Greece was somewhat stunned.
Although the game had only been underway for just over a minute, the Greek coach, Giannakis, was helpless and called for a timeout early.
This timeout was necessary, as the morale of the Chinese team had been fully ignited by Li Feng.
In basketball, morale is crucial.
If the opponent gets into a rhythm, they can do no wrong, so a timeout was needed to break the opponent's frenzied momentum.
Chinese players bumped chests in celebration, finally able to hold their heads high after a period of suppression.
The teammates knew the changes Li Feng had brought to the team, so they all instinctively gravitated towards him.
But Li Feng remained humble, merely encouraging his teammates.
"You're all doing great, keep it up, we must take down Greece today!"
Li Feng's words gave his teammates even more confidence, and everyone felt energized, full of spirit!
Younas looked at Li Feng with satisfaction and walked over to pat his shoulder, saying nothing more.
Everything was understood without words.
Li Feng was on the right path; with Li Feng and Da Yao as the core, a comeback was only a matter of time!
The Greek coach Giannakis shouted loudly at his players.
In reality, the players were unconvinced, because Li Feng was simply like a god descended from heaven, unstoppable, no matter who tried to defend him.
"We're still up by 16 points! What's there to fear? Use your performance from the first half to crush them, go, children!" Giannakis tried everything to ignite his players' fighting spirit.
The Greek players regained some energy, high-fived each other, shouted slogans, and returned to the court.
Li Feng did not become careless or arrogant due to the recent surge, and he quietly reminded his teammates to stay focused.
The Greek team attacked.
This time, they learned their lesson and did not let Span handle the ball, instead letting Papaloukas dribble.
After crossing half-court, the Greek team wanted to play simply, directly finding an opportunity to shoot.
Unfortunately, under Li Feng's command, Sun Dasheng was incredibly quick and stole the Greek player's pass again, leading to a fast break!
This was Li Feng's other role on the court: the on-court commander!
This attribute was very important.
Some players, while skilled, were silent on the court, only focusing on their own game and rarely communicating with teammates.
Li Feng, however, not only played hard himself but also actively provided tips to his teammates, directing their positioning and help defense.
This made the Chinese team function as a cohesive unit, rather than fighting individually!
Most importantly, Da Yao and the other players were genuinely impressed by Li Feng.
After Sun Dasheng stole the ball, he immediately passed it to Li Feng.
Sun Dasheng knew that Li Feng's counter-attack speed was even faster than his.
Li Feng received the ball and advanced at high speed, sprinting all the way to the opponent's half.
Span reacted quickly and immediately pursued.
He had been thinking about revenge, as the previous block was too humiliating.
For him, this was the best opportunity for revenge, as Li Feng had the ball in a fast break.
Span saw his chance and immediately reached out to steal the ball!
Honestly, his steal attempt was quite good, fast and accurate, with plenty of power.
For any other player, the ball would surely have been stolen, possibly even bouncing off their leg and out of bounds, resulting in a turnover.
However, to Span's utter disbelief, although he did touch the ball, the basketball seemed welded to Li Feng's hand.
It didn't budge!
Instead, due to the excessive force of his steal attempt, Span was knocked off balance by Li Feng's solid frame and crashed to the ground!
Li Feng easily drove to the basket and slammed the ball home with both hands!
The fans were utterly shocked!
Li Feng was a guard, but his dunks were just as destructive as Shaquille O'Neal's!
Bang!
The entire basket frame shook, and the audience felt their eardrums buzzing!
Good heavens!
Was he a guard or a center?
Yu Jia jumped up again excitedly, exclaiming, "Li Feng is simply a combination of LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal, unstoppable when he drives, too terrifying!"
Zhang Zhidao, with his extensive experience, had seen all sorts of formidable players on the court in his youth, but he had never seen anyone like Li Feng.
So, he too looked incredulous.
"This young man's body seems to be made of steel, truly unstoppable! Look at Span's steal attempt, the slow-motion replay shows it was very accurate, but he just couldn't budge it, his strength is too immense!"
From his failed steal attempt, one could see how desperate Span must have felt!
After his powerful dunk, Li Feng roared at the sky, releasing his pent-up anger!
55:41!
The deficit was only 14 points.
At this point, with only 2 minutes and 16 seconds gone in the third quarter, China had gone on a 7-0 run.
The Greek coach actually wanted to call another timeout, but he restrained himself.
Because he knew that timeouts were useless; as long as Li Feng was on the court, the Chinese team's offense and defense were full of vigor and simply unstoppable.
Giannakis was no pushover; his eyes darted, and a sly smile crept onto his face as he hatched a plan.
He pointed to player number 15 on the bench, Perkanos.
This was a forward, standing 2.03 meters tall, playing for Olympiacos.
This guy was a "special operative" who did the dirty work.
His role was to take out the opponent's core player.
In the last century, every NBA team had enforcer players to prevent opponents from injuring their star players.
However, with the continuous modification of game rules, this phenomenon had gradually disappeared.
But the Greek coach surprisingly still held onto this tradition.
He didn't say much, just gave Perkanos a look, and he understood.
Greece made a substitution, with Perkanos replacing forward Vassilopoulos.
The Chinese players naturally didn't understand what was happening, thinking it was just a normal substitution, and Li Feng paid it no mind.
During one of Li Feng's drives, a dark shadow suddenly rammed into him from behind!
Unprepared, Li Feng was sent flying by Perkanos, tumbling several times before stopping.
This foul was vicious; for any other player, they wouldn't have been able to get up.
Li Feng's Chinese teammates saw this and were instantly enraged, especially Zhu Fangyu, who was furious.
Zhu Fangyu had the most volatile temper and was very loyal; if any teammate was wronged on the court, he was always the first to step in.
He hadn't had a particularly strong impression of Li Feng before, but in the past few games, Li Feng's stunning performances had won over Zhu Fangyu.
Therefore, Zhu Fangyu deeply admired and respected Li Feng.
He knew very well that for the Chinese team to make a comeback, they could only rely on Li Feng.
If Li Feng got injured, the Chinese team would be finished.
So, he let out a roar and charged directly at Perkanos, punching him squarely in the face!
As the saying goes, even the wicked need someone to keep them in check!
Of course, Zhu Fangyu was not wicked; he was someone who hated evil!
Not only Zhu Fangyu, but the fans in the stands were also furious; if not for the security guards restraining them, the fans would have rushed onto the court.