But throughout the first quarter, the only easy scoring shot the Chinese Team made was this one.
The Greek team is different from the Spanish team. In terms of strength, the Greek team is not as strong as the Spanish team, but their character is completely different from the 'romantic' Spaniards.
When Spanish players feel pressure, they get nervous and lose their composure when faced with Yao Ming's aggressive play.
The Greek team, having also felt the pressure after the Chinese Team beat the American team, reacted by thinking—our physical play hasn't been intense enough!
Thus, even though the Greek team lost to the American team by a bigger margin than the Spanish team did, the Greek team received a higher evaluation. Even though they were suppressed, they never collapsed and gave up throughout the game.