The African basketball champions Angola beat China national team
68-63 at the Stankovic Cup in Macao on Tuesday.
The young talent Yi Jianlian led the Chinese to a 39-33 lead in
the half time while the Africans counterattacked harshly in the
last two quarters to grasp the final win.
Yi top-scored among players of both sides with 19 points but
failed to offset his team's poor organizations.
China coach Jonas Kazlauskas said the China team was "too
relaxed" in the second half, which caused the defeat.
China lost two of the first three games at the six-team
tournament and its title hope seemed fading.
The China team is scheduled to encounter New Zealand and the US
D-league team Ambassadors respectively on Wednesday and
Thursday.
(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2007)
