Shandong Lions

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Shandong Jinsidun Lions (山东黄金金斯顿狮) or Shandong Lions or Shandong Jinsidun are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), based in Jinan, Shandong with some home games played in Linyi. The word jinsidun is a Chinese transliteration of "Kingston", thus they are also known as the Shandong Kingston Lions.

In earlier seasons, they had been known as the Shandong Flaming Bulls (山东火牛), but changed their name at the start of the 2003–04 season. At the same time they moved their home court from Jinan to Yantai (six games) and Dongying (five games). For the following 2004–05 season, they moved again to Taian, but moved back to Jinan for 2005–06.

In the 2004–05 season, the Shandong Lions finished in sixth place in the North Division, out of the playoffs. In 2005–06 they finished fifth, again out of the playoffs.

The Lions had their winningest seasons in history in 2006-07 and 2007-08, as they posted identical 19-11 regular season marks in both years. They have not fared as well in the playoffs, however, as they were eliminated both years in the first round.

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