ESPN was broadcasting the game live across the United States. Despite many Americans claiming they wouldn't watch this year's gold medal game because the Dream Six Team hadn't made it and they disliked watching Su Xi's swagger.
But in reality, the game's ratings surpassed those of the bronze medal match.
Their mouths said no, but their bodies were honest.
As the game's intensity ratcheted up, the network's ratings skyrocketed, even surpassing this year's Finals.
And this year's Finals had already set the record for the highest-rated NBA event of the new millennium.
Just then, Su Xi shook off a double-team, drove to the basket, and plowed through Scola to sink the shot.
The commentators on TV couldn't help but cheer for Su Xi, their voices ringing with passionate shouts.
And in front of TVs everywhere, the reaction was just as wild.
"That's our Finals MVP! That's the Finals MVP, my man! Argentina doesn't have a Finals MVP..." Chatford repeated on air.
