A 75-Point Blowout!
The South Korean fans had thought Ha Seung-jin's dunk had sounded the rallying cry for their comeback. They thought their coach's sacrifice play had worked.
But Wang Yi's next logo three, followed by a three-point play, brought them crashing back to reality.
After that, the entire China Team stepped up its defensive intensity once more.
When South Korea inbounded the ball, China Team, led by Wang Yi, applied a full-court press.
The sudden full-court press caught the South Korean players completely off guard.
They were forced into another turnover.
China Team easily scored two more points.
You had to remember that when a team was trying to come back, turnovers were a huge blow to morale.
What's more, South Korea had now committed two turnovers in a row.
Their spirits had just started to rise, only to plummet again almost immediately.
Without their head coach, and with no boost from their morale, South Korea was like rotten wood, swept away by China Team's overwhelming offense.
They committed as many as 12 turnovers in a single quarter.
China Team, meanwhile, capitalized on almost every one of those turnovers to score.
By the end of the third quarter, China Team's lead had grown to a massive 55 points.
This time, South Korea had no hope left.
Wang Yi stayed on the court with the rest of the starters.
With half the fourth quarter gone, China Team was already up by 70.
At last, Wang Yi could go sit down and rest.
When the game finally ended, China Team had won 146–71, crushing South Korea by a full 75 points.
They had finally vented all their pent-up anger.
Earlier, while China's national anthem played, South Korea had made a racket.
In return, China Team had slaughtered South Korea by 75