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Sept. 22 - Yao Ming scored the team's highest 28 points but failed to help China avoid a 93-92 defeat by Australian Brisbane Bullets in the first of a two-leg friendly series on Friday.
Craig Bradshaw sunk 31 points for the visitors and CJ Bruton shot on the final buzzer1 to lead the Australian champions to the narrow victory in southern China's Guangdong Province. The Chinese national team rushed to a 21-14 edge after the opening quarter and consolidated2 the ascendancy3 in the second, widening the gap to 43-33 by the half time, thanks to the overall advantage. China rode on to a 62-51 lead three minutes before the third period ended, but was pulled back from then on as the Aussies enhanced aggression4 throughout the court. With China's 68-67 lead, the game entered the fourth quarter, in which both sides played all-out, fighting for a command. Yao Ming scored a free throw to pull it even with 1'17" to go and Liu Wei shot a three-pointer, making it 92-91 in dying seconds. However, Bruton denied China's third straight win against an Australian side this year with a jump shot from the free-throw line as the buzzer rang. China clinched5 two victories in a row earlier this year against another Aussie squad6, Melbourne Tigers. The Chinese national team and the Bullets will play their second game on Sunday.
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