Although Kings head coach De'Anthony wanted to draw up a play to get Wang Yi the ball, it was genuinely difficult to do so against the Knicks' strategy of making sure Wang Yi couldn't get the ball even if it meant losing the game.
As Wang Yi sat on the bench, he quietly thought about how he should play from here on.
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't come up with a good solution.
No matter how high his shooting percentage was, how could he score if the other team wouldn't let him get the ball?
In past games, things had been a little easier. The opposing team had to stop him from scoring while also preventing the other Kings players from scoring too easily, so he had a decent chance of getting the ball. But tonight, the Knicks were dead set on keeping it away from him.
With multiple defenders swarming him, Wang Yi couldn't think of a way to break through.
Even if he managed to get the ball once in a while, it was impossible to do so every time with two, three, or even four defenders surrounding him.
Wang Yi furrowed his brows. He had to find a way to break this deadlock.
Meanwhile, the second quarter began.
Wang Yi, Xiao Qiao, and Danny—the team's three starters—were all on the bench.
The lineup on the court was a complete mess.
Mitchell;
Bronny;
Barnes;
Capela;
And Cousin Cousins, who probably wouldn't even get playing time on another team.
This lineup would be severely lacking in talent as a second unit on just about any team.
On top of that, the twin-tower lineup slowed the pace too much.
A team playing small ball could run them into the ground.
But there was no helping