After that, Coach Jokic, short on stamina, missed a three-pointer, and China Team launched a fast-break counterattack.
Wang Yi dribbled past three players in a row and leaped from just inside the free-throw line.
He finished with a soaring slam dunk.
The lead was nine points.
Both teams scored on their next two possessions.
The margin remained unchanged.
On the following possession, China Team turned up the defensive pressure again, leaving Serbia with no chance to get a shot off within twenty-four seconds.
China Team then went on the attack. Wang Yi ran a pick and roll with Pang Bo, then sent him soaring for a dunk. China Team's lead grew to eleven points.
From then on, Serbia could never cut the deficit to less than ten.
By the end of the third quarter, Serbia was already trailing by thirteen.
Jokic could no longer afford to rest, so he took the court as soon as the fourth quarter began.
For the first two minutes after coming on, he was indeed formidable.
At one point, he cut the deficit to ten.
But after those two minutes, he ran out of gas.
He was in almost exactly the same situation Wang Yi had been in earlier.
But Jokic didn't have the same ability Wang Yi did. His passing was excellent, and his playmaking was strong, but he was still far behind the Wang Yi of that time.
Once Jokic ran out of stamina, Serbia was completely overwhelmed.
The gap widened rapidly, and China Team ultimately won the game, 127–99.
The moment the game ended, enormous cheers erupted throughout the venue.
At that very moment, the lights across the entire Soaring Golden Chalice came on.
Although the Soaring Golden Dignitary had been lit up before, not all its lights had been switched on.