Li Chunjiang saw that Abudushalamu was at a disadvantage in his matchup, so he turned and called Zhou Peng over, sending him in to replace Abudushalamu.
Tang Tian passed out of a double-team in the frontcourt, but Ding Yanyuhang missed the three from outside.
On the way back, Wiggins directly drove past Zhou Peng from outside the three-point line.
Zhou Peng was in position defensively, but age had slowed him down. When Wiggins shot, Zhou Peng reached in and was called for a foul.
Wiggins made both free throws, scoring 9 consecutive points to tie the score at 9-9!
Wiggins had really turned it on tonight!
Seeing that, Tang Tian signaled from the frontcourt for everyone to press forward and switched into one-on-one mode.
Canada Team's help defense had always been a problem. After failing several times in a row at the start, they no longer dared to collapse recklessly.
Tang Tian accelerated, then stopped on a dime and rose for a pull-up jumper.
Swish!
The picture-perfect form sent the fans by the court into another frenzy.
There was only one word for it: steady.
And once they got back on the defensive end, Tang Tian had Zhou Peng guard Murray while he switched onto Wiggins himself.
Wiggins had the hot hand and drove forcefully right into Tang Tian's defense.
But Tang Tian gave him no good look, and Wiggins's forced attempt clipped the front rim.
Yi Jianlian secured the defensive rebound.
China Team launched a fast break. After receiving the ball, Tang Tian fired a long pass to Ding Yanyuhang, who flew in for a thunderous dunk and another 2 points.
13-9!
China Team had regained the lead advantage.
On the next trip down, Wiggins held the ball against Tang Tian but did not dare attack.
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