Meanwhile, in the France team's locker room.
France's head coach, Tony Parker, had already asked the team's video coordinator to play several clips of Zhang Yu from the first half.
Then he emphasized to the players:
"In the second half, one of you needs to guard that guy. Don't give him a chance to shoot threes!"
Durant, who played Small Forward, said, "Coach, let me guard him."
Parker considered it for a moment.
Durant had primarily guarded Wang Yi in the first half. If he went to guard Zhang Yu, then who would guard Wang Yi?
But on second thought, they could double-team Wang Yi, and every time they did, either Wemby or Antoine would inevitably be assigned to guard him.
So it seemed that having anyone else join those two in doubling Wang Yi would make little difference.
Tony Parker nodded. "All right. Their starting Small Forward Cui didn't do well in the first half, so they'll probably start Zhang in the second. You'll be responsible for guarding Zhang."
Some things took more words to explain, others fewer.
With some fans in the restrooms, others out smoking, and a few empty seats scattered through the stands, the second half got underway.
As expected, China Team started Zhang Yu in the second half.
Right from the start, they went back to the Zhang-Pang Pick and Roll.
But the other team had clearly studied how to defend the Zhang-Pang Pick and Roll. Their two long-armed giants immediately blanketed Zhang and Pang.
That made it difficult for Pang Bo to get the ball, and difficult for Zhang Jiacheng to pass it to him. Even taking the shot himself was hard for Zhang Jiacheng.
Fortunately, China Team still had another weapon: Wang Yi's Backdoor Cut.
Wang Yi's Backdoor Cut had three key features.