Jiangsu Dragons stunned defending champions Guangdong Tigers 111-103 in the first game in the Chinese Basketball Association's best-of-five finals series on Wednesday.

Player-coach Hu Weidong garnered 14 points in the final quarter -- including three three-pointers. He totaled 17 points.

Tang Zhendong, the leading scorer in the CBA regular season, added 23 points for Jiangsu, while Jelani McCoy also contributed 23 points.

Guangdong must now play the next two games at Jiangsu's home stadium in Nanjing at the weekend.

The game was broadcast live in the United States via the National Basketball Association's NBA TV.

(Xinhua News Agency April 14, 2005)