Phoenix Suns star Ricky Rubio led Spain with 17 points as the title contenders made a slow start to their Basketball World Cup campaign in a ...
GUANGZHOU: Phoenix Suns star Ricky Rubio led Spain with 17 points as the title contenders made a slow start to their Basketball World Cup campaign in a 101-62 victory over Tunisia on Saturday .
"Always the first game is a little tricky, you don't know how it will go," said the 28-year-old point guard, who joined the Suns this summer, adding his team had not been aggressive enough at the outset."You play with your friends, for your country, and for your family too.Hosts China suffered a fright against the Ivory Coast before battling to victory against the lowest-ranked in the 32-team competition.
But China pulled level 29-29 at the break and willed on by the home crowd suffocated the Ivory Coast into submission, 70-55. The United States, who have named a young side, open their title defence on Sunday in Shanghai against the Czech Republic.
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