An ordinary star might be strong in his own right and able to score over and over, but that was all he could do.
If you tightened the defense on him, he could no longer make much of an impact on the team.
Wang Yi was different. Not only did he have extraordinary individual ability, he could also spread that ability to his teammates and help them score.
That made him almost impossible to defend.
In fact, at this point, not only could China Team not stop Team America, Team America couldn't stop China Team's Three-point Rain either.
Phil Jackson's response was actually very simple. Once the players came off the court, he said just one thing:
"Focus on defending the three-point line. If you can't cover everything, then even if you have to leave the paint open, don't let them take uncontested threes."
Phil Jackson's logic was simple.
You can't stop our offense, and we can't stop yours.
So we can at least limit your offense in one area. That means everyone crowds the perimeter to defend the three.
Even if you score, you'll only get two points.
That way, you get two and we get two. Fair enough.
Besides, Team America had the rebounding advantage, so its two-point efficiency would definitely be higher than China Team's.
Steve Kerr, standing beside him, nodded when he heard Phil Jackson say this.
There was nothing wrong with that defensive strategy.
We can't stop you from scoring, but at least we can do our best to limit your three-point attempts.
As China Team came off the court, the crowd greeted them with enthusiastic applause.
It had taken China Team just half a quarter to go from trailing to leading by ten.
The Chinese reserves leaped up one after another to high-five, bump