Wang Yi hit another three.
This time, Wang Yi didn't turn toward the famous director Spike Lee. Instead, he turned directly toward Coach Thibodeau on the sideline.
He made a gesture, then said:
"You need to adjust your defense."
It was arrogance taken to the extreme.
Thibodeau's temper flared. Are you telling me how to do my job?
But at the same time, Thibodeau really was starting to have doubts.
Today's matchup was an open contest.
Wang Yi wanted to change the Knicks' defense.
He knew Wang Yi wanted to change the Knicks' defense.
Wang Yi also knew that he knew Wang Yi wanted to change the Knicks' defense.
They both understood exactly what was going on.
By rights, he shouldn't change a thing about the defense. That way, Wang Yi's cunning plan would fail.
But if he didn't change anything, who could withstand Wang Yi's relentless barrage of threes?
He frowned.
In the end, he clenched his teeth and decided not to change the defense after all.
Let him shoot threes.
Sure enough, Wang Yi took another three on the next possession, but this one didn't go in.
Thibodeau quietly breathed a sigh of relief, as did the fans in the arena.
But they hadn't been relieved for even thirty seconds when, on the next possession, Wang Yi drained another three.
Three minutes into the game, he had made four of five three-point attempts.
One man had brought down a rain of threes.
The Knicks, by contrast, had also shot four for five, a solid offensive showing, but all four of their baskets had been two-pointers.
As a result, the Kings led 15–8, up by seven.
Wang Yi turned toward Thibodeau again and said:
"You need to change your defense."
To be honest, Thibodeau was now more than just