HANGZHOU, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — Mongolia narrowly defeated Hong Kong, China 21-19, whereas Chinese Taipei sailed previous Jordan 21-7 within the males’s 3×3 basketball spherical robin on the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday.
Ulzii-Orshikh Myagmarsuren stood out throughout the recreation, scoring two consecutive 2-pointers to increase Mongolia’s result in 15-10 with over three minutes to go.
Hong Kong, China fought laborious afterwards and pulled inside 19-20 with simply 15 seconds left on the clock. In a important second, Myagmarsuren dribbled and made a game-winning shot, serving to Mongolia attain 21 factors first to disclaim any probability of a comeback for Hong Kong, China.
Hong Kong, China stays winless after three matches up to now. “We came close after the pause but fell short in the end. The opponents had some quick attacks, and our toughness was not enough. However, I believe that if we can get more training and teamwork, we can achieve better results,” Lam Man Kei Anson of Hong Kong, China mentioned after the sport.
Chinese Taipei displayed wonderful capturing from the surface, making 7 of 15 makes an attempt to notch a snug victory over Jordan. Chinese Taipei registered a 3-1 win-loss file within the spherical robin.
“Jordan had not won before today’s game, so we knew they would try their best, but we didn’t panic and approached the game with calmness,” mentioned Chinese Taipei participant Wang Jhe Yu.
In different video games, Japan defeated South Korea 21-17, Qatar crushed Kyrgyzstan 21-5, Iran beat Turkmenistan 19-13, and Thailand misplaced to Kazakhstan 19-16.