Then, under Wade's leadership, who replaced Anthony, the U.S. team scored 10 to 5, taking a 59 to 54 lead over the Chinese Team by 5 points!
The U.S. team's style was simple and brute, with Kidd and Paul rotating at Point Guard, using Kobe, Iguodala, James, and Okafor for defense on positions 2-4, and Howard honestly trying to wear down Yao Ming under the basket, letting Anthony and Wade take turns aggressively attacking.
Relying purely on hard power, the U.S. team led by a score of 29 to 17 in just over 8 minutes!
In the over three minutes of play after the timeout, the Chinese Team only managed to secure a pitiful 5 points, all of which were gained by Zhang Yang doing a solo play against James.
Once again, it was the U.S. team on the attack, they were preparing to capitalize on their momentum, attempting to extend the lead to double digits before halftime.
