Swish!!
Tokyo Thunder vs. Ehime Flying Eagles.
The second quarter had barely begun when the Flying Eagles, led by their two foreign imports, unleashed a 6-0 run and cut the deficit to just four points.
Fortunately, Tokyo Thunder quickly came back to their senses. Wu Yufei answered with a brilliant 2+1, stretching the lead back to seven and helping the team regain its footing.
The two teams then engaged in several intense exchanges. In order to limit Wu Yufei's performance, the Flying Eagles repeatedly resorted to all manner of aggressive defensive tactics.
However, Wu Yufei was like an incredibly nimble loach, and the Flying Eagles' attempts all ended in failure.
To help his team extend the lead while protecting himself as much as possible, Wu Yufei made full use of the opponents' excessive focus on him, repeatedly delivering wonderful passes into the paint for Sugiyama Shota.
Sugiyama Shota did not disappoint Wu Yufei's expectations either, repeatedly scoring in isolation through his outstanding individual ability.
When the Flying Eagles' foreign big man Russell defended Sugiyama Shota, he displayed none of the dominance expected of an import, getting thoroughly embarrassed time and again.
Once Tokyo Thunder regained their proper offensive rhythm, the Flying Eagles could only helplessly watch as the gap was mercilessly widened once more.
By the fifth minute of the second quarter, the scoreboard read Tokyo Thunder 38-28 Ehime Flying Eagles.
The lead had once again reached double digits, restoring Tokyo Thunder's morale to its peak.
Over the following five minutes, Tokyo Thunder's offense grew even fiercer under Wu Yufei's orchestration. Faced with wave after wave of increasingly powerful attacks, the Ehime Flying Eagles could only scramble to respond, utterly unable to organize a decent counterattack.
At 5:25, Yasuda caught the ball on the perimeter and forced his way into