The NBA China Games 2007 are comprised of three games featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic and the China Men’s National Team. NBA China Games 2007 will tip off on Oct. 17 with a game between the Cavaliers and the Magic in Shanghai at the Qizhong Forest Sports City arena with a capacity of 13,708. The event will then head to Macao where there will be two games at the new Venetian Arena with a capacity of 15,000. On Oct. 18, the Magic will take on the China Men’s National Team, and a rematch between the Magic and the Cavaliers will take place on Oct. 20.

RESULTS OF 2007 NBA CHINA GAMES ARE BELOW

All three games will be carried live on CCTV 5 and Great Sports Channel of SMG, and televised to more than 200 countries around the world.

NBA China Games 2007 will be the league’s second set of preseason games in China. In 2004, the NBA became the first American professional sports league to stage games in China, with two matchups between the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings in Shanghai and Beijing. This year’s game between the Magic and the China Men’s National Team also will mark a special milestone in the NBA’s long-standing relationship with Chinese Basketball. The Magic will follow the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) as the second NBA team to play a game against the Chinese National Team in China. The Bullets traveled to China in 1979 to play two exhibition games against the Chinese National Team.

The NBA is the most popular sports league in China. The NBA has four offices in greater China, relationships with 51 Chinese telecasters and organizes dozens of grassroots events around the country.

Tickets for the NBA China Games 2007 – the opening game in Shanghai, which features a match-up between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic, will go on sale Sunday, June 10 in Shanghai, it was jointly announced today by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Shanghai Administration of Sports. The two teams are scheduled to meet at the Qizhong Forest Sports City arena on Wednesday, October 17 at 8:00p.m.

Dwight Howard, center of the Orlando Magic, is scheduled to be in China from June 4 to 10, to participate in a series of events to meet fans, attend marketing partner events, and participate in an event to launch the ticket sales of the NBA China Games 2007. Six members of the NBA Fan Patrol will also be in Shanghai to add to the festivities and greet fans in Shanghai.

2007 NBA CHINA GAMES RESULTS

Magic 90, Cavaliers 86 - Despite shooting only 38.5% the Magic, behind Dwight Howard's 31 points (9-of-17 shooting) and 14 rebounds handled the Cavaliers. For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 24 points and 6 assists. Hedo Turkoglu scored 12, and Keith Bogans added 11, plus 8 assists. For Cleveland, LeBron James, playing just 28 minutes, had 17 points (5-of-9) and 4 steals, though he added just 1 rebound and 3 assists. Larry Hughes scored 16, Zydrunas Ilgauskas 12 points with 9 rebounds, and Shannon Brown 12 points.

Magic 116, Team China 92 - Shooting 55% while holding Team China to 38.8%, Orlando came away with the victory. For the Magic, Carlos Arroyo in 35 big minutes off the bench scored 25 points (9-of-15 shooting) with 9 assists and 4 steals. Hedo Turkoglu scored 17. James Augustine had 14 points with 7 rebounds. Dwight Howard, playing a mere 13 minutes, added 12 points and 4 rebounds. For Team China, O.Oyedeji shot well and lived at the foul line for 25 points, though he had no assists and 5 turnovers. Former NBA player Wang Zhizhi had 16 points with 7 rebounds.

Magic 100, Cavaliers 84 - Orlando shot 53.8% while holding Cleveland to 39.0%. The Magic had six players score double-digit points: Dwight Howard had 17 points, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Keith Bogans, Pat Garrity and JJ Redick each scored 14. Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu each added 13. Turkoglu also had 9 rebounds. For the Cavs, LeBron James needed 12 shots to get his 14 points, plus 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Larry Hughes also scored 14. Daniel Gibson had 13, Zydrunas Ilgauskas 12 points with 11 rebounds, and Shannon Brown scored 11.