Taipei, March 9 (CNA) The New Taipei Kings of Taiwan’s P.LEAGUE+ (PLG) will play in the East Asia Super League’s (EASL) third-place playoff on Sunday after a 92-84 semifinal loss to the Chiba Jets in the Philippines on Friday.
Despite missing Jeremy Lin (林書豪) and Byron Mullens, the Kings stunned fans by remaining competitive for most of the game, and even took a one-possession lead with four minutes left in the game with the help of three straight three-pointers by Joseph Lin (林書緯).
Yuki Togashi, however, responded with a three-pointer over Joseph Lin to tie the game at 82 with…
