China beats Russia to enter Stankovic Cup final
英语课
GUANGZHOU, July 8 (Xinhua) -- After two big wins over Tunisia and Australia, the Chinese basketball team proves its best form again by beating Russia 73-67 in the third game and got a berth 1 in the final at the Stankovic Cup here on Sunday.
China was once lagged by 7 points after the first quarter but the hosts opened the second quarter with a 12-0 surge in 4 minutes to grab the lead.
China maintained its advantage in the latter half and finished the game at 73-67.
Yi Jianlian made a double-double with 28 points and 17 rebounds 2. This is his best personal statistic 3 at Stankovic Cup.
On the Russian side, Ivan Strebkov and Sergey Toropov scored double-digit with 13 and 11 points respectively while Vladimir Ivlev and Denis Polokhin were fouled 4 out after committing 5 personal fouls 5.
Russia coach blamed their loss on their large number of fouls made. "Our two centers have made too many fouls and this limited their movement under the basket."China coach Bob Donewald Jr. said: "Russia did very well in their defense 6 but we started to perform better after the second quarter." He also applauded Yi and Sun Yue for their performance.
In an earlier game, Tunisia defeated Australia 62-60 for their first win at Guangzhou.
Australia led the game in the first three quarters but failed to defend its advantage at the final quarter where Tunisia outscored Australia by 8 points.
n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊
- She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
- They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴
- V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
- In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。
n.统计量；adj.统计的，统计学的
- Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%.官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
- There are no reliable statistics for the number of deaths in the battle.关于阵亡人数没有可靠的统计数字。
v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏
- Blue suit and reddish-brown socks!He had fouled up again. 蓝衣服和红褐色短袜！他又搞错了。
- The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories. 整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
n.煤层尖灭；恶劣的( foul的名词复数 )；邪恶的；难闻的；下流的v.使污秽( foul的第三人称单数 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏
- The player was sent off the field because of fouls. 这名运动员因屡屡犯规而被罚下场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls. 由于屡次犯规，琼斯在下半场中被责令退出比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
标签：
Russia