Associated Press KLAIPEDA, Lithuania -- Center Yao Ming scored 23 points in leading China's Olympic team over Sweden 87-63 in an exhibition game on Sunday. Fredrik Jonzen led Sweden with 13 points. Fred Drains added nine points in his first game for Sweden, which did not qualify for the Olympics. "We cut the deficit when Yao Ming went to the bench, when he came back they took the lead again," Sweden coach Jan Enjebo said. The Athens Olympics begin Friday. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer04/basketball/news/story?id=1855098
Actually I haven't heard anything about the game here in Sweden. Basketball isn't so popular here and that's because we aren't any good at it... so sorry I can't give any match details... All I can say is that the swedish national team in basketball isn't good...
I think the game is held in Lituvnia(?). I think Sweden isn't too bad, just there are too many good teams in Europe.
Yall don't need to be good at basketball when yall have tall hot blond babes that know how to give super "massages". If there were an olympic event for that. Yall would medal every year. Hands down!
Here's a translation from a swedish morning paper match report: Sverige stood hard against the giant Yao Ming The Swedish national team played really good defense against the chinese giant 2,29 sm giant Yao Ming. So he only did 23 points.... China beat Sweden with 87-63 in a exhibition game in Klaipida (Lithuania), but the swedish coach Jan Enjebo were satisfied anyway: - If we hadn't fight so hard he would have done 40 points. - When he wasn't on the floor we gained points but then when he was back they gained their points again. But I think we controlled the game in the second and the third quarter. Ok I know the translation isn't the best but I did my best! enjoy!
I always appreciate a translation of foreign articles. It's a difficult thing to do and people's hard work deserves some recognition.
