Serbia hardly felt the absence of its prime massive man and reigning NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic because it dealt Asian powerhouse China a 105-63 beating to open its marketing campaign on the 2023 FIBA World Cup marketing campaign on Saturday on the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Serbia, which is ranked No. 6 on the planet, is now tied with Puerto Rico with related 1-0 win-loss playing cards in Group B whereas China and South Sudan maintain 0-1 slates.
Heroes had been lots for the Serbians, with the Atlanta Hawks’ Bogdan Bogdanovic dropping an all-around efficiency of 14 factors, 4 rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block whereas Vanja Marinkovic chipped in 14 markers as effectively and two boards.
Dusan Ristic and Nikola Milutinov chimed in with 13 and 11 factors apiece.
Bogdanovic additionally confirmed his may on protection, placing the cease to naturalized NBA participant Kyle Anderson, often known as Li Kaier, who completed the sport with a scoreless outing on 0-of-9 taking pictures from the sector.
Serbia will subsequent tackle Puerto Rico on Monday as China takes on South Sudan early within the day.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
