China Team had made some changes to its starting lineup this time.
Point Guard: Zhang Jiacheng.
Shooting Guard: Wang Yi.
Small Forward: Cui Yongxi.
Power Forward: Wang Le.
Center: Pang Bo.
The reason they started Wang Le was that his physical gifts were far superior to Zeng Fanbo's. He should do a better job than Zeng Fanbo defending one of France's big men.
As for how China Team's twin towers would perform on the court, they would have to wait and see how the game unfolded.
France, naturally, had also put its twin towers on the floor.
Their lineup was as follows:
Center: Antoine Girard
Power Forward: Wemby
Small Forward: Alex Durant, 25
He was a versatile wing, a French-American prodigy whose father had played professionally in France and whose mother had been a track-and-field athlete in the United States. He had an incredible vertical leap and defensive instincts.
In fact, he had previously joined the United States men's national team.
After being cut from the team over some controversial remarks, he chose to play for France.
He had a fiery temperament and averaged one technical foul per game.
He was also a locker-room troublemaker, earning a reputation as a "powder keg."
Shooting Guard: Isaya Cordiniye, 29, Fournier's son.
He had inherited Fournier's shooting genes and developed a steady ability to drive off the dribble, making him France's primary perimeter scoring threat.
Point Guard: Lucas Moreau, 22
A product of Paris's youth development system, he was hailed as the "French Magician" for his dazzling passes and exceptional court vision.
An admirer of Tony Parker, he had stayed in France and turned down the NBA. He excelled at using the Pick and Roll to tear apart defenses.
Aside from their two exceptionally tall big men, France's perimeter players were all tall