Breaking the Deathly Embrace

Staples Center, the game continued.

Like a robot, Leonard stared intently at Wang Yi, giving him no chance to receive the ball.

His long arms and large hands waved in front of Wang Yi, like someone constantly swinging a small tree.

How could Wang Yi catch the ball? He couldn't at all. This was the terrifying aspect of Deathly Embrace.

However, Wang Yi turned and darted towards the paint. Leonard, naturally, stuck to him like glue and followed him inside.

Wang Yi ran into the Clippers' zone defense, weaving past their power forward. He then quickly ran towards the left corner, beyond the three-point line, to receive the ball.

Leonard was bigger than Wang Yi, and it was harder for him to weave around his teammates than it was for Wang Yi. His teammates couldn't clear a path for him either, because if they did, their zone defense formation would be disrupted.

Seeing Wang Yi had already reached the three-point line, Leonard quickly pushed his teammate aside and chased after him.

At this moment, Wang Yi had an open lane. He received the pass from Caruso and immediately raised his arm.

Leonard was still three meters away. Seeing Wang Yi about to shoot, he leaped up, like a great bird, and pounced towards Wang Yi.

It had to be said, his height, jumping ability, and wingspan were top-tier talents. Even from three meters away, he could completely cover Wang Yi after jumping, making it impossible for him to shoot.

But Wang Yi wasn't a fool. This was just a pump fake. After Leonard, like a great bird, flew over his head, he calmly shot a three-pointer.

Swish!

The three-pointer was made! The deficit was now only 5 points. The crowd roared once again.

The big screen showed Wang Yi, who had just made the three-pointer. The loud voice of the arena DJ echoed throughout the stadium.

"Three-pointer, from Wang--Yi--"

Turning back, it was the Clippers' offense. Wang Yi continued to stick to Leonard like glue.

After receiving the ball, Leonard saw Wang Yi still plastered to him. He took a dribble step to the side, leaning his body into Wang Yi, intending to force a mid-range jump shot.

However, with the boost from the Deathly Embrace experience card, Wang Yi's reaction was extremely fast. After being leaned on, he quickly stepped forward again.

At this moment, Leonard had just brought the ball up and hadn't jumped yet. Wang Yi swung his left arm around, slap-- a huge block, right on Leonard's face, solidly swatting the ball down.

Caruso on the left was quick-witted and grabbed the ball immediately, quickly pushing it up the court. Wang Yi also kept up, sprinting directly towards the three-point corner on the offensive end.

George was already chasing him. Caruso couldn't go for a layup directly. He spotted Wang Yi in the left corner and immediately threw the ball over.

As Wang Yi received the ball, he prepared to jump. Beverley had also caught up.

He still used a pump fake.

Beverley was directly drawn in, flying past him.

But at the same time, Leonard had already caught up.

Wang Yi used another pump fake.

Leonard was also faked out.

At this moment, if Wang Yi shot, Beverley, who had reacted, would definitely block it.

So he dribbled a big step to the right.

Avoiding Beverley's fingers.

He jumped, flicked his wrist, and shot!

Swish!

The three-pointer went in!

The point difference was only two points!

The excitement of this play could be seen from the cheers and shouts of the audience.

"Beautiful!"

"So cool!"

"He blocked Leonard, then faked out Beverley and Leonard again, and hit a three!"

"Offense and defense combined, this is the 3D Player the Lakers need!"

"Now I'm starting to wonder, between Leonard and Wang, who is the real Deathly Embrace."

On the big screen in the arena, Wang Yi's entire process from defense to offense was replayed over and over.

The commentators also exclaimed in surprise:

"Wang! He is definitely the Lakers' biggest gain this year!"

"Wang's play today, offense and defense combined, is truly pleasing to the eye. I don't understand how such a player was overlooked before!"

One commentator spoke the truth:

"Because he's an Easterner, he couldn't be heavily relied upon by certain coaches."

Of course, the two commentators didn't dwell on this issue.

They just mentioned it briefly.

At the same time, in the Tencent NBA Live Broadcast Room.

The two commentators were also quite pleased.

Wang Meng said, "Wang Yi's three-pointers today aren't as explosive as last game, but the offense-and-defense integration he's shown has let us see his value!"

Su Qun nodded, "That's right. If I remember correctly, Leonard hasn't scored since Wang Yi started guarding him. Look at his defense, he's always sticking close to his opponent, not letting them receive the ball. Although he's not as tall as Leonard, nor does he have the same reach, his tenacity is enough to be called Deathly Embrace."

Wang Meng looked at Meina and said, "Sister Na must be happy now, right?"

Meina smiled radiantly and said:

"Wang Yi's performance is truly amazing. I hope he can break out soon and get into the Lakers' rotation."

Wang Meng, as the host, posed a question:

"Teacher Su, do you think Wang Yi can enter the rotation?"

Su Qun said, "If Wang Yi continues to maintain this high level of play, he is an absolutely high-quality 3D Player. This is exactly the kind of player the Lakers need. Entering the rotation shouldn't be a problem. If he can play in the next game and maintain his form from this game, then a guaranteed contract will be a sure thing."

In the bullet comments, a fan spoke up:

"Didn't someone just say Leonard was going to dominate Wang Yi? What about now?"

"Yeah, where did those Haters from before go? Come out, come out and show yourselves."

"What about Brother Xiang? Didn't he say he'd live stream himself eating excrement if Wang Yi made two threes over Leonard? I'm waiting."

The Haters had quietly shut their mouths.

That's how Haters are. When you play poorly, they can tear you apart.

When you play well, they all shrink back into their shells.

Of course, there were still some Haters.

If they couldn't attack your skills, they would switch to another angle.

"It's not the end of the game yet, we don't know who will win."

"This is just the beginning, if he was really that good, he wouldn't have drifted around the NBA for two years."

"He makes one or two good plays and thinks he's God, idiot."

Staples Center.

Wang Yi guarded Leonard again.

This time, with his teammates' help, Leonard finally completed an alley-oop dunk.

The score difference widened to 4 points.

Wang Yi's vertical leap was average, and he was ten centimeters shorter than Leonard.

There was really no way to defend that play.

Turning back, the Lakers' offense began.

Wang Yi once again ran into the Clippers' paint.

He weaved through the four opposing big men, running around.

Leonard was excellent at guarding the ball-handler, but he rarely guarded someone who constantly ran off the ball like this.

You don't even have the ball, so why are you running around like crazy?

In the end, the Clippers' interior defense was completely disrupted by Wang Yi.

He then quickly sprinted to the perimeter.

Leonard had suffered a loss last time.

This time, he chased with all his might.

However, Wang Yi weaved around James's body again.

James made a hand-off pass to Wang Yi.

Wang Yi received the ball outside the three-point line, rose up, and shot.

As Leonard squeezed past James, he stumbled and bumped into Wang Yi's side.

But at this moment, due to Wang Yi's immense confidence, his shooting motion was extremely fast.

The ball was released before his motion was even complete.

Beep--

The referee's whistle blew.

Swish!

The three-pointer went in!

The referee's signal: Leonard fouled, Wang Yi's three-pointer counts, and he gets an additional free throw!