China's Team Red beat Kazakhstan 83-66 in the Group D match of 2018 Asian Games on Thursday, marching to the top eight in men's basketball.
Because of turnovers Chinese players made, Kazakhstan once took a lead of 37-36 by the end of the second quarter. Then, China pulled themselves together and bounced back in the third quarter with a 31-12.
Liu Zixuan hit four of his five three-pointer attempts and scored a game-high 18 points.
Chinese center Wang Zhelin dunks during the game between China's Team Red and Kazakhstan. /VCG Photo
"Players were lack of patience at halftime, as they committed too many turnovers in the first half. But it is common for a young team to have up-and-downs," said Li Nan, the head coach of the Chinese team.
"We didn't expect how fierce Kazakhstan could be, we will try to make less mistakes in coming competitions," said player Zhao Rui.