The Chinese National Team rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but fell short in their game against Angola in a FIBA Stankovic tournament game, losing 72-71.

Yao had a chance to win it after grabbing an offensive rebound, but couldn’t get the put-back attempt to fall.

In 20 minutes of action, Yao looked much better compared to his last game against Serbia, rusty from not having played a game in 5 months.

Losing is always tough, but this is the first of 3 games the Chinese will be playing against Angola. They’ll also play later this month, and will play again in the Olympics since they are both in Group B.

For more details about the game, click here.

Click here for more photos from the game.

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