MANILA (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers) - Only five teams survived the first Asian Qualifiers window without a loss, and a big reason for that is the performance of several dynamic duos.

One of basketball's realities is that no matter how good a single player is, winning always comes down to having multiple people register high levels of production. This is why some teams have fab fours, big threes and, of course, dynamic duos, which is what we will look at here.

Here are the five best Dynamic Duos from the first window of the Asian Qualifiers.

Ding Yanyuhang and Sun Minghui (China)

Both Ding and Sun went through the motions in their first game against Hong Kong, but boy did they catch fire in their pivotal encounter with Korea. They combined to hit 6 three-pointers as China notched an important road win, 92-81. Sun had 21 points on 7-of-11 field goal shooting, but Ding did even better, exploding for 30 points in a scintillating display of firepower.

Daniel Kickert and Jason Cadee (Australia)

In truth, Australia cruised to their first two wins of the Asian Qualifiers, but a lot of that was because of the splendid play of both Kickert and Cadee. This big-and-small combo was a bona fide hit for the Boomers as Kickert dominated in the paint and from beyond the arc, while Cadee showcased his uncanny playmaking. It would be awfully tough for their future opponents to try and figure out a way to stop both these guys

Andray Blatche and June Mar Fajardo (Philippines)

Sure, Jayson Castro made all the headlines for Gilas Pilipinas, but they wouldn't have swept their first two games had it not been for the solid play of their terrific twin tower tandem. Blatche, for his part, may have been a step too slow on offense, but certainly compensated in other areas like rebounding (13.0 per game) and defense (4.0 blocks per game). Fajardo, meanwhile, seems to finally have had his coming out party at the Asian level. His numbers were pedestrian in their initial win over Japan, but he wowed the crowds with his positioning finishing. Take note that the 4-time PBA MVP held his own against seasoned naturalized player Quincy Davis in their win over Chinese Taipei, scoring 17 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots.

Dar Tucker and Mousa Al-Awadi (Jordan)

It was not surprising to see both Tucker and Al-Awadi do well in their opening game against Syria, and that's especially so for Al-Awadi, who came alive with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, It was Tucker's turn to be in the spotlight in their next fixture, though, as the naturalized guard erupted for 32 points in Al Nashama's spectacular victory over the fancied Lebanese. Needless to say, both Tucker and Al-Awadi will be crucial pieces of Jordan's hopes to return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup, seeing as how they complement each other quite well. Al-Awadi is the three-point expert who can spread the floor, while Tucker is the no-non-sense player who has no qualms about barreling his way to the basket.

Anton Ponomarev and Anatoliy Kolesnikov (Kazakhstan)

If we're being really honest, then one cannot deny that Kazakhstan were not the deepest team in their Asian Qualifiers group, but that did not stop them from pulling off a tremendous road win over Qatar and then surviving Iraq in overtime. Behind their unexpectedly excellent showing in the Asian Qualifiers are two members of their frontline - Ponomarev and Kolesnikov. After years of wallowing in mediocrity, Ponomarev returned to mainstream Asian basketball psyche after he recorded 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 three-pointers against Qatar and then following this with 16 points in their nerve-wracking win over Iraq. As for Kolesnikov, he dropped a dozen on Qatar before popping the cap for 21 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 2 triples. Both he and Ponomarev have great size for their positions, and this coupled with their innate talent and basketball IQ should make them hot recruitment pieces for the years to follow.

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