China cruised to a 72-50 victory against Russia to finish 2nd in the FIBA Stankovic Continental Cup tournament behind Angola.

Because the victory was an easy one, Yao was hardly needed. He played the first and third quarters. He only took four shots (made two of them) to finish with 6 points. He also grabbed 6 boards, had 4 steals, 3 blocks, but he also had 7 turnovers.

Raymond reports that Yao and the Chinese power forwards (either Yi Jianlian or Wang Zhi-Zhi) haven’t gelled yet, nor has the Chinese national team despite the big victory.

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