As Zhang Yang hit the additional free throw amidst the MVP shouts from over 30,000 fans on-site, the score became 121 to 114, extending the lead to 7 points, and the USA team called a timeout!
With more than 50 seconds left, theoretically, given the personal abilities of the USA team players, they still had a chance.
But most of the USA team players were stunned tonight, devoid of any fighting spirit, as the memories of unexpected defeats furiously attacked them...
At this time, a statistic was shown on the big screen—Zhang Yang had already scored 43 points tonight, surpassing Yao Ming's 39 points at the 2004 Olympics, setting a new single-game scoring record for a national team debut!
Leading the previous two Dream Teams: Arroyo (Puerto Rico) exploded against us, setting the team's highest score, Jasikevicius (Lithuania) exploded against us, setting the team's second-highest score, Argentina overwhelmed us as a whole team... Zhang San did it too!
