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Yi Jianlian (2nd R) of China looses the ball during the final against Iran at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships for Men at Tianjin Gym in Tianjin,casque beats, north China,abercrombie, Aug. 16, 2009.
TIANJIN, China, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully reigned Sunday the Asian title as they beat host China 70-52 in the final of the Asian Men's Basketball Championship here.
Jordan won the bronze medal by beating Lebanon 80-66,doudoune moncler pas cher, and qualified along with China and Iran for the 2010 Turkey World Championships on August 28-September 12.
Center Hamed Ehadadi collected 19 points and 17 rebounds for Iran,moncler, which silenced critics as they won the championship in 2007 where China sent a second-string team.
Playing without NBA center Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian were combined for 35 points,burberry pas cher, but were beaten by 48-31 on the board.
China's outside shooters scored only 12 points together as they shot 2-out-of-18 on 3-pointers.
Iran dominated the board as they nailed 28 rebounds,casque dr dre, including 13 offensive ones, to ensure a 21-10 first-quarter lead. China grabbed only 13 rebounds during that period.
Ehadadi had eight points and 12 rebounds to extend it 38-20 in the second period,burberry, and Iran carried on to a 42-25 lead before the break.
Iran opened the second half with a 7-0 run and led as many as 53-28 before Wang Zhizhi scored six points to put China back into the game on 56-39.
Aggressive defence kept China down on the ground when Iran outscored again at the start of the decisive fourth quarter for a 66-43 lead with 4:49 minutes left. The game was out of control for China and local fans left the arena from then on.
Guard Rasheim Wright led Jordan with 28 points,moncler pas cher, with teammates Zaid Abbas and Osama Daghles adding 11 points apiece.
This was the first time Lebanon finished the continental championships without a medal as they were the runners-up at the 2005 and 2007 versions.
They lost twice to Jordan and twice to China to surrender the chance of qualification as there are only three seats for Asian teams in next year's finals.
Jordan started the game with a 10-0 run but let Lebanon score the next 19 consecutive points to close the first quarter.
A series of 3-pointers and fast-breaks of Wright put Jordan into the driving seat and a 13-0 run put Jordan up for good on 36-27 in the second period.
Lebanon, led by Fadi El Khatib and Rony Fahed's 13 points each,doudouen moncler, failed to give more challenge in the following game.
In the other game of the afternoon actions,abercrombie and fitch, South Korea defeated the Philippines 82-80 to finish seventh, the worst results for the South Koreans in the tournament.
Chinese Taipei completed their brilliant run in the tournament with another win as they beat Qatar 87-79 to finish fifth.
