In the second half, the Chinese team came back to attack first.
Tang Tian held the ball, but this time he didn't directly break through, but greeted Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll.
After dismantling the ball, he didn't wait for the double-team to come up and made a dry pull shot.
This choice was a bit sudden, and Anthony didn't keep up after switching defenses.
"Shh!"
Tang Tian steadily threw the ball into the basket.
The Chinese team took the lead.
But as soon as they scored two points here, Anthony broke through Zhou Qi for a layup and returned two points.
Team USA looked as good as it did in the first half.
Tang Tian walked out after the pick-and-roll and was double-teamed by three people. He passed the ball back to Yi Jianlian, who pressed Butler under the basket and sent the ball into the basket.
It's a tough shot and a good one.
But looking back, after Irving and Anthony picked and rolled, they accelerated to get rid of Zhou Qi and returned a layup.
After 2 minutes in the third quarter, the point difference on the court was still 20 points.
The old coach K sat comfortably on the sidelines. If the game continues at this pace, it is inevitable for the US team to win the championship.
The Chinese team at the scene was also restless.
The two teams played against each other, and the Chinese team played so well that they couldn't catch up with the score. This game is really impossible to play.
However, the mood of the players on the Chinese team hasn't changed much. They have already realized in the midfield, and they don't want to win or lose, just to have no regrets.
Tang Tian's frontcourt breakthrough was double-teamed by five players, and the ball was given to Ding Yanyuhang at a 45-degree angle on the right.
Butler's return to defense was quick, but Ding Yanyuhang's shot speed was much faster than Zhou Peng's.
"Shh!"
Although he didn't play much before, Ding Yanyuhang showed his talent and hit the net with his first three-pointer.
There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
After the Chinese team came back in the second half, the three armies used their lives and played extremely hard.
Regardless of whether they can win or not, such an attitude and performance are already worthy of their cheers.
Durant singled Zhou Qi, and responded immediately with a layup.
The difference is still 19 points.
However, the emotions of the Chinese team members remained unchanged. Looking back, Tang Tian divided the corner to Ding Yanyuhang again.
Ding Yanyuhang made a fake three-point shot and flew Anthony away, rushed to the basket and used himself as a bomb, and the tough confrontation with Jordan caused the latter to foul!
After the confrontation, he was knocked out of the field.
Zhou Qi and Yi Jianlian on the side immediately went over to pull him up.
Ding Yanyuhang didn't say anything after getting up, but just shook his arm that was hurt by the bump.
This scene directly touched the fans on the scene and in front of the TV.
The Chinese team came back from the battle in the second half, and it really felt like a desperate effort.
They were indeed charging at the US team's machine gun positions with big knives, but they were very determined!
Death Charge!
Ding Yanyuhang made two free throws, but Zhou Qi used his long arm to take off the offensive rebound above Anthony's head.
He gave the ball back to Tang Tian, and Tang Tian suddenly turned around and fell back.
"Shh!"
Go in again!
The Chinese team came back in the second half, and scored every attack!
Although the state of the US team is still the same, they narrowed the point difference to 16 points by virtue of the death charge!
The point difference is still huge, but the hope of winning is being ignited by them little by little!
Durant's emergency stop jump shot was interfered by Zhou Qi's long arm, and he smashed out of the frame with a "bang".
Yi Jianlian struggled to grab the defensive rebound and the ball went to Tang Tian.
Guo Ailun rushed out from the other side, and the Chinese team played a double-line fast break!
Tang Tian's fake move of passing the ball from behind completely fooled Owen, he jumped up with his right hand and smashed the ball directly into the basket!
The point difference was narrowed to 14 points!
At this time, the old coach K finally changed his expression. He stood up from the bench and walked to the sidelines to signal the American team to slow down.
Anthony hit Zhou Qi with his back in the frontcourt, turned around and made a layup, causing the latter's thug foul.
After making two free throws, the US team widened the point difference to 16 points again.
The Chinese team's death charge in the second half was powerful and efficient, but the point difference was only narrowed by 4 points!
The strength of the US team is really terrifying!
But in the next round, Tang Tian made a layup in a three-person double-team and forced a layup, causing Jordan's thugs!
Knowing it can't be done!
Even if the Chinese team can't win, it can't let the US team win easily!
Steady two free throws were made, and the point difference was narrowed to 14 points again!
"Defense! Defense!"
This approach of the Chinese team completely moved the fans at the scene.
