USA beats China in an entertaining game
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
by John
Well, the game between China and the USA turned out as expected, with the Americans winning 101-70.
But I really enjoyed watching it because the pace of the game at the start was pretty frenetic. Here are a few other reasons:
First, Yao Ming’s intensity. In the game’s first few minutes, he dove for a loose ball going out of bounds to save the possession while crashing into a row of photographers:
(Click here for more photos from the game)
Later he would draw a ton of cheers when Kobe Bryant took the ball into the lane and swatted it away for a demonstrative block.
Even near the end of the game when his team was down by 35 points, Yao battled hard for a couple of rebounds, was fouled, and the crowd cheered in appreciation for his effort.
After Yao checked out of the game with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 1 block, he was up off the bench when any of his teammates did well on the offensive end. That’s the most intense I’ve seen him when a game has been so out of reach! It was great to see Yao so “into” the game after not seeing him play for 6 months since suffering the stress fracture in his foot.
And let’s not forget there was that first shot he hit to start the game: a 3-pointer! That made the Chinese crowd go nuts!
Well, the game between China and the USA turned out as expected, with the Americans winning 101-70.
But I really enjoyed watching it because the pace of the game at the start was pretty frenetic. Here are a few other reasons:
First, Yao Ming’s intensity. In the game’s first few minutes, he dove for a loose ball going out of bounds to save the possession while crashing into a row of photographers:
(Click here for more photos from the game)
Later he would draw a ton of cheers when Kobe Bryant took the ball into the lane and swatted it away for a demonstrative block.
Even near the end of the game when his team was down by 35 points, Yao battled hard for a couple of rebounds, was fouled, and the crowd cheered in appreciation for his effort.
After Yao checked out of the game with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 1 block, he was up off the bench when any of his teammates did well on the offensive end. That’s the most intense I’ve seen him when a game has been so out of reach! It was great to see Yao so “into” the game after not seeing him play for 6 months since suffering the stress fracture in his foot.
And let’s not forget there was that first shot he hit to start the game: a 3-pointer! That made the Chinese crowd go nuts!
