A Boastful South Korea Team

The Boastful South Korea Team

Meanwhile, news that China Team had beaten Japan Team by 101 points had sparked widespread discussion in Japan.

Many people were saying, "China was simply too rude."

"They were already up by 61 at halftime and had the win in the bag. Why did they have to crush them completely?"

"They'll suffer heaven's retribution for this."

But some Japanese fans were still fairly levelheaded.

"A loss is a loss. We can only blame ourselves for being outmatched."

"We should look for the reasons within ourselves."

"If we have even the slightest bit of Bushido spirit, we should learn from this defeat and try to win next time, instead of sitting here blaming everyone else."

They were right. They were the ones seeing things clearly.

But was it really that easy to come back and win?

Especially against a National Team with a beast like Wang Yi on it. Beating them was practically impossible.

After that game, China Team played Poland and Venezuela over the next five days.

In the game against Poland, Zhou Qi finally broke out.

Because of his earlier mistake on a sideline ball, people had taken to calling him the Polish Center.

He blamed no one but himself.

So when he faced Poland, he played with something to prove, determined to clear his name.

He went three-for-seven from beyond the arc.

Inside, he made nine of twelve shots and sank all five of his free throws.

He finished with 32 points and 15 rebounds.

China Team beat Poland 124–84, winning by 40 points.

After the game, China's fans and media heaped praise on Zhou Qi.

At last, he had won back everything he'd lost.

In their third game, against Venezuela, the entire China Team broke out, beating them by 53 points.