As the commentators had said, that was exactly how things stood.
Three years ago, Wang Yi had won a championship with a bunch of castoffs.
This year, Wang Yi was even stronger than he had been three years ago.
Although the Kings hadn't brought in any powerful role players over the summer,
Xiao Qiao's role as the team's hub, along with Danny's three-point shooting,
made those two more valuable than the rest of that team had been three years ago.
The only thing the Kings had over that team three years ago was that, aside from those few players, the rest of the current roster was even weaker. The Kings had almost no depth.
Aside from the starters, the others weren't even castoffs.
Shaquille O'Neal concluded, "So the only way to beat the Kings right now is for Wang Yi to get injured."
Brown pushed the question to its limit:
"If Wang Yi doesn't get hurt, is there really no chance at all of beating the Kings?"
Shaquille O'Neal thought for a moment before answering:
"There's still the tiniest chance. A team with incredible stamina could keep pushing the pace and wear down the Kings. Remember, LeBron is about to turn 41, and he can't take that kind of punishment anymore."
"And Joe has always had stamina issues. So if you keep pushing the pace and wear those two down, the Kings will have no choice but to put in their bench players."
"Everyone knows the Kings' bench has always been their weak point. Once their reserves come in, they're much more likely to make mistakes. That's the only way there's even the slightest chance of beating the Kings."
After hearing Shaquille O'Neal's analysis, silver-haired Brown nodded again:
"Exactly. Everything you said is right. So there's almost no chance of