When Morant's jaw-dropping dunk set the arena ablaze, his sports psychologist, sitting courtside, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Morant seemed to have completely cast off his psychological baggage. He was back to his old self: confident and full of drive.
At the same time, many people were wondering: Weren't Wang Yi and Morant at odds?
Why had Wang Yi assisted Morant on such a spectacular dunk?
After the dunk, Morant turned around, flapping his arms like a chicken's wings before reaching out to slap Wang Yi's hand with a resounding high five.
This only made people more puzzled. They hardly looked like two people who didn't get along.
Morant even thanked Wang Yi.
He thanked Wang Yi for helping him find his confidence again.
Wang Yi shook his head. "Come on, man. Don't waste your talent."
Morant nodded. "Don't worry. I won't."
The two teams continued trading blows.
But with Wang Yi and Curry backing his team up with their three-pointers, the lead gradually grew.
At first, the difference was just one point. Then it became two, three, and five.
With two minutes left, Wang Yi's Team had stretched the lead to seven points.
Durant's Team was starting to panic.
They sent Lillard and Lowry after Wang Yi and Curry, hounding them relentlessly.
It became difficult for the two of them to find room to shoot.
At the same time, Durant used his long arms to cover Jokic and keep him from passing.
But Wang Yi and Curry were both adept at constantly moving and cutting, and they could shoot threes from way out. That stretched the battlefield wide open and left plenty of space on the court.
Wang Yi moved beyond the three-point line, almost all the way to midcourt. After catching Jokic's pass, he made a motion