The second quarter soon began.
At the start of the quarter, both Team America and China Team had mostly put their bench players on the court.
But Team America's bench players were Embiid, Mitchell, Towns, Edwards, and Leonard.
Now let's look at China's bench.
If this really came down to the bench players facing each other, China Team would get absolutely crushed.
So Wang Yi didn't take a break. He stayed on the court and kept fighting.
With China's lineup now weaker, Team America focused most of its defensive effort on Wang Yi.
As Wang Yi brought the ball up, Edwards stuck close to him on defense.
Mitchell waited near the center line, ready to double-team Wang Yi as soon as he got close.
The rest of Team America's players were also watching Wang Yi like hawks.
Seeing this, Wang Yi didn't even cross half court. He made a gesture as if he were about to gather the ball in the backcourt. Mitchell immediately rushed at him, and Edwards quickly pressed right up against him. But Wang Yi had been waiting for Mitchell to charge.
He didn't gather the ball. Instead, he quickly lowered his stance.
He took a step forward, then spun, slipping between Mitchell and Edwards in an instant.
Then he reached the three-point line.
Leonard was guarding the three-point line.
Wang Yi paused briefly, then made a crossover dribble. As the ball came to his left hand, he suddenly spun left.
After getting past Leonard, he reached the left wing.
Embiid and Towns immediately came over to defend him, too.
Wang Yi made another crossover dribble. This time, he spun right and took a turnaround jumper.
The effortless shot swished in for two.
Three consecutive spins had taken him past all five defenders.
Even the English-speaking commentators