Yi Jianlian's free throw opportunity.
He had already scored 25 points, making him China Team's best performer of the day.
"Yi Jianlian! Yi Jianlian!"
As Yi Jianlian stepped to the free-throw line, the on-site fans began chanting his name in unison.
With such a performance in such a crucial game, Yi Jianlian had earned the respect of every fan.
Metu on the bench looked up at Yi Jianlian, who was taking the free throw.
He had thoroughly remembered this name now.
Yi Jianlian made the extra free throw as well.
56-37, China Team extended the lead back to 19 points.
The five straight points Yi Jianlian had scored were crucial.
Nigeria Team ran a set offense in the frontcourt. Diogu tried to post up again, but Abudushalamu doubled him early.
Diogu made a passing mistake, sending the ball straight out of bounds.
Okogie, who had been waiting for the pass, spread his hands and looked at Diogu, who was bent over with his hands on his knees. Both men's eyes were filled with helplessness.
Nigeria Team had come back against Poland through their extremely high defensive intensity, but they had lost to Argentina because of their lack of overall cohesion.
With a huge deficit and no way to break through for so long, their weakness in team cohesion began to show.
Tang Tian scored again amid a frontcourt double-team, and China Team had extended the lead beyond 20 points.
Then, on the next possession, Okogie stubbornly drove into the lane and was blocked by Yi Jianlian. The ball even bounced off Okogie and went out of bounds, and the game had lost all suspense ahead of time.
After that, Nigeria Team had completely lost its spirit and could no longer close the score.
The final score was 86-68. China Team