Strongly fancied Serbia made a ruthless start to their Basketball World Cup title bid, thrashing Angola 105-59 in the opening match of the ...
FOSHAN: Strongly fancied Serbia made a ruthless start to their Basketball World Cup title bid, thrashing Angola 105-59 in the opening match of the tournament in China on Saturday .
The Americans are without the likes of LeBron James, but Serbian coach Sasha Djordjevic said that Gregg Popovich's team - who are still packed with NBA talent - remain the side to beat in China. Nikola Jokic, the lumbering Denver Nuggets All-Star who is key to Serbia's chances, brought up 100 points with a free throw on the way to him racking up 14 points.
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