Nobody understood the Kings' game plan today, or Wang Yi's approach.
An American student watching the game shook his head. "Is De'Anthony a fool? Why isn't he making adjustments in this situation?"
A worker got home after working overtime, saw what was happening, and couldn't help cursing. "What the hell are the Kings doing today? Has Wang Yi lost his mind?"
While everyone struggled to make sense of it, the Grizzlies began their possession.
On the sideline, Grizzlies head coach Jenkins called out to Mitchell and Morant:
"You two need to attack now. You can't rely entirely on Gobert. Remember what I just told you."
Mitchell and Morant understood, too.
Morant first looked for an opening on the perimeter, trying to drive.
He shook Paul side to side, got past him, and drove inside the three-point line.
But by the time he was halfway in, the Kings had already collapsed their defense.
He had no choice but to pass out to Mitchell on the perimeter.
Mitchell did the same thing, trying to pull up for a midrange shot halfway through his drive.
But James had already closed in to block him, so Mitchell could only fake the shot before passing to Gobert under the basket.
The Grizzlies had less than two seconds left on the shot clock.
Usually, a defender could still use a couple of fakes in that situation.
But Wang Yi had studied Gobert and knew he wouldn't try any more fakes there.
So as Gobert caught the ball and began to shoot, Wang Yi leaped straight up and reached out to block him.
Sure enough, Gobert didn't fake. He shot immediately.
Wang Yi's fingertips grazed the ball.
The basketball lost its momentum and fell short without touching the rim.
A system notification immediately sounded in Wang Yi's