It would have been the fourth time that China enter the top eight after they finished eighth at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics as well as the 1994 World Championships,if they could fulfil the goal.
　　Most people don't think it is good enough for the highly-expected men's basketball team at the Games,considering the first-ever Olympic Games in China this summer.
　　Tickets of Olympic basketball matches are the most wanted on the Internet besides tickets of the opening and closing ceremonies and finals of the men's 110 meters hurdles,which is expected to feature defending gold medalist and local favorite Liu Xiang.
　　Price of the tickets of the men's basketball final match has vaulted to over 10 times of the original price.
　　Basketball has arguably become the most popular sport in China as soccer was haunted by corruptions,match-fixings and misbehaviors of footballers on and off the pitch.
　　The Chinese fans have huge expectations of the national team at the Beijing Olympics as it is the first time that NBA players Yao Ming,Yi Jianlian and former NBA player Wang Zhizhi join force at the Games.