That style of play took far less effort than initiating every possession himself and taking the defender one-on-one.
Over the next few possessions, China Team couldn't stop France team's twin towers, and France team couldn't stop China Team's Pick and Roll.
After all, Gobert was nowhere near as fast as Antoine. He simply couldn't guard Zhang Jiacheng one-on-one.
And so, when the first quarter ended, China Team still held on to a four-point lead.
Watching from the sidelines, King Arthur of Team America said, "If France team keeps playing like this, the gap will slowly widen, and China Team will eventually win."
Edwards, standing beside him, asked, "Why are you so sure?"
King Arthur replied, "It's simple. Gobert can't keep up this level of effort for long. Once he gets tired, his offensive efficiency and rebounding will suffer."
Everyone nodded.
During the break between quarters, Parker was explaining the game plan for the second quarter to the players, but he was also a little worried. Just as King Arthur had said, he was concerned about Gobert's stamina.
Just then, Antoine spoke up beside him. "Coach, let me play in the second quarter."
At that, Tony Parker turned to look at Antoine, surprised.
The guy had always been quiet and had never volunteered to ask for anything.
Especially when it came to playing time. No matter how well he played, he never asked for more minutes.
Today, though, he had been playing rather poorly, yet now he was asking to go in. Naturally, Tony Parker was surprised.
Tony Parker looked Antoine up and down. "Have you recovered?"
Antoine nodded. "Yeah."
Parker glanced at Gobert, who was still panting heavily.
Gobert nodded at him too, so Tony Parker said to Antoine, "All right. You'll start the second quarter. But Wemby played the