Jordan Clarkson debuted in style but Gilas Pilipinas lost to China, 80-82, in the 2018 Asian Games men's basketball tournament on Tuesday, August 21.
Clarkson had 28 points off five triples to go with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in his first game for Philippines national basketball team.
Christian Standhardinger contributed 18 points and eight rebounds for Philippines. Stanley Pringle added 14 points to go with four rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots.
Houston Rockets center Zhou Qi led China with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks.
Watch the game highlights of Gilas Pilipinas vs. China in the preliminary round of the 2018 Asian Games Men's Basketball Tournament.
(Video by Sports5 on YouTube)
The Scores:
CHINA 82 - Zhou 25, Wang 13, Abudurexiti 12, Zhao 11, Ding 7, Sun 6, Liu 5, Fang 2, Dong 1.
PHILIPPINES 80 - Clarkson 28, Standhardinger 18, Pringle 14, Lee 10, Erram 6, Almazan 2, Belga 2, Norwood 0, Ahanmisi 0, Yap 0, Taulava 0.
Quarter scores: 20-12, 36-31, 59-57, 82-80 | Games Stats.