2023-08-31 13:02:18
The National Senior Men’s Basketball Team lost at the Smart Arena Coliseum pavilion (Manila), to a similar team from China, by 76-83, in a match for the 17th to 32nd place of the 19th edition of the World Championship, which takes place in Japan, Philippines and Indonesia.
After a dazzling entry in which they won the first quarter, by 24-17, the national team succumbed to the best power of the opponent, fundamentally from the second period, in which he opted for zone defense.
The result equal to the interval at 45 points predicted better performance from Pep Clarós’ “pupils”, but the poor offensive performance, aggravated by the low percentage in terms of three-point launches, contributed to the negative outcome.
Childe Dundão, with 17 points, was the best scorer in Angola, followed by Bruno Fernando (16), Sílvio Sousa (13) and Jilson Bango (10).
On the opposite side, Hu Jinqiu stood out, with 20 points, Kaier (17) and Hu Mingxuan (16).
With this result, the African hendeca champions face South Sudan on Saturday, whose victory seems to be preponderant to maintain the objective of direct qualification for the Olympic Games in France “Paris`2024”.
Remember, South Sudan still plays with the Philippines today.
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