Although Argentina rested their?star guard Manu Ginobili, who
helped the San Antonio Spurs win the NBA title last month, the
Olympic gold winners trounced Australia 88-57 in the second game of
the Stankovic Continental Champions Cup at the Capital Stadium in
Beijing on Tuesday.
Argentina started the game with stunning give-and-go strategy
and accurate jump shots. Their fast breaks ignited a 13-2 burst and
led 24-9 after the first quarter.
The Argentinean restricted Australia to just nine points?in
the second quarter and led?46-18.??
Australia still could not find their pace until the last minute.
Argentina utilized all the bench players to widen the gap?to
38 points.
CJ-Bruton of Australia scored the game-high of 21 points with 3
assists.
Gabriel Fernandez led Argentina with 16 points and Roman
Gonzalez added 13 points and 6 rebounds.
(China.org.cn by staff reporter Li Xiao, July 26, 2005)
