The US team called a timeout.

After the timeout, a player who had rarely had a chance to play before was substituted.

Danny Granger.

Granger is not very famous in the NBA, but as the core of the Pacers, the 27-year-old has averaged 25 points per game in the past two seasons in the NBA, making him one of the few players on the American team who can fight immediately.

It's just that because he is also a shooting-oriented player, his functions are highly overlapping with Durant, but his ability is not as good as Durant, so he has not been reused by Old K in previous games and has been sitting on the bench.

Old K only thought of him after he was forced into a corner.

It turns out that Granger is truly capable.

He got a chance right at the start through beautiful off-ball movement, and took a pass from Billups and shot a three-pointer from the outside, which went down in no time.

And back on the defensive end, he even completed a steal on Zhu Fangyu.

The U.S. team seized the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack and stabilized their position after a 5-0 offensive.

In these two rounds, Granger fully demonstrated his characteristics of a 3D star and became a surprise weapon for the US team.

However, the Chinese team did not sit idly by. Seeing this, Durant immediately signaled a switch in defense, letting Sun Yue play against Granger.

Although Sun Yue is smaller than Granger in terms of size, Granger's playing style is mainly without the ball, and he rarely attacks with the ball, so the effect of this matchup is very good.

Seeing this, K then replaced Billups with Westbrook. With two outside threats in Durant and Granger, Westbrook had much more room to break through after he came on the court.

The back-and-forth competition was so exciting that the fans at the scene, including the players from other teams, were all screaming with excitement.

After confirming with each other's eyes, this is the competition between the strongest teams in this World Championships.

However, no matter how the game changes or how tense the situation is, when Durant is on the court, Xu Yong's strategy is the same as at the beginning, which is to keep a close eye on Durant.

Because he knows very well that as long as Durant doesn't get into form, the American team can only beat the Chinese team 60-40 at most.

Once Durant is able to open up, the other members of the American team will instantly become the best parts. After the game is over, a dream team with an average of 25+ points per game will emerge, and it will be difficult for the Chinese team to win.

Facts have proved that Xu Yong's strategy is very correct.

The Chinese team's outside shooting was in full force tonight, and with Yao Ming's containment in the interior, the two teams were tied at 70 at the end of the third quarter.

This situation made the fans at the scene both nervous and excited.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Deng Huade arranged for Xu Yong to rest.

Durant is not a dead fish that will stop struggling when you hold him down. On the contrary, he struggled very hard, and Xu Yong couldn't hold him down without trying his best.

However, Deng Huade was also very cautious. He replaced Xu Yong and let Yao Ming lead the opening of the fourth quarter.

However, it was this arrangement of his that planted a landmine for the Chinese team.

Because after discovering this, Old K began to signal Yao Ming to go around him and gamble on the steal, speeding up like crazy.

There is only one purpose for doing this, and that is to avoid engaging in a positional battle with the Chinese team.

The Chinese team knew how the American team played, but they couldn't control the tempo without Xu Yong.

So Deng Huade had no choice but to let Xu Yong, who had just rested for a while, go into battle again.

Nothing could be seen at that time, but when it came to the decisive stage and the main players of both sides returned, as the physical fitness of Yao Ming and Xu Yong both declined, the Chinese team's offense and defense began to collapse.

The American team completed consecutive pressing and defensive counterattacks, playing their most classic dream team wave.

With four minutes left in the game, the U.S. team was leading China by 10 points, 89 to 79.

The Chinese team called a timeout.

"The Chinese team doesn't have much time left!" The American commentator said with a smile while wiping his sweat off his face.

The threat that the Chinese team posed to the American team tonight was beyond imagination, especially the opening wave, which even made him doubt that the American team was doomed to lose.

Fortunately, the game lasted not just one quarter, but four quarters, and the American team finally won with its overall strength.

On the Chinese team's bench, the players all looked somewhat depressed.

Even Yao Ming pursed his lips and his hand holding the towel unconsciously clenched into a fist.

It was the best chance and they had the best start, but they just lacked that one bit.

Soon, Deng Huade arranged the tactics, said some encouraging words, and then signaled the players to go on the court.

Before Yao Ming stood up, Xu Yong patted his arm and said, "We still have time."

After hearing this, Yao Ming looked up at the timer.

He looked away, nodded firmly, and stood up.

The last 240 seconds, their last fight.

After the timeout, the Chinese team made a big tactical change and Xu Yong started to hold the ball.

After his teammates created space, he took the ball and changed direction without slowing down to break through Iguodala. Facing Granger who was assisting in defense, he did not choose to pass the ball, but instead forced a layup, causing the latter to commit a pulling foul.

He walked to the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and made both free throws, helping the Chinese team narrow the gap to single digits.

