The third quarter went on for eight minutes, and both teams gradually began to rotate their lineups.

At this point, the Chinese team had taken a 10-point lead over the American team.

Boosted by the head pats, the other players on the Chinese team shot with increasing confidence, while the American team's offensive efficiency declined due to their poor defense.

With the Chinese team's accuracy from beyond the arc, widening the point difference was only a matter of a few possessions.

Popovich's face looked grim.

He faced considerable public pressure after losing last year, and the consequences of losing again this year were unimaginable.

After entering the substitute rotation phase, he began his signature roaring coaching style on the sidelines.

This coaching style was effective, and the American team's activity on both ends of the court noticeably increased.

As the rotation time in the third and fourth quarters passed, the American team gradually whittled away the lead and leveled the score again.

Moreover, after the starters returned, Durant and Leonard both attacked fiercely and effectively.

With five minutes left in the game, the American team led the Chinese team 83-78 by 5 points.

The scene was eerily familiar.

The American team also led with five minutes left in last year's World Cup.

A Chinese team's offensive play was disrupted out of bounds, requiring a slow-motion replay to determine possession.

Tang Tian gathered all the players together at this moment.

"Take the shot if you have the opportunity. Remember what you did last year."

Death Assist was activated, and Tang Tian seized the opportunity to remind his teammates.

Possession was still awarded to the Chinese team. Tang Tian suddenly passed to Ding Yanyuhang, who shot against James' help defense.

James defended very well on this play, providing plenty of interference, but after the ball passed over a high arc...

"Swish!"

The ball still went in!

Durant initiated a strong drive on the frontcourt, drawing a foul. Two free throws, both good.

His fire of revenge was still burning intensely.

But in response, Tang Tian passed the ball to Yi Jianlian, who shot a three-pointer against Leonard's face-up defense.

"Swish!"

In too!

84 to 85!

The Chinese team narrowed the score to 1 point!

The crowd cheered wildly.

The online forums were also in an uproar.

A familiar scene: what the Chinese team did at last year's World Cup was happening again!

Popovich reached out and called a timeout.

He didn't expect the Chinese team to replicate their World Cup success, it was as if they had all collectively cheated.

But he was only surprised for a moment. As soon as the American team players came to the sidelines, he immediately began to make arrangements.

After all, he was a top coach, and like the American team players this year, he had come with a fire of revenge. He was obviously prepared for the scene before him.

After the timeout, Durant assisted Leonard on a basket under the rim, helping the American team to widen the point difference to 3 points again.

As the game went on, time dwindled, and every possession was crucial.

Most of the fans in the arena couldn't sit still and stood up. The Chinese team and the American team delivered another brilliant game for them tonight.

When the Chinese team advanced to the frontcourt again, Tang Tian noticed that the American team's defense had undergone a very targeted change.

Everyone was fronting the players, completely preventing the Chinese team from receiving the ball.

However, Lin Yi was very clever at this moment. Seeing Tang Tian break in and then come out, he took the initiative to cut inside.

Tang Tian made a straight pass. He caught the ball and, regardless of everything else, threw a lob shot directly over Davis' long arms.

This wasn't his usual offensive method, but the ball passed over Davis' fingertips.

"Bang!"

A bank shot, and then the ball bounced and fell into the net!

Critical two points!

The cheers at the scene exploded.

Lin Yi made a contribution at a critical moment!

After Lin Yi shot, he kept watching the shot, and after seeing the ball go in, he immediately turned to look at Tang Tian.

Obviously, he knew that Tang Tian was using a cheat.

They were all cheaters, although the systems were different and the skills were different, he could probably guess that Tang Tian had activated a cheat that guaranteed a shot would go in as long as the ball was received.

There was even a hint of envy in his eyes.

That cheat must be a very high level one.

But on the next possession, Leonard singled out Abudushalamu, turned around, and made another bank shot!

The American team's lineup on the court, even without cheating, was very difficult to defend against on the offensive end!

Tang Tian was considering whether to exchange for an absolute defense.

In the past year, although he had retired, he still received contract fees and endorsement fees, and the krypton gold value accumulated in the system exceeded 100 million.

The problem for the Chinese team now was that they couldn't defend.

But he put this idea aside for the moment, because after receiving his pass, Lin Yi slammed into the basket, and scored while losing his balance, causing Davis' defensive foul.

Davis had an expression of disbelief on his face. He had only seen Tang Tian do this kind of thing before, but Lin Yi was 2.16 meters tall! (7'1")

This guy!

Tang Tian suddenly found Lin Yi very interesting.

In a sense, Lin Yi was seizing the opportunity to "farm points."

Lin Yi's free throw was also good, and the two teams tied!

In the next few minutes, it became a head-to-head battle between the two sides, or rather, Lin Yi versus the American team.

Tang Tian's passes could always reach Lin Yi's hands, and Lin Yi could always throw the ball into the basket in all sorts of incredible postures.

Most importantly, with his height of 2.16 meters, the American team couldn't block him even if they wanted to!

Tang Tian's Death Assist, plus Lin Yi's height, was simply Ujiri!

But the American team was also almost perfect on their side, the flames of revenge igniting their state.

In the final seconds, with 4 seconds left in the game, the American team was defended into a bad shooting opportunity.

Durant shot a difficult fadeaway three-pointer over Ding Yanyuhang's defense.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net, and Durant's clutch three-pointer helped the American team complete a near-buzzer beater!

FIBA killer!

The American team's bench erupted.

And the Chinese team had no timeouts left!

American fans on the online forums had already begun to celebrate their victory in advance!

But the game was still going on. Tang Tian received the serve in the backcourt and shouted directly to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi took off and ran forward.

Tang Tian made an accurate pass, and Lin Yi, stepping on the logo line, launched a desperate three-pointer against Durant's interference.

The red light on the sidelines also came on shortly after the shot was released. The buzzer-beating, life-and-death shot, captivated the attention of everyone in the arena.

After the ball swirled in the air, drawing a long arc...

"Swish!"

A crisp sound, and it went in!

Lin Yi went crazy in the last five minutes! He scored 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting in those five minutes alone!

100 all!

The final shot also helped the Chinese team tie the score at the buzzer!

The two sides would enter overtime!

The American team's bench players held their heads in their hands.

They were originally going to end the game in regulation, but no one expected Lin Yi to make such a logo three-pointer at the end!

To be precise, who could have imagined that Lin Yi would be so accurate in the last few minutes, unbelievably accurate.

But the outcome had been decided. After 40 minutes of fierce battle, the two sides stood on the same starting line again, to see who could have the last laugh.

At that moment, Tang Tian sat down and directly entered the system interface.