After Yu Mengmeng entered the game, she quickly bypassed the Japanese team's point guard with a "killer crossover".

Before the Japanese team's small forwards could get into position, Yu Mengmeng quickly passed the ball to Sun Meng.

After receiving the ball, Sun Meng attempted a drive to the basket, but her opponent's focus was too solid. Sun Meng immediately made two jab steps to the right, found an opening, and dribbled behind her back to pass the ball to Luo Yan under the basket.

Without pausing, Luo Yan immediately jumped high into the air, and the Japanese team's defender under the basket also jumped.

As her body reached its highest point, Luo Yan's bent arm suddenly straightened, and the basketball instantly rose above everyone else.

Luo Yan pushes the ball with one hand.

"Thump—"

The basketball hits the rim perfectly.

China scores two more points.

The lead has returned to 7 points.

"Hook shot! Luo Yan's hook shot was so decisive." Liu Du passionately commented: "It's not that the Japanese team couldn't see the starting form of Luo Yan's hook shot, but even if they did, they were helpless."

Feng Xu added, "Japan's height disadvantage is obvious. As long as Sun Meng breaks into the paint and passes the ball to Luo Yan or Ji Yun, Japan really can't do anything about what happens next. Japan is now trying every possible way to keep their players outside the paint."

At the end of the second quarter, the Chinese team maintained a 4-point lead.

Halftime passed in a flash.

The three commentators had anticipated that the Chinese team would change their lineup in the third quarter, bringing Lu Yu back on to widen the lead. However, they hadn't expected that the Chinese team's lineup changes wouldn't be limited to just Lu Yu's position.

Yu Mengmeng (No. 13) was substituted off, and Lu Yu (No. 6) came on.

Sun Meng (No. 10) was substituted off, and Du Xianglan (No. 19) came on.

No one expected that Zeng Ling would replace the starting small forward in the crucial third quarter, which sounded like a suicidal blunder.

Weng Pei stood on the field, slowly adjusting her breathing. Coach Zeng's words from the halftime break were still ringing in her ears.

"Weng Pei, I know you were under a lot of defensive pressure this game, and it's commendable that you withstood Kitagawa Keiko's attacks. However, don't rely too much on Lu Yu and Sun Meng's scoring abilities. If we want to go further, we can't let our starting lineup be figured out all at once. The second half is your time to shine. Du Xianglan, Lu Yu, and you should work together. The three of you can attack with either hand. Even if the Japanese team's defense is good, they will be caught off guard. In the second half, I want to see the power of your left-handed attacks!"

At the start of the third quarter, Japan's frequent fast passes followed by mid-range shots caught the Chinese team off guard.

The score was briefly tied by the Japanese team.

Possession of the ball returned to the Chinese team.

"If we concede another point, Japan will take the lead, and then China will be in a really passive position," Liu Du said worriedly.

The whistle blew, and the game resumed.

Lu Yu accelerated his run, dribbled the ball across the halfway line, and was immediately marked by two Japanese players.

Ongpe reacted quickly, accelerating to the left and turning to avoid the Japanese shooting guard's block.

Lu Yu glanced at Weng Pei's movement and immediately accelerated to the right. The basketball followed Lu Yu's rhythm and was gently pushed into the hands of Weng Pei, who was already prepared.

Weng Pei's body weight did not change significantly. He used his left hand to meet the change in the speed of the basketball, caught the basketball, and immediately jumped up from the spot.

A long-range shot from beyond the three-point line.

It looked like a random, thoughtless throw.

The basketball traced a perfect parabola.

With a "thump," it landed right in the center of the basket.

The Chinese players outside the sideline immediately hugged each other excitedly.

Weng Pei looked over from afar.

Chu Feiyu jumped up and high-fived Liu Min, her face flushed with excitement.

A standing jump shot that requires no preparation and still manages to sink a three-pointer—only someone in top form like Weng Pei could do that. Chu Feiyu was secretly proud of Weng Pei.

Weng Pei whistled in Chu Feiyu's direction and then arrogantly raised her head. Under the high-definition camera, her unrestrained expression had a charming vitality.

In the second half, Weng Pei unleashed his full offensive power, helping the Chinese team regain the advantage.

19 seconds remaining.

The score between China and Japan is now 79-74.

The next ball is in China's possession. As long as China doesn't concede any more points in these 19 seconds, they will secure the victory.

In the two knockout matches already completed, shooting percentages dropped due to the sudden increase in intensity. So far, no team has scored over 80 points in a single game since the knockout stage began.

The Japanese team is indeed a very resilient team. Even with little time left in the game, they still give it their all, and it seems that keeping the Chinese team's score below 80 points has become their new goal.

Japan's last timeout ended, and both teams returned to the court.

China serves.

Lu Yu was clearly already handling the double-team defense from the Japanese team with ease. She quickly dribbled the basketball, then suddenly swayed her shoulder sharply to the left. The basketball bounced, and Lu Yu turned around smoothly—

He dribbled past one player with a dazzling butterfly-like step, then accelerated to the left again and passed the ball in one fluid motion.

A steady pass to the left allowed Du Xianglan, who was running, to leap and catch it securely.

Du Xianglan quickly cut into the paint and jumped to shoot.

"Bang—"

The basketball bounced off the edge of the rim and landed back on the ground.

The battle for rebounds under the basket is about to begin.

Ji Yun reacted the fastest, suddenly straightening up at the high point, stretching his arm high, and directly grabbing the rebound.

However, with two Japanese defenders still under the basket, there was really no chance for another shot. Ji Yun no longer hesitated and prepared to pass the ball directly to Weng Pei on the outside.

However, the Japanese team's defense responded very cleverly. The moment Ji Yun grabbed the rebound, Kitagawa Keiko accelerated and forced Weng Pei to stop, preventing Weng Pei from receiving Ji Yun's pass.

Ji Yun instinctively pushed hard with his left hand, and the basketball veered away from Weng Pei's direction, flying towards the area between Weng Pei and Lu Yu.

The basketball was spinning rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

The poor quality pass made Ji Yun instantly frustrated.

Just when everyone thought the pass would go wrong—

"Whoosh—"

It's a potato!

When did Lu Yu break free from the Japanese team's encirclement?

Not only did the Japanese team's inside players not notice, but even Ong Pei didn't realize it.

The acceleration of the Luyu is amazing!

In the blink of an eye, the basketball was caught by Lu Yu.

Without any hesitation, Lu Yu quickly passed the ball to Du Xianglan in the paint.

This was a passing path that no one could have imagined.

Du Xianglan had just missed a shot, and Lu Yu, who had managed to salvage the basketball, passed it back to Du Xianglan without any hesitation.

Du Xianglan caught the basketball with a swift motion of her hand.

Just as the Japanese team's small forward was about to intercept the ball, Du Xianglan jumped up.

As she rose, Du Xianglan adjusted her posture and quickly shifted her weight onto her left hand, avoiding the Japanese team's small forward's aerial blockade.

The basketball flew out as Du Xianglan pushed it with her left hand—

"Goal!" Liu Du's shout rang out almost simultaneously with the final whistle.

On the electronic display screen of the timing panel, the number jumped to 0.

On the electronic display screen of the scoring panel, the number jumped to 81:74.

A rainbow appeared above the sea of ​​red, and colorful ribbons fluttered in the air amidst celebratory cheers.

The high-definition camera captured Du Xianglan running to hug Lu Yu, Luo Yan and Ji Yun exchanging fist bumps under the basket, the women's basketball team members embracing each other excitedly, and the surging red waves in the Belsey Gymnasium...