NBA veteran and China's naturalized player Kyle Anderson collected 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists as he powered his team to an 83-76 win against Angola in the classification round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Thursday, August 31, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
It was the first win for China in the tournament after they went 0-3 in the group stage. It was also the first win for Anderson, who uses his Chinese name Kaier Li in the tournament, since he got his FIBA approval as the team's naturalized player.'It feels great. Obviously it has been a little bit of a tough road. But we have been working hard so I think our guys deserve this,' said Anderson, who plays in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
We will go out and try to do it again against the Philippines,' he said.The game between the Gilas Pilipinas and China is scheduled on Saturday, September 2, at 8 p.m. also at the Big Dome.The national team, playing South Sudan later tonight, and China are still in contention for a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics with Japan, Lebanon and Iran since the best Asian finisher in the World Cup gets a ticket to the Summer Games.'It's going to be a good game, they got some good players.
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