Team U.S. A has arrived in Macau, China. Macau is on the SE coast of China just a 50 minute ferry ride SW of Hong Kong and a three hour flight to Beijing. Macau was both the first and the last European colony in China. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century and subsequently administered the region until the ‘handover’ on December 20, 1999. Macau is the most densely populated region in the world; with a population density of 18,428 persons per kilometer (one kilometer is .062 of a mile).
Five percent of Macau’s population is Chinese; another two percent is of mixed Chinese/Portuguese descent, an ethnic group often referred to as Macanese. Macau is believed to have the best food on the Chinese continent and Macau is clean and fog free!
Before they arrived in China, Team USA had their exhibition opener against Canada. They scored, they dazzled and they dunked – they beat Canada 120-65. Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Michael Redd each had game-high total of 20 points each.
Kobe Bryant played 23 minutes and scored 15 points, making six of 10 shots. The U.S. shot 65.7%, Canada just 33.3%. The rebounding department was equally one-sided, the U.S. outrebounding Canada, 38-24.
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