Yao Ming thinks China's young team can still win a medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics despite being knocked out of the world championship in the second round.
China's high hopes for its basketball team ahead of hosting the 2008 Olympics took a hit on Sunday, as the team was humbled 95-64 by Greece in the world championship.
European champion Greece overcame dogged China, advancing to the quarterfinals of the basketball world championship with a 95-64 victory.
Wang Shipeng's buzzer-beating three lifted China win over Slovenia 78-77 in the first round of the FIBA World Basketball Championships 2006 on August 24 in Japan, sending China to the final 16.
Wang Shipeng's buzzer-beating three-pointer gave China a 78-77 triumph over Slovenia in a thriller on August 24 to place the Asian Champions in the last 16 of the FIBA World Championship.
Wang Shipeng's three-pointer at the whistle has put China through the group stage to reach the final 16 at the ongoing Basketball Men's World Championship in Japan.
Two U.S. victories by a combined 77 points are not going to change coach Mike Krzyzewski's opinion. China will have a good basketball team soon.
Yao Ming scored 26 points, right at his tournament-best average, and China beat winless Senegal 100-83 on Wednesday for its first victory at the basketball world championship.
The United States continued to show its good shape in the preliminaries of the 2006 World Basketball Championship, brushing aside Slovenia 114-95 here on Tuesday for its third straight victory in Group D.
"They eight guys (including three referees) played against we five, how could we win the game, I have nothing to say now!" Team China's big man Yao Ming said.
China's basketball team has some work to do in the next two years if it wants to impress the home crowd at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Yao Ming is back, and the United States was ready for him. Using a swarming defense and their huge advantage in depth to make life miserable for China and its All-Star center, the Americans rolled to a 121-90 victory Sunday night to remain unbeaten at the world championships.
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