Those few words from Jenkins had made Morant feel pretty good, so he nodded. "Don't worry, Coach. I'll do what you said in the second quarter."
At the start of the second quarter, Hield sat on the bench.
Wang Yi had assigned him to guard Morant today.
Whenever Morant came in, Hield would come in too.
And while guarding Morant in the first quarter, he'd also scored eight points.
So he was extremely excited today, and secretly grateful to Wang Yi.
Although he'd barely played in the previous game, Wang Yi had given him plenty of playing time in this one.
And he'd had Xiao Qiao pass him the ball for each of the first five shots.
Just as the boss had promised, he was making up for everything Hield had missed out on in the previous game. The boss had kept his word.
Not only had he made up for Hield's lost playing time, he'd even designed two plays specifically for him.
When the second quarter began, the Kings' lineup was:
Beverley, Barnes, James, Tucker, and Capela.
This lineup had two defining traits: age and defense.
Beverley, Tucker, and Capela were all defensive stalwarts.
And Barnes had also shifted his focus to defense.
So when this lineup took the floor, the Grizzlies looked completely bewildered by the defense.
On offense, the lineup had only James, who could drive to the basket. The others could basically only catch and shoot.
As a result, their offensive efficiency was nothing special.
By the time the second quarter had gone on for a little over five minutes, the two teams were still separated by just two points.
That was when Morant checked in.
Wang Yi took James out and sent Paul in.
At the same time, he kept Hield on the floor to