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2008年FIBA鉆石杯洲際男子籃球賽A組首戰中，姚明在首節發揮欠佳僅得0分的情況下最終爆發全場拿下21分，助中國83-74戰勝安哥拉。兩隊此前共交戰7次，中國隊4勝3負稍占上風，最近一次是之前在杭州的斯坦科維奇杯上，中國隊以71比72負于對手。

NBA all-star center Yao Ming led China to a 83-74 victory over Angola yesterday in the opening match of the 2008 Diamond Ball Tournament in Nanjing.

The 2.29m giant dominated the paint, scoring 21 points and grabbing five rebound to lead China to a sweet revenge victory over its Olympic group rival.

Two weeks ago, the African champion edged China 71-72 in the Stankovic Cup.

Liu Wei, a former teammate of Yao on the CBA club Shanghai Sharks, made a strong return from injury. He scored 18 points and also contributed 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Liu was forced to miss the teams' last encounter due to a wrist injury he suffered in the first match of the Stankovic Cup against Serbia.

NBA power forward Yi Jianlian, last year's No 6 draft pick, added 11 points and 6 rebounds for the Olympic host, who is shooting for at least a top-eight finish in Beijing.

(China Daily)