News from August 30.

Stephon Marbury (Pho) pleaded no contested to extreme driving under the
influence and was sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined $1,000, and required
to attend alcohol education classes.  The NBA suspended Marbury for 1 game
(the first game of the regular season).


World Championship games
USA 104, Germany 87 
Paul Pierce (USA) had 26 points including 5-10 3-pointers and 3 steals.
Michael Finley (USA) had 21 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Baron Davis (USA) had 13 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Dirk Nowitzki (Ger) had 34 points including 17-19 FT, 10 rebounds, and 6
turnovers.
Ademola Okulaja (Ger) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds.

Spain 71, Yugoslavia 69
Pau Gasol (Spa) had 25 points including 8-11 FT and 8 rebounds.
Juan-Carlos Navarro (Spa) had 13 points.
Jorge Garbajosa (Spa) had 11 points and 5 assists.
Dejan Bodiroga (Yug) had 16 points.
Predrag Stojakovic (Yug) had 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Spa shot 17-27 FT and Yug shot 14-14 FT.

China 96, Algeria 82 
Yao Ming (Chi) had 38 points on 12-15 FG and 14-17 FT, 13 rebounds, 8
blocks, and 7 turnovers.
Li Nan (Chi) had 14 points.
Sofiare Boulaya (Alg) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Miloud Doubal (Alg) had 24 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.

Angola 84, Canada 74
Miguel Lutonda (Ang) had 22 points on 5-7 FG, 3-4 3-pointers, and 9-10 FT.
Victor Muzadi (Ang) had 14 points including 5-6 FG and 5 rebounds.
Valter Monteiro (Ang) had 14 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Rowan Barret (Can) had 20 points and 7 rebounds.
Kevin Jobity (Can) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Ang shot 46.6% (27-58) FG and Can shot 36.1% (22-61) FG.

Puerto Rico 99, Lebanon 77 
Elias Ayuso (PR) had 37 points on 10-14 FG, 7-10 3-pointers, and 10-11 FT
and 4 steals.
Daniel Santiago (PR) had 13 points including 6-9 FG.
Christian Dalmau (PR) had 15 points.
Charles Bardawil (Leb) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 5
rebounds.
Joseph Vogel (Leb) had 19 points including 0-5 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, and
3 blocks.
PR shot 16-24 FT and Leb shot 6-8 FT.

New Zealand 98, Venezuela 85 
Kirk Penney (NZ) had 20 points.
Phil Jones (NZ) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6 rebounds.
Sean Marks (NZ) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 7 rebounds.
Carl Herrera (Ven) had 18 points on 9-12 FG and 7 rebounds.
Victor Diaz (Ven) had 26 points.
Oscar Torres (Ven) had 22 points and 5 rebounds.
NZ shot 22-36 FT and Ven shot 11-13 FT.

Argentina 100, Russia 81
Hugo Sconochini (Arg) had 26 points on 7-9 FG and 9-10 FT.
Emanuel Ginobili (Arg) had 21 points and 3 steals.
Andres Nocioni (Arg) had 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Andrei Kirilenko (Rus) had 19 points including 13-14 FT, 6 assists, and 3
blocks.
Alexey Savrasenko (Rus) had 17 points including 7-9 FG, 11 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Arg shot 52.4% (33-63) FG and Rus shot 38.3% (23-60) FG.

Brazil 88, Turkey 86 
Marcelo Machado (Bra) had 30 points including the game winning 3-pointer at
the buzzer.
Rogerio Klafke (Bra) had 19 points.
Anderson Varejo (Bra) had 11 points.
Hidayet Turkoglu (Tur) had 25 points.
Mirsad Turkcan (Tur) had 22 points and 10 rebounds.