After hearing the head coach's analysis, the players of the American team suddenly became enlightened and nodded to express their understanding. The haze in their hearts was swept away. This is definitely bad news for the Chinese team.

Not long after, the inter-quarter break ended and the fourth quarter began.

The Chinese team attacked first. Sun Yi quickly dribbled the ball forward, came to the three-point line and shot a cold arrow, and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to only 3 points.

The U.S. team responded immediately. Billups broke through and scored, assisting Odom to hit a mid-range jumper.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Yi broke through to attract double-teams and distributed the ball.

Ah Lian, who cut inside, received the pass, stood up from the ground, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

In the following rounds, both sides scored, and the point difference remained within 5 points.

As the game progressed, a turning point occurred.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Chinese team had a physical crisis. A Lian, Shou and others missed many shots, while Sun Yi was tightly guarded by the U.S. team, double-teamed, and had no chance to make an easy shot.

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On the other hand, the U.S. team has a deep rotation and the players are very physical.

Ross, Durant and others frequently attacked the basket to cause damage. Billups, Odom and others pulled out to the outside and fired cold arrows. In just two minutes, they launched a wave of 10-2 offensive climax, widening the point difference.

to double digits.

The Chinese team did not give up the game and tenaciously chased the score.

Roughly, Ah Lian and others knew that only Sun Yi could score at this stage, so they ran out to double cover to create opportunities for him.

Sun Yi relied on the help of his teammates to score despite the difficulty of the defense, without losing the suspense of the game.

The score difference was about to be caught up, but the game time was running out.

Under the control of Billups, the US team did not make any mistakes, which prevented the Chinese team from launching a defensive counterattack.

Faced with this situation, the Chinese team could only fight tooth and nail, make gambling steals, and adopt foul tactics.

But all these were useless. The Dream Nine team came prepared and knew that the Chinese team would do this.

In this way, the American team maintained its slim lead until the end of the game.

In the end, the Chinese team lost to the American team 95-101.

In terms of statistics, only three people on the Chinese team scored in double figures.

Sun Yi tried his best in this game. In the 35 minutes he played, he scored 50 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.

Arab League scored 16 points and 8 rebounds; Zhu Fangyu made 3 of 4 three-pointers and scored 13 points and 3 rebounds.

For the U.S. team, the best player is Durant.

In 32 minutes on the court, he scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.

Odom had 15 points and 6 rebounds; Billups had 11 points and 5 assists; Rose had 17 points and 2 assists.

Although they failed to defeat the American team, the Chinese team narrowed the point difference between the two teams to single digits for the first time, which has to be said to be a very big improvement.

This makes domestic fans very excited. They have seen the continuous growth and progress of the Chinese men's basketball team and believe that they can defeat the Dream Team in the near future.

Back on the court, the men's basketball players all showed regretful expressions. They were once very close to victory, but they gave up the victory due to a physical crisis.

On the bench of the Chinese team, head coach Deng Huade only felt a little regretful, and then became extremely excited.

This was his first time coaching the Chinese men's basketball team, and they achieved a good result as runner-up in the World Championships, which made him feel very unreal, like he was in a dream.

With the qualifications for this World Championship, Deng Huade felt that his position as the leader of the national team had been preserved, and he felt more and more that Sun Yi's thick thigh should be held tightly.

At the same time, Dayao watched the entire showdown in front of the TV.

Although Sun Yi and others failed to create a miracle and beat the Dream Team, he was also proud of the Chinese men's basketball team for achieving such excellent results.

Moreover, there was a thought that lingered in Dayao's mind.

If he participates in this world championship, will the final result change?!

The results may change, no one can say.

Thinking of this, Dayao is very much looking forward to teaming up with Sun Yi to kill everyone in the London Olympics and achieve the best record in team history.

Back on the field, the organizers began to set up the awards stage.

After players from the Chinese team and the US team shook hands and greeted each other, they returned to the locker room to take a shower and wash up, and then came to attend the award ceremony.

The third place was decided the day before. The Lithuanian team defeated the Serbian team without any blood and won the third place in this world championship.

After the stage was set up, the award ceremony officially began.

Under the introduction of the on-site host, players from the Lithuanian team, the Chinese team, and the American team stood on the podium in order.

Immediately afterwards, FIBA ​​senior officials presented medals to the players.

Sun Yi looked at the silver medal on his chest, feeling a little regretful, and secretly vowed to wear a gold medal next time.

Other Chinese team players do not have such a high level of awareness as Sun Yi. Winning the runner-up place in the World Championships is enough for them to brag about for a lifetime and bring smiles to their faces.

The domestic fans in front of the TV burst into tears when they saw this scene. This was a scene they had not dared to imagine before.

This is a small step for the Chinese men's basketball team and a giant step for the Chinese basketball team.

It is foreseeable that after the 2008 Olympic Games, there will be another wave of basketball craze.

After the award ceremony, this world championship is over.
Chapter completed!