In his debut for the Phillipines national team, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Jordan Clarkson nearly led Gilas Pilipinas to an impressive comeback victory against China on Tuesday, knocking down five threes en route to a 28-point performance.
He had whoever guarding him on skates for most of the night, slicing and dicing past the three-point arc and pulling up for midrange shots that would make an analysts skin crawl and former teammate Kobe Bryant proud.
However, his most impressive stretch came in the third quarter, where he pulled up to hit four three-pointers in quick succession and scored 16 points to allow the Philippines to take the lead.