The Angolan men's basketball team beat the Chinese men's basketball team 76-83 in the Men's Basketball World Cup qualifier. After the game, Angola's head coach, Pepe Claros, was interviewed.

Speaking about the reasons for the loss, Claros said that "at the beginning we played good defense, but after 15 minutes we started to struggle. China played a zone defense and we were looking for ways to break the game down, but in this game we didn't shoot well, we didn't play well offensively, and at the same time the defense wasn't good enough to stay consistent".

For the game, the Angolan men's basketball team made 5 of 26 three-pointers and 21 of 34 free throws.Claros said that poor shooting was the biggest reason for the Angolan men's basketball team's loss.

"We shot only 19 percent from three-point range in this game, which is a very bad number. We have been trying to improve our shooting percentage, but today it was disappointing," Claros said.

Claros also said that the Angolan men's basketball team also had problems on the defensive end.

"China's offense was aggressive and they played tough under the basket. We didn't respond well on the defensive end, which led to our eventual loss," Claros said.https://www.womenssportsshoes.com

The Angolan men's basketball team finished fifth in the group stage of this year's Men's Basketball World Cup with two wins and three losses. In the qualifiers, they were defeated by the Chinese and Australian men's basketball teams and did not qualify for the last eight.