"Hey there, shortie!"

I know it's been almost three days since the epic battle between the ultra talented USA and the very big (literally!) China team. But I still can't accept the fact that the Yao Ming-led China - on their home court, with billions of fans cheering them on - lost to the US by a freaking 31-point margin!

Yeah, I know that the US team is extremely talented - with a line up of NBA All-Stars such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard - and clearly, they are THE team to beat, but come on, China could have at least given them a fight. But China gave up in the second quarter and was brought back to school by Kobe and Co.

Chinese player Sun Yue tied the score at 29-29 with a three-pointer in the second quarter and at that very moment, I thought it was going to be an exciting match. But then, before I can say "The Great Wall of China", the schooling happened:


LeBron shows who's the better jumper

Followed by this:

Kobe is a big fan of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly"


This:


"In ya face, homie!"


And then this:

Hanging on the rim is Dwayne Wade's favourite past time


All this happened in a space of less than a minute! After a couple of hardcore dunks by Team USA in the next couple of minutes, Team China disappeared for good. Without a trace. Into thin air.

Final score: 101-70.

Next stop for team USA? The tiny Angola. Well, good luck Angola. You gonna need lots of it.