Brazil continued to target Varejao on offense, and Zhou Qi still couldn't contain him.

Yi Jianlian played smartly this time, waiting for Varejao to shoot before stepping back to defend. He successfully interfered with the shot, grabbing the defensive rebound.

Because of Tang Tian, Yi Jianlian wasn't the same as in history. He had fewer scoring methods, but his defense and three-pointers were stronger.

The Chinese team finally got a stop.

Zhao Jiwei dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian glanced at the Brazilian team's defensive positioning, a triple threat. After a probing step and a gather, he suddenly stopped and shot a three-pointer.

Huertas, who was defending him, didn't react at all.

Tang Tian's triple threat was difficult for even NBA players to guard, let alone in international games.

"Swish!"

The international three-point line was closer than the NBA, and Tang Tian's pull-up shot from that distance went in smoothly.

He broke the scoring drought for the Chinese team!

Cheers erupted from the Chinese fans at the scene.

Many people held up large KT boards of Tang Tian's head, waving them back and forth.

The other players on the Chinese team couldn't score, but they weren't worried at all, because they now had Tang Tian!

Brazil's offense saw Barbosa pass to Huertas, whose three-pointer was almost blocked by Tang Tian. Yi Jianlian secured the defensive rebound.

Yi Jianlian passed the ball to Zhao Jiwei, and the Chinese team immediately launched a fast break.

Brazil had two big men, and their average age was high, so their transition defense wasn't fast.

Tang Tian was ahead of everyone.

Zhao Jiwei threw a long pass from the backcourt, the ball going directly into Tang Tian's hands.

Among the Chinese guards, Zhao Jiwei was the best passer, which was why Tang Tian had him partner with him in the backcourt.

Amid the gasps of the fans at the scene, Tang Tian shook off Barbosa, who was chasing him without the ball, and charged to the frontcourt, slamming the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Boom!"

Like a heavy blow to the heart, the fans at the scene stirred.

Brazil's momentum had been soaring at the start, but after Tang Tian saw that his teammates were having trouble scoring and started attacking himself, he turned the score around in just two plays!

Was this the strength of the NBA's number one player?

On Brazil's next possession, Barbosa used a series of footwork to shake off Zhao Jiwei and drive to the basket for a quick layup.

Barbosa was nicknamed the Brazilian Lightning. Although he was old, his speed was still there. It was difficult for Zhao Jiwei to keep up with that kind of drive.

The fans at the scene cheered for Barbosa, many raising their hands.

In Brazil, Barbosa's influence was the greatest among basketball players.

Barbosa also raised his hands in response. What could be more enjoyable than scoring in front of the home crowd?

Moreover, his basket had helped Brazil regain the lead!

Tang Tian continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt. His style of play in the national team was very similar to that during his time with the Pelicans two years ago, and his usage rate might be even higher.

He still used the triple threat, but after the probing step, he faked a shot.

Huertas was fooled, and Tang Tian blew past him with one quick step.

Moreover, his speed on the drive was very fast. Only Varejao in the paint reacted, while Barbosa on the perimeter managed to catch up.

The two of them double-teamed Tang Tian from the front and back.

Tang Tian stopped abruptly and did a turnaround fadeaway.

Barbosa reached out and hit Tang Tian's hand, but still couldn't stop Tang Tian from shooting.

The referee didn't blow the whistle. The home-court advantage in Brazil's Olympics wasn't as blatant as in Korea, but it was still obvious.

"Swish!"

But Tang Tian still made the shot!

Last season, the Pelicans were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of officiating in the Finals, but on the bright side, it greatly improved Tang Tian's ability to play through contact.

If he could make shots while being fouled at the NBA level, let alone in international games!

The Chinese fans at the scene were really excited.

This was a one-on-five! Tang Tian alone was enough!

Many of them hadn't been to NBA games in person, and now they were really seeing Tang Tian dominate in front of their eyes. That unstoppable momentum was sending them into a frenzy!

Tang Tian's continuous scoring excited the Chinese fans at the scene and also caused fluctuations in the mentality of the Brazilian players.

Huertas and Garcia made a mistake in their coordination, passing the ball directly out of bounds!

The scene was in an uproar.

Brazilian coach Magnano also got up from the bench and walked to the sideline.

Tang Tian's dominance of the court in this stretch was putting an incredibly large amount of pressure on them.

As soon as Tang Tian received the ball in the frontcourt, Magnano shouted from the sideline, and Barbosa immediately came over to help defend. They were putting on a double-team in advance!

Tang Tian passed the ball to Zhao Jiwei, then accelerated through the double-team and cut towards the basket!

Zhao Jiwei's passing talent was really high. After Tang Tian passed through the double-team, he immediately bounced a pass back to Tang Tian!

Tang Tian caught the ball and went up for a layup against Varejao, who was rushing out to defend.

The two had contact in the air. Tang Tian didn't lose out. Despite losing his balance after the contact, he managed to send the ball into the basket with a low-handed layup in the air!

This time the referee blew the whistle. It was a beautiful and-one!

After making the free throw steadily, he had already scored 10 points in just over three minutes!

This scoring explosion was really terrifying!

"He really can't be defended!"

Not only the fans at the scene, but even the home Brazilian commentators could only shake their heads.

Tang Tian was someone who could score 62 points in three quarters on the Finals stage. As long as he was in form, it would be really difficult to defend him on the international stage.

Barbosa used a series of crossovers to break through to the basket, wanting to score an answer ball.

But Tang Tian anticipated his intention.

Tang Tian made an early, aggressive steal, taking the ball right out of his hands!

After stealing the ball, Tang Tian immediately launched a fast break, accelerating past all of Brazil's defensive lines.

His fastbreak speed was so fast that the Brazilian players couldn't react at all!

Barbosa didn't even think about chasing after that figure.

Tang Tian's progress in the past four years had been too terrifying. Now, he was like a mountain in front of him.

He couldn't beat him!

His already low morale before the game instantly turned into Kevin Durant after this steal!

Tang Tian charged to the frontcourt and threw down another two-handed dunk.

The entire Carioca Arena was filled with cheers from Chinese fans.

Strong, really too strong.

Tang Tian's strength was more than a level above the other nine players on the court.

It was like adults playing with children!

"He's Michael Jordan, he's Michael Tang!"

When Tang Tian hit a three-pointer in Barbosa's face on the next possession, the Brazilian commentators at the scene had already begun to enter Tang-praising mode.

Unlike O'Neal, it wasn't intentional, but passive.

Undoubtedly, the other players on the Chinese team had performed terribly up to this point, scoring zero points. All of China's points had been scored by Tang Tian.

But now the Chinese team had widened the score gap. This was a standard one-man team!

In this situation, praising Tang Tian was giving themselves a way out.

In other words, they had to praise him!