Hield heard Wang Yi's words and nodded, gritting his teeth.
"Yeah, I'll defend him with everything I've got."
When the Kings' Starting Lineup appeared on the arena's big screen, the two commentators once again started mocking them.
They were Grizzlies home commentators, so of course they were biased toward the Grizzlies. What's more, today was Wang Yi's first time coaching in his career, so they were going to pile on the mockery.
Pete said, "Just look at the Kings' Starting Lineup. They've put together this group, and I'd like to ask them: who's supposed to guard Ja Morant?"
Beside him, Knight shook his head too. "Speaking as a former professional player, I'd say Wang Yi should've started Beverley, not Hield. This rookie coach is painful to watch. Still, that's good news for the Grizzlies."
Grizzlies head coach Jenkins also breathed a sigh of relief. The lineup Wang Yi had put out was just too amateurish. There was no one who could match up with Morant.
James and Paul could handle him, but they were getting old. They could manage for a few possessions.
Having them guard Morant for an extended stretch was out of the question.
The Kings' three assistant coaches were also a little puzzled.
Tang asked Wang Yi, "If Hield starts, who's going to guard Morant? At this rate, Morant will put up a lot of points just in the first quarter."
Wang Yi only smiled mysteriously. "Remember the Defensive Trap I told you about?"
Tang understood.
The so-called Defensive Trap was to put someone who wasn't that good on defense on Morant, making the Grizzlies think they'd found a weakness to exploit and encouraging them to keep having Morant attack.
By the fourth quarter, Morant's energy would be completely spent.
Then they'd suddenly put Beverley in, and