"That's Yi Jianlian, right?" Chen Yu said, pointing to the court.
With 37 seconds left in the second quarter, the China Team was down by nine. Yi Jianlian, who had just curled out from under the basket, received a pass from Liu Wei. With not a soul within two meters of him, he took a long two-pointer.
His shooting arc was high, just like Nowitzki's, but he still managed to shoot an airball.
Chen Yu was dumbfounded.
Beside him, Su Jun was so embarrassed he wanted to find a hole to crawl into. "He's still too young," he explained. "He's probably nervous."
Chen Yu shook his head to himself.
'Being nervous is one thing, and it's understandable, but making such a rookie mistake just shows a lack of practice.'
After another two terrible possessions, Chen Yu noticed that Spain also had plenty of problems. They got four free-throw opportunities in the last 20 seconds but only made one.
During halftime, Su Jun proactively went to buy drinks for Chen Yu.
