SAMI Bzai had 26 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan defeated Thailand, 97-63, on Tuesday in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball tournament in Hangzhou, China.
RHJ and Jordan got off to a strong start in Group C where they will face the Philippines’ Gilas Pilipinas squad in their third and final match of the preliminary round.
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In other results, Zhang Zhenlin had 19 points and nine rebounds as China beat Mongolia, 89-50, in Group B.
Chinese Taipei beat Hong Kong, 81-62, in Group B.
Japan and Korea also won in their opening matches in Group D.
Ryo Terashima had 22 points as Japan defeated Qatar, 95-63, as Keo Hoon finished with 20 points as Korea routed Indonesia, 95-55.
Navid Rezaeirfar finished with 19 points as Iran defeated Kazakhstan, 81-57, in Group A.
Saudi Arabia defeated Kazakhstan, 86-62, in Group A.
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