China men's basketball has its first win
![Yao Ming had 30 points and seven rebounds as China pocketed their first win by beating Angola 85-68 at the preliminary round of the Olympic men's basketball competitions on Thursday. The Houston Rockets center scored 17 points in the first half before China (1-2) beat Angola (0-3) 21-9 in the third quarter to lead 65-51. China led 35-31 in the second but let loose in the rest of the first half to witness Angola cut the lead short to 44-42 at the break. Joaquim Gomes led Angola with 17 points. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080814/001372acd0b50a0e5c8160.jpg "Yao Ming had 30 points and seven rebounds as China pocketed their first win by beating Angola 85-68 at the preliminary round of the Olympic men's basketball competitions on Thursday. The Houston Rockets center scored 17 points in the first half before China (1-2) beat Angola (0-3) 21-9 in the third quarter to lead 65-51. China led 35-31 in the second but let loose in the rest of the first half to witness Angola cut the lead short to 44-42 at the break. Joaquim Gomes led Angola with 17 points. [Xinhua]") |
| Yao Ming had 30 points and seven rebounds as China pocketed their first win by beating Angola 85-68 at the preliminary round of the Olympic men's basketball competitions on Thursday. The Houston Rockets center scored 17 points in the first half before China (1-2) beat Angola (0-3) 21-9 in the third quarter to lead 65-51. China led 35-31 in the second but let loose in the rest of the first half to witness Angola cut the lead short to 44-42 at the break. Joaquim Gomes led Angola with 17 points. [Xinhua] |