Yao Ming scores 15 as China wins last warm-up (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-08-31 09:11
HARBIN, China, August 30 -- Yao Ming scored 15 points Tuesday to help China
win its last warm-up game, a 96-80 win over Iceland.
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Yao Ming of China (back) looks at the ball as he is guarded by
Hlynur Baeringsson of Iceland during a friendly match between the Chinese
and Icelandic national teams in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang
province, August 30, 2005. [Reuters] | China got
behind 22-24 in the first quarter due to the absence of Liu Wei but ended
the first half with a 52-43 lead. In the third quarter, China dominated the game
with successive long-shots and kept the lead 79-65.
Iceland tried to catch up in the fourth quarter but had to surrender 96-80.
Iceland guard Magnus Gunnarsson gave a perfect performance and scored a
game-high 21.
China wrapped up the warm-up games for the Asian Basketball Championships
with 12 wins and 10 losses and will start its first championships game against
Iran in Doha, Qatar on September 8.
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