Brazil continued attacking Varejao in the frontcourt, and Zhou Qi still could not hold him off.
Yi Jianlian played smartly this time. He waited until Varejao was about to shoot before rotating back, contesting it in time to successfully stop the shot and grab the Defensive Rebound.
Because of Tang Tian, Yi Jianlian was no longer the Yi Jianlian of history. He had fewer ways to score, but his defense and three-point shooting had become stronger.
China Team finally got a stop.
Zhao Jiwei brought the ball into the frontcourt again and passed it to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian glanced at Brazil Team's Defensive Formation. He got into a Triple Threat stance, gathered the ball after a Hesitation Step, then suddenly pulled up for a three.
Hurtas, who was guarding him, did not react at all.
Few people in the NBA could defend Tang Tian's Triple Threat, let alone on the international stage.
"Swish!"
The international three-point line was closer than the NBA's, and Tang Tian's pull-up from that distance went in cleanly.
He broke China Team's scoring drought!
Cheers from Chinese fans rang out across the arena.
Many people held up KT Boards with Tang Tian's oversized face and waved them back and forth.
China Team's other players could not score, but they were not worried at all, because they had Tang Tian now!
Brazil Team attacked, and Barbosa drove before kicking it out to Hurtas. Hurtas's three was nearly blocked by Tang Tian, and Yi Jianlian secured the Defensive Rebound.
Yi Jianlian gave the ball to Zhao Jiwei, and China Team immediately launched a Defensive Counterattack.
Brazil Team had two Big men, and their average age was high, so their retreat defense speed was not very fast.
Tang Tian raced ahead alone.
Zhao Jiwei fired a Long pass