China beat Australia in basketball warm-up series

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Basketball action: the Chinese men's national basketball team shot down the Australian Stars in the first of a three-game warm-up series for the upcoming Asian Basketball Championships.

Yi Jianlian made his first appearance with the  team after coming home from the United States.

Yi Jianlian made his first appearance with the team after coming home from the United States. He contributed a national team career-best 30 points. Yi returned from his season with the NBA's New Jersey Nets, and with Yao Ming out of the championships due to his foot operation, Yi will spearhead China's defense of the Asian title.

China took a 24-14 first period lead with Yi notching 9 points. China was up 37-31 at the half. In the final quarter the Australian Stars only managed to score 12 points while China racked-up 26, thanks to its Yi-centered offense. China finally beat the Aussie Stars 87-67.