The game ended with ______. [br] [originaltext] Adapting to new rule changes

Adapting to new rule changes in the NBA, the Miami Hits tops a 100 points for the third time in four games on the receiving and this time with the Indiana Pesos. Alonso Momin scored 18 of his team high 33 points in Miami Hits and Indiana Pesos and Tim Hadaway hit consecutive the first half to give the Hit an 8-point three pointers. The Pesos had no answer to the combination of Hadaway and Momin, as the Hits maintained at least a 9-point lead throughout he second half. Miami rattled up 113 points, to Indiana’s 101 by the end, proving that the NBA’s efforts to increase scoring are having an effect.

China has cleared a major obstacle to becoming a member of the World Trade Organization. After six days of grueling talks, Beijing reached an agreement with the United States on China’s entry into the WTO. The US statement said China agreed to reduce its average import duties from 22 to 17 percent and that the deal opens the China market for US banks, insurers, telecommunications firms and even film exporters. US firms will also be granted access to China’s distribution networks.