BEIJING - The U.S. beat China 101-70 in Pool B play for the Beijing Olympics at Wukesong Indoor Stadium late Sunday night. It hardly mattered, not when an appreciative, boisterous hometown crowd came to show their appreciation for the Chinese national team.
The Chinese took the floor and the crowd went wild. Yao Ming made the first bucket, a 3 from the wing, and the crowd went wild.
Chinese Landry Clark look-alike Zhu Fangyu - that's a Friday Nigh Lights reference for all you non-believers - made two 3's in the first quarter and the crowd went wild. Dwyane Wade scored several fastbreak buckets - he led all socrers with 19 points- while keying a second-quarter spurt for the U.S. and the crowd went wild.
You get the picture. Basketball is alive and well in China. Time for the NBA to move in.
Comments
Nice change of pace
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 17:24 — JPDOhioIt was nice watching a game coached by K without being bombarded by shots of K on the sidelines. The broadcast was focused on the court, as it should be. If only more college b-ball broadcasts did the same thing.