Jeremy Lin brings Beijing Ducks first home win of the season

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jeremy Lin scored 24 points as hosting team Beijing Ducks edged the Shandong Heroes 105-102 in Chinese Basketball Association here on Wednesday.

Jeremy Lin had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Justin Hamilton contributed a game-high 35 points for Beijing. Team captain Zhai Xiaochuan added 18.

Lester Hudson grabbed 30 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists for Shandong, followed by 21 from Li Jingyu, who shot 7 of 8 from downtown. Zhang Hui added 12.

Beijing tied it 54-54 at the break before Zhou Yixiang and Jeremy Lin led Beijing a 33-24 third quarter run to take a 9-point lead. Shandong answered a 10-3 sprint in the fourth period to level the score before Beijing surged a 7-0 run and never looked back.