China wins and Yao Ming returns

Chinese basketball star Yao Ming shoots a basket during the match against Serbia at the Stankovic Cup basketball Olympic warmup tournament in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, July, 17, 2008. Yao's health for the Beijing Olympics has been of great concern to organizers since he suffered a stress fracture to his left foot in February, ending his NBA season. (Photo credit: Xinhuanet)Later in the third the crowd erupted as Zhu Fangyu got his teammate's three-pointer rebound and dunked the ball with bravado. Yao Ming and Yi Jian Lian, both on the bench, rose to their feet in excitement as the score turned 59-46.

Although the game was a blowout, the action didn't let up. With one minute left forward Wang Lei was fouled on a made shot and sank the free throw. It was a fitting end to the game, which went to China 96-72.

The Stankovic Cup is a round-robin tournament with China, Serbia, Russia and Angola,and play runs until July 20th.