The game was soon underway.
The Chinese Team's starting lineup for tonight was: Su Xi, Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming.
Spain's starting lineup was: Gasol, Liangai, Gonzalez, Navarro, and Rodriguez.
The whistle blew.
Yao Ming beat Gasol in the jump ball, and the ball went to Su Xi.
Rodriguez was a young Point Guard, hailed as the star of Spain's backcourt. Spain brought him here to get some experience in a major tournament.
They started him in the very first group stage game, hoping he could learn something from matching up against Su Xi.
They even had the experienced Navarro positioned nearby to support him.
Su Xi calmly dribbled the ball past half-court. He didn't bother trying to test Rodriguez's limits. He had seen the Spanish players' files, and how should he put it? They weren't worth his time to test.
To use the words of Duan Shuiliu: "I'm not targeting any specific guard from Spain. What I mean is... all of you are trash."
