France's head coach, Tony Parker, frowned deeply.
Wang Yi was just too ridiculously good. He had incredible physical gifts and skills, but the most outrageous thing was his mind.
First, he'd pulled off an extreme play on offense.
Then he'd taken a shot off the glass on purpose, drawing a goaltending call on Wemby.
And after that, he'd pulled off that play on defense in the blink of an eye.
The guy's brain was like a high-speed computer, constantly gathering and analyzing everything happening on the court, then coming up with a plan and having his body carry it out.
Damn it, how was a normal person supposed to beat a robot?
Gobert stepped to the free-throw line.
He missed the first, but made the second.
Just as Wang Yi had predicted, Gobert went one for two, leaving France with a two-point lead.
That meant China Team could catch up in a single possession, or even take the lead.
And only 1:30 remained.
Everyone thought China Team would give the ball to Wang Yi at such a crucial moment.
After all, China Team wasn't like the Raptors or the Kings before them. The Raptors and Kings were made up of NBA players.
In crunch time, Wang Yi handled the ball most of the time, but every now and then he'd draw up a play for one of the other role players to take a shot.
But this was China Team. Just look at Pang Bo's performance tonight;
then look at Zhang Jiacheng's performance tonight.
The French team had shut both of them down.
So who else did China Team have?
Only Wang Yi.
And based on past experience, whenever China Team faced a crucial moment in international competition, Wang Yi always held onto the ball.
This year would be no