Wang Yi's backcourt three went in because he already had a 45% success rate on backcourt threes.
On top of that, he'd used an Irregular Shot Experience Card.
[Irregular Shot Experience Card: When shooting with an irregular motion, your success rate increases to 70%.]
That 70% applied regardless of distance.
As long as you were on the court, your success rate was 70% from anywhere.
That was why Wang Yi had been so confident after catching the ball, daring to throw it straight at the basket.
With that shot, Wang Yi was now just nine points away from making history.
At that moment, all of the Knicks' starters were on the court.
After inbounding, they slowly brought the ball across half court. They didn't try to attack, instead dragging out the clock.
The team in the lead was playing crucial offense, while the team trailing was deliberately wasting time. You probably only saw that in one of Wang Yi's games.
The Knicks ran down the full 24-second shot clock. There was now 1:30 left in the game.
The Kings had Wang Yi inbound the ball again. This time, though, three players were already waiting for him in the backcourt.
The moment he inbounded, those three closed in around him, leaving him with no room to move.
But Wang Yi had incredible acceleration and explosive power. After two quick fakes, he shook off all three defenders and charged toward the frontcourt.
Mitchell kept his eyes on his leader.
The instant he saw Wang Yi get free, he passed the ball over. Wang Yi caught it before he'd even reached midcourt.
As soon as he caught it, he stopped on a dime.
He launched a three!
The Knicks players rushed over to stop Wang Yi, and one of their big