The Chinese fans were shouting for defense, and the rest of the fans also imitated the pronunciation, shouting for the Chinese team in unison!
Hall 1 of the Carioca Stadium has completely become the home of the Chinese team!
Irving was advancing with the ball, and he unconsciously looked up to see the reaction of the fans, which he had never encountered before.
Not only Irving, but other players on and off the field of the US team unconsciously looked up.
This scene is unprecedented in history!
"Snapped!"
Just when everyone was stunned by this scene, Guo Ailun seized the opportunity and stole the ball from Irving's hand!
He pounced so fiercely that he was thrown flying out after the steal.
But before he threw the ball back, Tang Tian got the ball, accelerated away everyone, rushed to the frontcourt and dunked with the flying axe!
"Oh!"
As if a heavy hammer had hit the heart, the entire arena was in a state of boiling.
12 points!
The Chinese team narrowed the point difference to 12 points!
Guo Ailun got up from the ground and shouted at the audience excitedly, beating his chest and punching his fists. The feeling was more exciting than his scoring!
What responded to him was even bigger cheers from the scene.
The old coach K stretched out his hand and called a timeout!
The Chinese team used death charge to stop the US team!
Trailing by 20 points at halftime, the opponent is the US team, and the possibility of a reversal is almost zero.
Not to mention it was a team that couldn't play except for Tang Tian and Yi Jianlian.
But the whole team is playing desperately, they are making the impossible possible!
Incredible game!
"I take back what I said earlier, nothing is impossible."
Even the Brazilian commentator at home was convinced by the performance of the Chinese team.
Back from the timeout, the U.S. team had lineup adjustments. Coach K replaced Anthony and Butler with Green and Thompson.
This is the five small lineups that the US team established an advantage in the first half, and it is also the best lineup to play the talent of this dream twelve team.
Sure enough, in the first round back from the timeout, Green assisted Irving with an air cut layup and scored two points.
But here Ding Yanyuhang rushed to the basket with the ball desperately, and forced himself into a hug with Green.
The referee whistled to signal Green's defensive foul!
Ding Yanyuhang walked to the free throw line and made two more free throws. The Chinese team once again closed the gap to 12 points!
The three armed forces use their lives, and all the people are soldiers, just rush and do it!
This kind of momentum is invisible but pressured. Green and Durant made a mistake in cooperation and directly passed the ball out of bounds!
The cheers at the scene could not stop.
And amidst the cheers of the fans, Tang Tian continued to shake off Thompson from the outside, and made a three-pointer against Irving who was helping to defend.
"Shh!"
It was like throwing a red-hot iron block into cold water, and the scene instantly boiled!
The Chinese team narrowed the point difference to 9 points!
Single digit difference!
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9 points!
When there were only 20 points left in the 9-point difference, everyone felt incredible.
Most people didn't even realize that the Chinese team had caught up, because the US team played in the third quarter without any problems!
But the score just caught up!
From impossible to possible, the Chinese team took 7 minutes!
In the last 3 minutes of this quarter, the two teams each scored another 6 points.
At the end of the three quarters, the score was fixed at 68 to 59, and the US team maintained a 9-point lead.
Everyone thinks that the Chinese team and the US team are looking for a dead end, including the US team itself.
But knowing that it can't be done, the Chinese team miraculously did it!
Just like those upset games, it would be considered unreasonable and unscientific for the weaker side to win before the game!
But the so-called upset refers to the existence beyond the reasonable and scientific scope, and it is also part of the charm of basketball.
Like the Dream Six team in Athens in 2004.
Everyone remembers that they lost to the golden generation of Argentina, but few people remember that they lost to Lithuania, or even Puerto Rico.
Lithuania is a strong team in Europe. Its performance in the World Series has always been very good. It was the second-tier team outside the United States at that time, and it was about the same strength as Argentina.
The U.S. team only lost by 4 points at the time, which was not too upset.
But in that Olympics, the U.S. team not only lost against the Puerto Rico team, but also lost a historic 19-point difference!
What about that Puerto Rico team?
The more famous one is Carlos Arroyo who averaged 2003 points and 2004 assists in the NBA in the 12.6~5 season!
Compared with the performance of the Chinese team in the third quarter, that is even more unscientific and unreasonable!
But, this is upset, this is the charm of basketball games!
Now the men's basketball team has a great chance to be the next Puerto Rico team, an opportunity they created themselves.
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