2022 FIBA WCQ: Why We Lost To China - Kalu

2022 FIBA WCQ: Why We Lost To China - Kalu Sampson Adedeji Injured D'Tigress player, Ezinne Kalu, has opened up on why the team lost to China in their opening group match of the qualifier, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Kalu who was ruled out of the team due to injury decided to reveal the reason for the failure of the team to secure a good result in the game. "We started off a little slow which is understandable considering we haven’t played with each other since AfroBasket. "We definitely had moments in the game where you saw that real NIGERIA bball. .. uptempo, pushing the ball, making the extra pass, grabbing them offensive rebounds, being aggressive on defence. "Defensively we had a few lapses. Was a little difficult for us to find a man in transition for the 3 balls, but again that happens? 1st game jitters. China was on fire today. They shot the hell out of the ball. "That was China’s strength shooting that ball. Shooting 50% from 3pt can be hard to defend that for any team," she explained.