Mike Middleton's ears were still ringing from Wang Yi's block.
Everyone looked at Wang Yi, their eyes filled with disbelief. His blocks today had been downright outrageous.
He'd blocked five shots in the first quarter, and the second quarter had only just begun. He'd already blocked two more in two minutes.
This was beyond outrageous. It was downright absurd.
But for Wang Yi, with a 30% block success rate, blocking Middleton was easy.
At that moment, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer immediately called a timeout.
He wasn't calling it for any other reason. He wanted to emphasize to his players that they had to be careful of Wang Yi's blocks.
He shouted to the players sitting on the bench, "Watch out for his blocks. Before you shoot, make sure you know where he is. Wait until he's away from you before taking your shot. Or turn sideways to avoid him when you shoot."
"His block success rate is very high today, so you need to be extra careful. If you really can't shake him, call over a teammate to set a screen when you shoot and block him off."
Middleton and Holiday exchanged a look.
It was obviously directed at the two of them.
So when they took the court again, they followed the coach's plan to the letter.
First, Middleton went to the mid-range area, drawing Wang Yi's defense out there, then passed to Holiday at the top of the arc.
Holiday had a moment of space. He caught the ball and tried to shoot, but Wang Yi got back quickly.
Seeing he couldn't shoot, he could only dribble twice to the left.
At that moment, Antetokounmpo also moved up to the three-point line to set a screen for Holiday.
He directly blocked Wang Yi's path.
Meanwhile, Middleton moved