| 3x3 basketball at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games | |
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| Venue | IPM Multisport Pavilion |
| Dates | 3 November 2007 |
3 on 3 basketball was a demonstration sport at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games was held in Macau, China on 3 November 2007. The competition was the first major test of FIBA 3x3, a formalized version of the basketball variant developed earlier that year by the sport's international governing body, FIBA. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Iran Arsalan Kazemi Farbod Farman Mehdi Shirjang Mohammad Amjad |  China |  Hong Kong Chow Kin Wan Lau Hoi To Yan Siu Chun Lau Tsz Lai |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 6 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 5 |
| 3 |  India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Macau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 6 |
| 2 |  Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 5 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 3 |
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