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FIBA: After breakthrough win, China's Li Kaier looks forward to Gilas showdown

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Li Kaier shoots from the free throw line for China. Photo by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/08/31/20230831-china-angola-classification-fiba-2023-jc-0484.jpg"/><figcaption>Li Kaier shoots from the free throw line for China. <em>Photo by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- China&#x27;s Li Kaier was glad they finally pocketed a victory in the 2023 FIBA World Cup after a winless stint in the group stage.</p><p>They outplayed Angola, shooting 49 percent from the field, to pull off an 83-76 victory in Group M of the classification round on Thursday at thhe Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>&quot;It feels great, we worked hard. Our guys deserved it,&quot; said Li, more familiar to NBA fans as Kyle Anderson of the Minnesota Timberwolves. &quot;It was much needed, I think we finally found a way to play hard for 40 minutes.&quot; </p><p>Li said they got plenty of help from the bench, which did not contribute much during their losses to South Sudan, Puerto Rico and Serbia.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/31/23/fiba-china-keeps-olympic-bid-alive-by-beating-angola">FIBA: China keeps Olympic bid alive by beating Angola</a></li></ul><p>Angola, led by Bruno Fernando, attempted to put a lid on the Chinese squad but Li and company managed to offset that. </p><p>&quot;(Their) defense was huge, they were killing us from the inside,&quot; he said. &quot;Once we took that away, we had to focus on rebounds and the ball and it fell our way.&quot;</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s the very key to our success and victory here, so we try to go out and try to do it again against the Philippines,&quot; he added, referring to their assignment against Gilas on Saturday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/31/23/gilas-to-take-on-south-sudan-in-classification-round">FIBA: Gilas to take on South Sudan in classification round</a></li></ul><p>Li is expecting a good opposition from the Philippines, which will be paced by fellow NBA player Jordan Clarkson.</p><p>&quot;They&#x27;ve got some good players, I watched the whole tournament, they got the crowd on their side... I like those type of games. They obviously have a good player in Jordan Clarkson so it&#x27;s fun to match up with him,&quot; he said.</p><div><b>For more stories on the FIBA World Cup, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/fibaworldcup2023" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tough win for China vs Angola, but Kyle Anderson said it was all worth it. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/dggasgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dggasgo</a> <a href="https://t.co/yYxIL6n8TK">pic.twitter.com/yYxIL6n8TK</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1697193008188609003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

China's Li Kaier was glad they finally pocketed a victory in the 2023 FIBA World Cup after a winless stint in the group stage.

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FIBA: After breakthrough win, China's Li Kaier looks forward to Gilas showdown

Dennis Gasgonia,

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Published Aug 31, 2023 07:35 PM PHT

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