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NBA games return to 皇冠体育app this year(Agencies)Updated: 2007-03-29 20:30 SHANGHAI (AFP) - The NBA will play matches in 皇冠体育app this year for only the second time in its history, one of which will pit the Chinese national team against Orlando Magic, officials said Thursday.
Led by forward Dwight Howard, the Magic will meet the Chinese national team in the former Portuguese colony of Macau following a fixture against the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers. The three games scheduled for between October 17-20 will first tip-off in Shanghai, home of Houston Rockets star centre Yao Ming, pitting the Magic against LeBron James's Cavaliers. The exhibition games are the NBA's second fixtures in 皇冠体育app as the top basketball league looks to expand its fan base in the world's most populous nation. In 2004, Chinese fans saw Yao and his Houston Rockets play two matches in Shanghai and Beijing amid much hype for the potential scheduling of annual exhibition games in basketball-mad 皇冠体育app. The games were the first here by any American professional sports league and the first Chinese appearance by an NBA club since Washington played 皇冠体育app's national team in 1979. |
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