CHN – Chinese do the double against Argentina
DONGING (2010 FIBA World Championship) - China swept Argentina in a pair of friendly games over the weekend. Argentina travelled to the Far East without their leading players and were brushed aside by Bob Donewald's side, 82-61 in Quingdao and 74-57 in Donging. An earlier game between the two countries the national teams had to be cancelled because of ...
DONGING (2010 FIBA World Championship) - China swept Argentina in a pair of friendly games over the weekend.
Argentina travelled to the Far East without their leading players and were brushed aside by Bob Donewald's side, 82-61 in Quingdao and 74-57 in Donging.
An earlier game between the two countries the national teams had to be cancelled because of bad weather.
China will be taking on Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Russia, Greece and hosts Turkey in Group C of the FIBA World Championship which tips off at the end of August.
Donewald will not have 7ft 6in center Yao Ming this summer after he missed last season in the NBA because of injury.
Yi Jianlian did not take part in the games but veterans Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng and Wang Zhizhi were among those who did play.
Chinese squad for Argentina games: Ding Jinhui, Liu Wei, Zhang Qingpeng, Wang Shipeng, Sun Yue, Li Xiaoxu, Tang Zhengdong, Su Wei, Wang Zhizhi, Zhou Peng, Yi Li, Meng Duo, Gong Songlin, Xu Zhonghao, Yu Shulong, Jin Lipeng and Zhang Zhaoxu.
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