China flops at FIBA World Cup, as Venezuela and Puerto Rico advance FIBAWC
Serbia dumps Italy, proves to be title force in tournament Yao Ming looked on helplessly and fans were left in tears, as host China failed to progress to the second round of the FIBA World Cup with a 72-59 defeat to Venezuela on Wednesday.
The former Houston Rockets All-Star, now 38, took over as head of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2017 and set about reforming an entrenched state development system that he says badly needs an overhaul. "We tried to get our mentality right, to play with confidence, but something was left over from that game," he said, calling the Venezuela defeat "a very tough loss".
But the hosts were never really in the game against the sharp-shooting Venezuelans, ranked 20th, and China trailed a daunting 33-22 at halftime. "Venezuela are a very experienced team but we don't have time to dwell on the loss because we still have games to play," said Chinese guard Fang Shuo.Red-hot Serbia showed the team -- not reigning two-time champions the United States -- are the title favorites with a 92-77 victory over Italy to top their group.
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