Asian teams lose opening games in FIBA World Cup
All five Asian teams competing in the FIBA World Cup besides Gilas Pilipinas lost their opening matches on Saturday, Aug 26, keeping the race for an Olympic berth wide open.
China suffered a significant loss to Serbia with a score of 105-63, while Gilas Pilipinas narrowly lost to Dominican Republic by a margin of 87-81 on Friday, Aug 25.
The Philippines' defeat remains the closest result among Asian teams, as the others lost by an average of 32.2 points.
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