After Wang Yi and Xiao Qiao adapted European tactics, the team had practiced them many times and was already very familiar with them. But they hadn't used them even once during the Regular Season.
As the saying went, the Regular Season was just a casual encounter, a bit of going through the motions.
The Playoffs, on the other hand, were a back-and-forth battle, a clash of equals.
In the Playoffs, both sides studied their opponents, breaking down every possession on offense and defense.
That was why many strong teams just played casually during the Regular Season. In reality, they were holding things back for the Playoffs.
It didn't matter if you figured out all my other tricks. I still had something new up my sleeve.
Introducing something new could greatly increase the odds of winning that game.
As soon as the Kings brought out this tactic, they immediately hit a three-pointer.
The Grizzlies came back on offense.
They still fed the ball to Gobert in the paint.
James was already moving as if he were about to come over and double-team him.
Wang Yi's defense hadn't been great today, and he seemed to be having a hard time guarding Gobert, so James was planning to adjust the defense at the right moment.
When Gobert saw James start to move toward him, he felt a little nervous and wanted to pass.
But while using his body to hold Gobert back, Wang Yi called out to all the other Kings, "No, don't come over. I want to take him one-on-one."
Hearing that, the other Kings players all abandoned the idea of coming over to help.
But they were all puzzled.
Before this game, the two teams had no real bad blood. Morant hadn't talked trash, and even Gobert, who was usually a