiangsu Dragons finished in first place in the South Division, defeated the Xinjiang Flying Tigers
in the quarter-finals and the Yunnan Bulls
in the semi-finals, but lost to the Guangdong Southern Tigers
in the finals.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association
Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association , often abbreviated to the CBA, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in China.The league is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese...
, based in Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
.
In the 2004–2005 season, the Jiangsu Dragons finished in first place in the South Division, defeated the Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang. Its corporate sponsor is Xinjiang Guanghui Group, Ltd...
in the quarter-finals and the Yunnan Bulls
Yunnan Bulls
Yunnan Honghe Bulls or Yunnan Honghe or Yunnan Bulls were a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Mengzi, Yunnan ....
in the semi-finals, but lost to the Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers or Guangdong Southern Tigers or Guangdong Winnerway is a basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway Group. The team is one of the best-performing teams in the Chinese Basketball Association, or CBA...
in the finals.
External links
- Official site (in Chinese)
- http://sports.sina.com.cn/cba/team/jiangsu/index.shtml (in Chinese)