Spain's head coach, Scariolo, reacted quickly, gesturing to his players for a tactical adjustment.

Tang Tian playing like he was possessed by the Mamba mentality was actually a good thing for Spain.

Putting aside how strong Tang Tian was playing one-on-five, with his current stamina, he couldn't possibly keep playing like that for the whole game.

Back on the other end, Mirotić continued to exploit Kelanbeike in the low post.

This time, Gasol boxed out Yi Jianlian, and Mirotić turned and scored with a layup.

This rookie, drafted in 2011 but not arriving until 2014, was already averaging 12 points and 6 rebounds in his second season with the Bulls.

Like Yi Jianlian, he was a quality stretch four, but unlike Yi Jianlian, his low post skills were more skilled and varied.

This was also Fernandez's confidence, even without Yi Jianlian, Spain still had three advantageous matchups.

On China's attack, Tang Tian continued to hold the ball.

The Spanish players' defensive positioning was different than before, all standing inside, ready to double-team.

Tang Tian continued to drive, Spain all collapsed, long arms weaving into a pocket formation, sealing Tang Tian inside.

If three-man coverage couldn't stop him, then five-man coverage would!

Tang Tian... chose to shoot.

He stopped abruptly, pulling up for a jump shot the instant the encirclement formed.

The ball barely cleared Gasol's fingertips, hitting the back of the rim.

But after bouncing twice on the rim, it still rolled in.

Tang Tian made the shot in the middle of a five-man encirclement!

"Godfather! Godfather!"

The Chinese fans at the scene had gone crazy, chanting Tang Tian's name in unison.

Whether it was Gasol or Fernandez! Whether it was underestimation or confidence, they had Tang Tian, that was enough, with Tang Tian they could win!

Scariolo was a famous coach, he didn't panic, signaling to continue to maintain the defensive strategy.

Spain attacked the frontcourt, Mirotić's isolation was double-teamed by Zhou Peng, he passed the ball to Fernandez, Fernandez cut in and then passed to Mirotić, who hit a mid-range jump shot.

Spain's team basketball was the pinnacle of European team basketball, opponents were caught off guard on the defensive end, unable to defend against everything.

Moreover, in the knockout stages, the attitude and strength of the Spanish players were completely different from the group stage.

On China's attack, Tang Tian continued to break through, Spain continued to shrink with five players, and Tang Tian continued to pull up for a jump shot.

Gasol and Mirotić both rushed very thoroughly, and Tang Tian's shot was severely interfered with.

"Clang!"

Tang Tian's fourth shot bounced off the rim!

Scariolo breathed a sigh of relief, Tang Tian finally didn't make it again.

If he could keep making those shots, then except for the American team with even stronger individual strength, no team could really stop Tang Tian from scoring.

But before he could finish exhaling, Yi Jianlian took off in the lane and dunked the ball directly!

Spain's double-team was too thorough, there wasn't enough time to help defend!

8 to 4!

China's opening momentum was like a rainbow!

Back on the other end, Gasol pulled Yi Jianlian to the high post, Mirotić forced a shot in the low post against Kelanbeike, and then shot, drawing a shooting foul.

Tang Tian called out to Li Nan, signaling Zhou Qi to come on and replace Kelanbeike.

Spain's previous offensive focus had been on Gasol and Navarro, but tonight they unusually focused on Mirotić.

Scariolo's coaching level had improved a lot in the past four years.

Mirotić made both free throws, the score on the field was 6 to 8.

Tang Tian continued to break through in the frontcourt, this time he showed his top-level passing ability in the five-man encirclement, passing the ball through the gaps to Yi Jianlian at the corner.

Yi Jianlian's three-point shot went in steadily, China continued to lead 11 to 6!

In the last game against Argentina, China's outside shooters only made 1 of their first 12 shots.

But in this game, after the excitement disappeared, their stability returned.

However, as soon as Yi Jianlian made the shot, Spain responded with a three-pointer from Fernandez through team play.

11 to 9, the two teams fell into a stalemate on the score.

China's shooters were feeling it, and Tang Tian was still unstoppable, China was playing their best.

But Spain's team basketball was also in full swing.

Mirotić could shoot against Zhou Qi, and could post up against others, and his hot state was also a bit unstoppable.

The two teams played a shootout, and the situation remained deadlocked.

At the end of the first quarter, China maintained a slight lead of 25 to 22.

At the end of the first half, the two teams tied at 48.

Back in the second half, this stalemate continued.

At the end of the third quarter, Spain led by a slight margin of 68 to 65.

The two teams were aiming to play until the last minute.

However, in the fourth quarter, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

And the person who made the change happen was Tang Tian.

Tang Tian was substituted off the court to rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

He scored 35 points and 7 assists in three quarters, basically playing one-on-five the whole time, consuming a huge amount of energy.

If he didn't rest for a while, he would probably collapse on the court.

In the two minutes he rested, Spain, led by Mirotić, launched a 7-0 attack, instantly widening the point difference to double digits.

China was forced to call a timeout, and the Spanish bench was in an uproar.

Without Tang Tian, the Chinese team was a third-rate team, not Spain's opponent at all.

Now that the score was widened, even if Tang Tian came back, if the situation continued to be deadlocked, they would still win.

Their guaranteed silver medal was already secure!

Timeout time was up, but Li Nan called another timeout.

The operation of using a timeout to exchange for Tang Tian's rest time came again.

Timeouts were precious, but if they weren't used to give Tang Tian a rest now, there would be no useful opportunity in the end!

2 minutes, plus 2 minutes of timeout time, Tang Tian rested for a total of 4 minutes.

Back from the timeout, it was China's attack.

Tang Tian made a fake three-point shot, and after breaking into the free throw line, he saw that Spain's contraction was slow, and directly made a quick layup and scored after colliding with Gasol!

In the third quarter, because of physical strength, he chose more outside shots, which made his scoring efficiency decline a lot.

But after resting and recovering his physical strength, he looked as lively and energetic as he did at the start of the game.

Fernandez made a no-ball run to catch the ball and cut straight to the basket, shooting a close-range layup.

Gasol and Mirotić each boxed out Yi Jianlian and Zhou Qi, this was a very good opportunity.

But at the moment the ball was released, a figure swooped in and blocked the shot directly!

Tang Tian!

After recovering his physical strength, his presence on the defensive end also returned!

After getting the ball, he accelerated and continuously passed Navarro and Rubio's chase defense, and made a three-pointer!

5 to 0!

Li Nan's continuous timeouts seemed like suffocating operations, but the effect was very significant.

Gasol coordinated near the free throw line, and Navarro cut and scored two points.

But back on the other end, Tang Tian responded with a three-pointer!

Tang Tian scored 8 consecutive points, launching an 8-2 attack, instantly narrowing the point difference to 4 points!

Tang Tian, who had recovered his physical strength, was still terrifying!

Spain, don't think you're safe!