Tang Tian drove past Delfino and hit a spinning fadeaway for another two points.
The once-elite 3-and-D player had grown old, just like this Argentina Team. He could no longer truly contain Tang Tian.
On the other end, Ginobili continued to use a pick-and-roll to attack.
This time, Tang Tian switched over completely, leaving Ginobili without a shooting opportunity.
He passed the ball back to Scola, who rose for a high-post jumper over Keyramut.
Swish!
Scola seized the opportunity, and the ball dropped cleanly through the net.
8-8. After falling behind early, Argentina Team had now settled into a deadlock with China Team.
Ginobili was older and no longer as capable as before, but he switched between scoring and passing as smoothly as Tang Tian did. He had brought Argentina Team to life.
China Team went on offense, and Tang Tian drove again. This time, Argentina Team collapsed early, leaving plenty of room on the perimeter.
Tang Tian spotted the opening and passed the ball to Zhou Peng in the corner.
Zhou Peng launched another three-pointer.
Clang!
It was still too strong. Another miss!
When the muscles were still worked up, it was not something that could be relaxed away in an instant.
Individually, Argentina Team's players were considerably stronger than China Team's. With Ginobili leading them, they could find their game form.
Meanwhile, none of Tang Tian's passing attempts had turned into points for China Team, so he could only rely more on scoring himself.
The good news was that Argentina Team's age limited how well they could contain him, and the deadlock between the two teams lasted all the way to half-time.
At the end of the first half, the score was tied at 40.
Tang Tian had scored 25 points in the half.
The game on the