Fu Jian Yongshu held the ball in the frontcourt to organize the offense.
At that moment, the Japanese team's players, including the fans in the stands, quickly noticed the difference in the Chinese team compared to the first half.
The Chinese players were holding their hands up while defending.
This scene was familiar. When Xiao Hua was still the NBA president, that's how defenders guarded Harden!
This was China's silent protest!
Fu Jian Yongshu saw this and immediately broke past Guo Ailun towards the basket.
Raising hands would definitely slow down movement, so his choice was completely sound.
However, when he drove to the basket, his shooting angle and vision were blocked by Lin Yi.
At this time, the Japanese team's weakness of being short was exposed. The saying that basketball is a sport for giants is not without reason. Not every 1.75-meter player is Isaiah Thomas.
What's more, Fu Jian Yongshu is only 1.70 meters.
His final shot hit the rim and bounced out, and Lin Yi turned around to grab the defensive rebound.
Don't mention it, this kind of defense wouldn't be effective against other teams, but it really worked against the Japanese team, whose overall height is relatively short.
It could both interfere with the offense and avoid getting called for ticky-tack fouls because of defensive movements.
The Japanese team's offense ultimately failed, and the Chinese team returned to their half and set up their offense.
It was at this moment that a burst of commotion erupted in the arena.
A different scene from the first half unfolded again. Tang Tian moved to the high post on the right side, backing up against Hachimura Rui to ask for the ball!
Guo Ailun passed the ball inside, and then took his defender away from the baseline, leaving Tang Tian space for a one-on-one.
Tang Tian's offense was quick. He backed up against Hachimura Rui twice, then directly turned around for a step-back jumper.
He was using Hachimura Rui's own moves against him!
"Swish!"
The basketball went into the net cleanly.
Although he didn't specialize in this skill, Tang Tian's attributes had reached the top level at this stage, so this kind of technique was not difficult for him.
The Chinese fans in the stands whistled and cheered.
The whistles were because of Tang Tian's tit-for-tat style of play, and the cheers were because Tang Tian had finally started to attack again!
Since the first quarter, they hadn't seen Tang Tian attack, or even touch the ball, for a long time!
Moreover, back on the defensive end, a difference from the start of the game also appeared: Tang Tian was still defending Hachimura Rui!
This was a subtle change, but it said a lot.
Defending the opponent's core scorer while also starting his offensive mode, Tang Tian was going to start taking care of both offense and defense!
Hachimura Rui's off-ball movement was severely restricted by Tang Tian, and Tang Tian's navigation of the screens was perfect after getting serious. The referee hesitated to blow the whistle.
The Japanese team passed the ball around the perimeter continuously, and finally passed it to Fazekas under the basket. The latter's fadeaway over Lin Yi... missed!
Lin Yi just held up his hands. He looked thin, but his core strength was very strong. Fazekas, like in the first half, couldn't gain the upper hand in the confrontation!
Lin Yi grabbed another defensive rebound. He was like a soulless rebound machine!
The Chinese team advanced to the frontcourt, and Tang Tian continued to call for the ball!
He hadn't even started his offense yet, but the cheers from the Chinese fans in the stands were already unstoppable.
They were now certain that Tang Tian was about to catch fire!
This time, Tang Tian chose a face-up attack, a triple-threat followed by a step-in and a pull-up jumper.
It was Hachimura Rui's offensive move again.
"Swish!"
Another clean shot!
Tang Tian's Daddy Class, let's begin!
Hachimura Rui's expression was frustrated, and he felt a tremendous sense of defeat in an instant.
He was a rookie and hadn't played against Tang Tian before. Including the warm-up games last year, China and Japan had played, but Tang Tian watched from the sidelines and didn't play.
This game was his first time playing against Tang Tian. Tang Tian was like an insurmountable giant peak, pressing down on him and making it hard for him to breathe.
That feeling of being completely dominated on both offense and defense was something he had never experienced even when facing Durant and Leonard in the NBA!
"Hachimura, cheer up, this is your home court!"
Lamas, who was on the sidelines, noticed the change in Hachimura Rui's emotions and shouted to him at the top of his lungs.
Hachimura Rui was the core of the Japanese team. If he gave up, the Japanese team would really be done for.
This shout did have an effect. Hachimura Rui reached out and thumped his chest, and confidence reappeared on his face.
He continuously ran around screens in the frontcourt to receive the ball.
Tang Tian was still following closely and defending well. He didn't have a direct shooting opportunity, so he chose a triple threat, and then his signature step-back jumper.
But he still couldn't shake off Tang Tian, and the shot was almost blocked again.
He was forced to add more arc to his shot to avoid Tang Tian's fingertips.
But the ball... ended up being an air ball!
The cheers erupted again in the arena.
This was truly a father teaching his son a lesson.
The hope that Hachimura Rui had finally ignited in his eyes was extinguished in an instant.
And back on the offensive end, Tang Tian continued to call for the ball to attack him!
He felt like he was an ordinary monkey facing the Tathagata's Five Finger Mountain, full of despair.
Triple threat, directly a contested fadeaway jumper.
He was like he had been frozen in place, unable to move at all.
"Swish!"
Then, a piercing swish brought him back to reality.
Tang Tian, after returning in the second half, had attacked him three times in a row, scoring 6 consecutive points!
Each time the posture was different, but each time he could make the shot!
This was simply a humiliation.
The Japanese fans in the stands were restless.
They also felt that sense of despair.
During halftime, they had optimistically said that Tang Tian's 10 points in the first half were due to poor stamina, but now it seemed that Tang Tian simply didn't want to attack!
A very blunt reality was that the Chinese team had indeed been playing with one less Tang Tian in the first half!
Hachimura Rui lost the ball in the frontcourt, and the ball went directly out of bounds!
The confidence he had accumulated over an entire NBA season, including the group stage, was shattered by Tang Tian in just a few possessions.
But it wasn't his fault. Even if it was Barrett or Williamson, they would be like this against a serious Tang Tian.
You have to know that before Tang Tian retired, even Durant had a mental breakdown from playing against him.
Back on the offensive end, Tang Tian directly chose a long three-pointer from beyond the arc.
"Swish!"
He made it again!
The previous consecutive scores had obviously warmed up his touch!
Watanabe Yuta's strong drive to the basket still didn't go in! Lin Yi grabbed another defensive rebound!
Back on the offensive end, Tang Tian didn't even dribble, and directly launched a logo three-pointer.
The ball flew in a long arc through the air.
"Swish!"
He made it again!
He's gone crazy!
Tang Tian had scored 12 consecutive points since returning in the second half!
After personally scoring a 12-0 run, he directly extended the lead to 23 points!
It really happened in an instant.
And facing Hachimura Rui, he first scored using Hachimura Rui's moves, and then used his own specialty super long three-pointers, logo three-pointers!
This was really Tang Tian's Daddy Class, first he took you to review the old knowledge you were familiar with, and then he taught you new knowledge!