China Beats Cuba, Will Face USA Tonight
Thursday, 24th April 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
The Chinese team came out looking a little timid against the stronger Cubans, pulling out on fast break opportunities and fading away on shots inside the paint. But the team began spreading the floor, moving the ball and knocking down threes. Minor injuries to point guard Yamara Amargo Delgado and explosive small forward Suchitel Avila Cazanas helped dampen Cuba's comeback efforts and China coasted to the win.
China's high scorers were Chen Xiaoli with 17 points and Miao Lijie with 15. The team was perfect from the line at 16-16.
Tonight, China faces the United States, who are 3-1 in the tournament and coming off of a 78-60 rout of New Zealand in which they rested their starters for most of the second half. The game starts at 8:00 and tickets can be bought at Wukesong Basketball Arena for 20, 40 or 60 yuan. Whoever loses tonight will get another shot at their opponent in a higher-stakes game this weekend. The teams will face each other again in the tournament final at 8:00 on Saturday, April 26.
To get to Wukesong（五棵松）take the Line 1 subway to the Wukesong stop. The arena is to the northeast, past the baseball stadium.
Tags: basketball, Cuba, Good Luck Beijing, national team, Olympics, women
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