In the next round, Durant was pleasantly surprised to find that Xu Yong finally stopped defending him. He couldn't wait to hold the ball, and then broke through Yi Jianlian and made a quick stop jump shot.

"when!"

But unfortunately, his shot missed the target.

Even if you are Kevin Durant, you can't pull out the ball and hit it with one shot after being blocked for more than three quarters.

Yao Ming tried his best to protect the defensive rebound, and the Chinese team launched a defensive counterattack. Xu Yong received a pass from Sun Yue and had a strong aerial confrontation with Iguodala before completing a layup.

The referee's whistle sounded again, but unlike the previous round, the ball hit the edge of the basket after hitting the backboard, spun a circle and rolled into the net.

This ball is a 2+1!

The Chinese fans at the scene were instantly excited.

These two goals restored the suspense of the game and are priceless!

Old K also looked incredulous. The rim-rushing style of play is very energy-consuming, especially since both sides have been fighting all night. Where did Xu Yong get the energy?

Xu Yong, obviously has a strategy.

What he and Yao Ming said about pestering Durant was strategy one, but strategy two was something he couldn't talk about, which was to drag it out.

His advantage is physical fitness, especially when other people's physical fitness is at the bottom, that's when he can perform.

I used this when I was at Arizona State University.

So in fact, the more intense the fight between the two sides, the more physical energy they consumed, and the more room he had to play.

After adjusting his breathing, Xu Yong made the free throw, and the score difference on the field reached 5 points.

"Defend! Defend!"

At this time, the Chinese fans at the scene rebounded and the defensive shouts resounded throughout the stadium.

Durant continued to play with the ball. This time he didn't make too many moves. He faked a breakthrough and forced Yi Jianlian back, then jumped up and threw a three-pointer.

Yi Jianlian couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

"when!"

But Durant still missed!

Xu Yong suppressed him throughout the whole game and he couldn't shoot well. It was not easy for him to get his touch back.

What's more, at this stage, his physical strength has already reached its limit.

Fortunately, the US team retreated quickly this time and prevented the Chinese team from launching a direct defensive counterattack.

The two sides engaged in positional warfare.

"China team! Come on!"

At this time, the defensive shouts quickly turned into cheers of encouragement.

Xu Yong continued to break through the basket.

His choice was very smart. Although he had more physical strength than others, that was relative. No one could guarantee the stability of his shooting at this time, but if he broke through, the success rate was high and there was a chance to cause damage.

This time Chandler came over to defend him.

It was clear that the U.S. team could no longer allow him to score at will.

Xu Yong's momentum was undiminished, and he seemed to be fighting recklessly. However, after entering the three-second zone, he chose a short jump shot from close range.

Chandler tried hard to block the shot, but still failed to stop Xu Yong's shot.

"when!"

However, Xu Yong did not have enough time to practice this short jump shot, and the basketball did not hit the basket.

But before K could breathe a sigh of relief, Yao Ming had already jumped up and successfully completed the tip-in.

There was overwhelming cheers at the scene.

Yao Ming also excitedly pumped his fist and gave tomatoes to the entire American team.

89 to 86!

After returning from the timeout, the Chinese team launched a 7-0 offensive and narrowed the gap to one goal.

There was only a little over a minute left in the game, and Old K reached out and called a timeout.

When leaving the court, Xu Yong smiled and high-fived Yao Ming.

When he saw Chandler coming to help defend, he knew that the ball would definitely go in, either by him throwing it in or by Yao Ming tipping it in.

After the timeout, K still arranged the same tactics for Durant, but this time it was a tactic aimed at causing damage under the basket.

Durant's breakthrough successfully passed Yi Jianlian, but just as he got to the basket, Yao Ming rushed out to block his layup angle.

He was forced to use his big loop, but what he never expected was that Yao Ming could actually turn around.

"Bang!"

As a result, his shot was directly rejected by Yao Ming, and the ball was blocked on him and went out of bounds!

One Yao guarding the pass, ten thousand men cannot break through!

He was not only defending the ball, but also the national team honor that he cared about most.

The cheers of the fans at the scene burst out again, and some even wiped their eyes excitedly.

The Chinese team now has the opportunity to further narrow the gap or even tie the score.

Deng Huade made offensive gestures to Sun Yue and Xu Yong on the sidelines.

"Hey, look, the American team is in a scoring drought again!" On the commentary stand, Zhang Weiping said with a smile after he relaxed.

He said "again" because the US team fell into a scoring drought at the beginning of the game, and the Chinese team took advantage of this to get off to a perfect start with an 11-0 lead.

Now, the Chinese team took advantage of the new scoring shortage of the American team and scored 7 points in one breath, creating a chance to tie the score.

It depends on whether the Chinese team can seize the opportunity.

Sun Yue dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and then passed it directly to Xu Yong.

