Across the league, very few players would wait until the final second to take a shot like that.
Maybe there were players who would, but only in the occasional game.
Wang Yi was different. Whenever he got a shot like that, he always waited until the final second to take the game-winner.
After all, not everyone had nerves of steel like Wang Yi.
And not everyone had his confidence.
But now Wang Yi was having Gallo wait until the last second to shoot.
Naturally, this astonished everyone.
With that choice, Wang Yi was telling Gallo: I trust your three-pointer completely.
Gallo had already made so many threes that night, and his confidence was through the roof.
Now Wang Yi's words gave him another boost, and he nodded firmly.
When they took the court, the Kings had James handle the ball first to draw the defense's attention, while Gallo settled into the left corner.
James ran the clock down to seven seconds.
Then he drove inside. Halfway there, Paul cut to the basket, seemingly preparing to take a midrange jumper.
Bucks forward Antetokounmpo hurried out to close in on Paul.
At that moment, the Kings' other four players suddenly moved beyond the three-point line and gathered near the top of the arc, lining up shoulder to shoulder.
This formed a wall in front of the Bucks, completely blocking the unprepared defenders.
The Human Wall tactic had only ever been used for Wang Yi and Danny before.
Who could have expected them to suddenly use it for Anthony?
Paul threw a behind-the-back pass to Anthony, with two seconds left on the clock.
After catching the ball, Anthony didn't shoot right away.
Instead, he held it for a beat.
As he did, Antetokounmpo tried to get around the wall from the left, while