Chinese hoopsters beaten 70-101 by US

Dwayne Wade scored 19 points and LeBron James added 18 to lead the United States to a 101-70 victory over China in a hard-fought matchup of the men's basketball competitions of the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.

In a game full of meanings and expectations, China gave all out to fight to the end with Yao Ming having the team-high 13 points, 11rebounds and three blocks.

U.S. President George W. Bush, accompanied by China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, witnessed U.S.' fifth Olympic victory over China, dating back to 1984.

After a brief lead in the first quarter, China failed to catch up the fast-paced Americans, losing 24-4 on fast-break points.

Chinese Zhu Fangyu chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.

在周日举行的奥运会男篮的小组赛中，韦德拿下19分，勒布朗詹姆斯18分，带领美国队以101-70击败中国队。

这是一场充满意义与期待的比赛，中国队一直对抗到比赛结束，姚明拿下全队最高分13分，11个篮板和3次盖帽。

美国总统布什与中国外交部长杨洁篪见证了美国男篮对中国男篮的第五场胜利，1984年中美男篮第一次交锋。

在第一节比赛的短暂领先后，中国队落后于擅长快攻的美国队，快攻美国对中国是24-4。

中国队员朱芳雨得到了11分，8个篮板。