China, Qatar into Asian Games final

时间：2006-12-15 01:51:25

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China's Yi Jianlian, front left, is guarded by Jorden's player during the Asian Games Basketball Men's Semifinal in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006. China won 86-58.
 
Dec. 14 - Former Dallas Maverick1 Wang Zhizhi scored 20 points as China advanced to the Asian Games basketball final with a 86-58 win over Jordan Wednesday night.

 

China will next face host Qatar, which held off Iran 67-64, in Friday's gold medal match.

 

Urged on by a raucous2 cheering section, Jordan ran to a 24-21 lead in the first quarter. China coach Jonas Kazlauskas switched from man-to-man to zone defense3 and China began to tighten4 up, taking a 41-32 lead at the half.

 

With 3 minutes, 46 seconds left in the third quarter, China's lead had expanded to 13 points and the game seemed secure. Jordan struggled on, but China added another 20 before the final buzzer5 for the 28-point win.

 

"Today, we started not that well, but we finished good," said the Lithuanian-born Kazlauskas. "With all the big and small problems we've had, I'm happy we're in the final."

 

With China's Houston Rockets star Yao Ming remaining in the U.S., Wang has been shouldering center duties and he menaced Jordan inside the paint all night, ending eight for 16 in shooting with four points from the line.

 

Yi Jianlian, a 19-year-old NBA prospect6, added 17 points, while Zhu Fangyu scored 12. Jordanian captain Zaid Al Khas scored 27 points while seeking to hold together his increasingly frustrated7 and ragged8 looking teammates.

 

Mo Ke was flawless from field goal range, shooting five-for-five, including three three-pointers, to rack up 13 points.

 

"Mo Ke had a very good game from the outside, which allowed Wang to play the inside," Kazlauskas said.

 

In all, China made 11 of 20 three point attempts, including a string of six without a miss.

 

"So the game is finished," Jordan coach Mario Palma said of China's magic run. "I think China is the best team in the tournament."

 

Palma, who took over the job just three months ago after leading Angola in the World Championships, said he knew China would be a tough opponent.

 

"This team is already much better than three years ago," he said. "With Yao Ming, they're going to be a great team in the Olympics."

 

On one anxious note, forward Wang Shipeng was carried from the court with a leg injury midway into the third quarter, emerging a few minutes later with ice and bandages on his knee.

 

"This is very bad," Kazlauskas said. "This could be a big loss for us."

 

Qatar was behind by seven points after the first period and a point at the half, but outscored Iran 29-18 in the third period to set up a decisive 10-point cushion.

 

Saad Abdulrahman Ali led the Qataris with 23 points and eight rebounds9 in a full 40 minutes of court time.

 

South Korea ended China's 20-year domination of the men's Asian Games basketball title with a 102-100 grand final upset in overtime10 at Busan in 2002. Yao Ming scored 23 points and had 22 rebounds for China in that match, his last before joining the Houston Rockets.

 

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1 maverick 47Ozg     
adj.特立独行的；不遵守传统的；n.持异议者，自行其是者
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2 raucous TADzb     
adj.(声音)沙哑的，粗糙的
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3 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
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  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
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v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
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  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
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5 buzzer 2x7zGi     
n.蜂鸣器；汽笛
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  • The buzzer went off at eight o'clock.蜂鸣器在8点钟时响了。
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6 prospect P01zn     
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
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  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
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adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
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