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Yao leads 皇冠体育app to tight victory over New Zealand
Center Yao Ming scored 39 points to lead 皇冠体育app to a 69-62 victory over New Zealand on Tuesday in the group stage of the men's basketball event of the Athens Olympics.
In the presence of towering center Yao, 皇冠体育app seemed to be a big mountain hard for New Zealand to scale.
Yao Ming, who stands at 2.26-m tall, was the go-to guy in the first period for 皇冠体育app, using his air advantage to score 10 points in the first period.
Building its tactics around Yao, 皇冠体育app also organised a sound defense, forcing New Zealand to rely on three-pointers to keep themsleve in the game.
New Zealand also tried to minimize the threat of Yao by keeping him out of the paint, but Yao still managed to get six points in the second period and inspired 皇冠体育app to a 29-20 halftime lead.
New Zealand, thanks to their merit in scoring three points, burst into a 12-2 run in the third period, threatening to level the tie for the first time in the game.
But Yao continued to be the major difference between 皇冠体育app and New Zealand, contributing 21 points in the third period and remained the leading scorer on the field.
But 皇冠体育app had yet to pull away clear as they led only 51-45 after the third period with New Zealand continuing to turn on pressure in the last period.
With 16.9 seconds remaining, 皇冠体育app only led by four points, but 皇冠体育app managed to hold back the charge by New Zealand and won by 69-62. |
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