China's basketball hopes are dashed

21-08-2008 HKT 01:24

China's Yao Ming goes up to score against Lithuania's Marijonas Petravicius during their basketball game at the BeijingOlympics. Photo:Reuters
At the Olympics.. The Chinese men's basketball team's hopes of playing in the medal rounds have been dashed. Lithuania knocked China out of the quarter-finals - beating them 94-68. The national team was plagued by sloppy play and poor three-point shooting. Center, Yao Ming, finished the game with 19 points. China coach Jonas Kazlauskas agreed that they had been outplayed.

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