More than 90,000 spectators watched as China Team nearly forced Japan Team to use up the entire 24-second shot clock.
Everyone erupted in cheers.
"That defensive pressure is incredible!"
"This reminds me of the Raptors' defense in the Playoffs!"
"The Raptors had a five-man defensive lineup, and now China Team does too!"
Meanwhile, the ten Japanese female fans still holding their banners were stomping their feet in anger.
"What's that supposed to be? Why aren't they attacking?"
"Why aren't they shooting?"
"This is so frustrating! Baka!"
These Japanese fans clearly didn't know much about basketball.
In that situation, they might not even have been able to get a shot off. And just look at Kawamura Yuki's final move—if he'd dared to shoot, China Team would have turned it into a fast-break counterattack, guaranteed.
Japanese commentator Tanaka Kenji was once again gasping in amazement:
"Oh, oh, oh—what defensive pressure! This defensive pressure is just incredible!"
"This reminds me of the Raptors' five-man defensive lineup."
"Three players in China Team's lineup are current or former members of the Raptors' defensive lineup."
"Pang Bo used to be the core of the Raptors' defense. Wang Yi's defense goes without saying: he's won Defensive Player of the Year in both the last season and this one, and everyone believes the league still owes him at least three more."
"Zhang Yu is also a first-rate NBA defender!"
"Besides those three, we don't know much about Wang Le, but judging from his defense just now, his pressure seems to be every bit as intense as Pang Bo's!"
Tanaka Tomoko furrowed her brows again.
She shook her head and said, "I found the stats. In the CBA this season, Wang Le has the highest defensive efficiency of any player. When he's off the court, his team gives up