Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject: McGrady, Yao set for first NBA exhibition game in China
CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
Associated Press
SHANGHAI, China - Tracy McGrady is more than willing to trade individual statistics for victories with Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets.
"I'm really not concerned about that," McGrady said Wednesday. "My main goal is to make Yao better, to make my team better. Obviously, my scoring will go down because we're going to try to have Yao go on offense a lot.
"I have higher goals now I want to achieve."
McGrady, the NBA scoring champion the last two seasons with Orlando, joined the Rockets in a seven-player offseason deal.
"We have a common goal of winning games and achieving the best results for the season," Yao, a Shanghai native, said in Chinese.
The Rockets will face the Sacramento Kings on Thursday in an exhibition game in Shanghai - the first NBA game in China. The teams will meet again Sunday in Beijing before returning to the United States.
Yao is hugely popular in Shanghai and his return has dominated headlines.
"I hope that he enjoys his moment because he has worked very hard to come home (to Shanghai) with the NBA," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said.
Kings coach Rick Adelman said he had anticipated that most of the attention would be on Yao and the Rockets.
"He's a great player in our league, he's kind of bridged the gap between NBA basketball and Chinese basketball. He's had a huge impact on our game," Adelman said. "But they picked our team to come here too. "I think that's a complement to our players and how they've played." _________________ Asia Expats Forum Expat Friends Dating
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