"There are only 40 seconds left in the game. We can choose to make a quick two-point shot and then defend, or we can directly go for a three-pointer to tie the score. Either way is fine and there is nothing wrong. The only thing is that we have to do it quickly and before the 24-second attack." Zhang Weiping's commentary level is online again.

In a flash, Xu Yong had already launched the attack.

He started with a drop step and completed the pass at the same time, then jumped up and shot a three-pointer.

Deng Huade’s arrangement was to divide it equally.

Iguodala tried his best to block Xu Yong's shot, but he still couldn't block it.

The basketball flew towards the basket, attracting the attention of all the fans in the stadium.

The force of the ball was just right.

"when!"

But unfortunately it deviated a little after being disturbed.

Just as Xu Yong said, at this stage of the game, no one can guarantee that a shot will make.

Players from both teams gathered together to fight for the rebound, which was crucial.

The final result was that Yao Ming used his height to grab this priceless rebound.

And when he saw that there were people around him, he immediately threw the ball back to Xu Yong on the outside.

After Xu Yong received the ball, he took another three-pointer before Iguodala returned to defense.

This time he was obviously much calmer.

The basketball was flying in the air, and this time both the strength and the angle looked perfect.

When it started to fall, the cheers of the fans at the scene were about to burst out.

“Swish!”

With a crisp sound, Xu Yong seized the second chance!

89 square meters!

The Chinese team equalized the score!

The Chinese team grasped the beginning and the end!

The fans at the scene are already going crazy. This is a chance that the Chinese team will seize!

There were 28 seconds left in the game and the American team had no more timeouts.

"Defend! Defend!"

There was a uniform shout at the scene.

At this time, Xu Yong began to stick close to Durant, trying his best to prevent him from catching the ball.

Although Durant missed two consecutive shots before, he knew that Durant was a killer like Kobe.

Don’t ask where he gets the strength from, he pauses to recover, there are several pauses!

Durant was entangled by Xu Yong and couldn't receive the ball, so the US team chose to let Granger complete the final attack.

Granger changed direction and broke through Sun Yue, then made a step-back jump shot after the confrontation to create an offensive opportunity for himself.

I have to say that Granger's finishing moves were very beautiful, and he completely got rid of Sun Yue when he shot.

He is just not as good as Durant, but he is also an All-Star.

"when!"

But there are some shots that you really can’t make if you’re not at Durant’s level!

In the scramble under the basket, Yi Jianlian protected the defensive rebound and Durant immediately called a timeout.

Zhang Weiping's mouth was really blessed tonight, and the American team really had a scoring drought in the end!

The fans at the scene were so excited that they could hardly sit still. They thought they had no chance at all four minutes ago, but now they really had a chance to score the winning goal.

As expected, in competitive sports, nothing is impossible!

After the timeout, Xu Yong was still communicating with Yao Ming before going on the court. It can be seen that they both took the last round very seriously.

Although the score was tied and there was still a chance for overtime if they couldn't score, the Chinese team was not as good as the American team in terms of physical fitness, and you can't expect the American team to not score like they did in the past period of time.

So this is the Chinese team's last chance.

The last 6 seconds, serve from the front court.

After continuous screen and running, Xu Yong received the sideline ball from Sun Yue, and then broke through to the basket with the help of Yao Ming's pick-and-roll.

It seems that the Chinese team has a clear idea, which is to let Xu Yong attack the basket.

Coach K obviously anticipated this, so several players moved towards the basket at the same time.

Moreover, this was the last attack, and the referee would not call a foul, so they were prepared to prevent Xu Yong from completing the shot.

However, just after entering the three-second zone, Xu Yong suddenly turned around and looked at the moon, then threw the ball to Yao Ming, who had just made a pick and roll and was now moving to the free throw line!

By the time the rest of the American team realized this, it was too late.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming made no adjustments and threw the ball directly towards the basket.

After the ball reached its highest point, the red light on the sidelines lit up.

In fact, the tactic arranged by Deng Huade was for Xu Yong to break through, but Xu Yong knew that the American team would defend him with all their strength, so he temporarily decided to play a small cooperation with Yao Ming. This is why they were still communicating before going on the court.

Now it seems that their choice was right, at least the opportunity has come.

The basketball began to fall, attracting everyone's attention.

Many people subconsciously held their breath.

Victory or defeat depends on just a moment, and whether history can be created also depends on this moment.

“Swish!”

With a crisp sound, the basketball went straight through the net!

You can always trust Yao Ming from the free throw line!

"The ball goes in! The ball goes in!" On the commentary stand, Yang Yi jumped up and shouted.

"We beat the Dream Team! We are the World Champions! We are the World Champions!"

The sound of the basketball entering the net was accompanied by the commentary, but was quickly drowned out by the cheers of the fans.

Yao Ming, with his first buzzer beater in his career, brought the world championship to the Chinese men's basketball team!