Wang Yi led his team to complete an astonishing 40-point comeback, ultimately defeating the Bucks 134–133 and cutting the series deficit to 1–3.
Kings fans were naturally thrilled.
Back home, fans were even singing and dancing.
Some fans went straight out to play basketball after watching the game.
Some went straight to bars.
Others headed straight to barbecue stands to drink and eat skewers.
They were all happier than they would be at the New Year.
There were also some Bucks fans back home.
But when the Bucks played the Kings, of course they switched sides and rooted for the Kings.
After all, the Kings had Wang Yi.
Abroad, people had two completely different opinions about Wang Yi leading his team to a 40-point comeback.
Shaquille O'Neal and Big Mouth Barkley were typical representatives of the supportive camp.
On Shaq Show, O'Neal said:
"This 40-point comeback gave me hope for the Kings. It also reminded me of what Wang Yi said after Game 1: that they would pull off an epic comeback after falling behind 0–3."
"And we all know that Wang Yi almost never goes back on his word—except when he says he'll hit a game-winning shot against the Lakers every game. But we also know that he said he'd hit a game-winner against the Lakers every game, and then did it in three straight games. It was only in the last game that the Lakers collapsed on their own and didn't even give Wang Yi the chance to hit a game-winner."
"So you can't blame Wang Yi for that. You can only blame the Lakers for being too weak."
"So we have every reason to believe that in this Finals, when Wang Yi says he'll lead his team to an epic comeback from 2–3 down, he means it."