The Serbian coach gritted his teeth and used their last timeout of the game.
There was still half a quarter left.
Using their final timeout so early was far from ideal.
But if they didn't use it now, then in a few minutes, calling a timeout might not make any difference.
As the players came off the court, the Serbian head coach wasn't too angry. He knew that their players weren't to blame for getting stripped by Wang Yi so many times. That guy was simply too unreal.
So while the players rested, he said to them:
"China Team has made a change. They've put Wang Yi on Jokic. For the last few minutes, we kept the ball in Jokic's hands, so Wang Yi kept stealing it. We need to make a change too."
"When you go back on the court, see who Wang Yi is guarding. Whoever he guards, don't pass the ball to them."
"If Wang Yi is guarding Jokic, then Jokic should avoid getting the ball for the next few minutes. Keep it away from him."
"Jovic, when Jokic doesn't have the ball, you'll need to organize the offense as much as possible."
However, the next moment, everyone was stunned.
"When you go back out there, keep guarding Jokic. Try to keep the ball as far away from him as possible."
Although Serbia still had Jovic as a backup playmaker, and the machine could still run, it was bound to run less smoothly than when Jokic had the ball.
That was exactly what happened. Why was Qiqi still guarding Jokic despite having three fouls?
Once the ball left Jokic's hands, it was as if Serbia had lost its biggest engine.
At that moment, both teams' strategies were remarkably similar.
But without Jokic as their engine, Serbia's offense