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Olympics Xing
Xing (pronounced shing or sing) means journey in Chinese — fitting for this blog, which is all about the journey of the U.S. men's basketball team and N&O staff writer Luciana Chavez at the 2008 Beijing Games. She is covering her first Olympics and making her first trip to China. Check in here for Olympic news and for Luci's impressions getting to and being at the Games.
Spain survives China
Submitted by lchavez on 08/12/2008 - 05:44
BEIJING — One of the favorites prevailed on Tuesday but just barely. Spain came from behind to beat China, 85-75 in overtime, in Pool B play at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium, thwarting an upset bid that took the vinegar out of the locals in attendance.
Spain trailed 46-37 at halftime but fought back to tie it at 70-70 on Juan Carlos Navarro's 3-pointer with 2:10 left.
Wang Zhizhi hit one of many big baseline jumpers to give China the lead with 1:09 left. But when Spain big man Marc Gasol answered, scoring over Yao Ming with a desperate fall-away jumper that put him on his butt, it turned out to be the key basket as Spain pulled away in overtime.
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