Russian Basketball Team Defeats China at World Championships
Sep 2, 2010
Russia defeated China 89-80 in Group C of the FIBA 2010 World Basketball Championship in Ankara on Wednesday. After the match, Blatt said that his team played very well in the game with China. Russian national basketball team's coach David Blatt said, "we don't have a star, but we really have a good team", World Bulletin reports.
China's coach Bob Donewald said that they played against a very good rival and one of the best coaches of the world today. "[The Russian team] had an extraordinary strategy. We made simple mistakes and lost the game," Donewald said.
Russia will face Greece next.
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