Wang Yi had two reasons for taking so many three-pointers.
First, since he had a cheat that gave him a higher chance of making shots the harder they were, he naturally wanted to score in the most efficient way possible.
Second, he'd received a prompt from the system as soon as he'd checked into the game.
[System mission: Score 30 points in a single quarter.]
With that mission, Wang Yi was naturally going to keep firing threes.
At that moment, Timberwolves head coach Saunders wasn't too worried.
During the timeout, he hadn't made any tactical adjustments.
After all, his players had done nothing wrong tactically.
The lead had ballooned to 17 points so quickly only because Wang Yi had made several unconventional threes—shots that normally had no chance of going in.
First, he calmed his players down:
"Listen, you've done well. You haven't made any mistakes, and your offensive efficiency has picked up this quarter. You scored on two of your three possessions over the last few minutes. You've done a great job, boys."
"The lead's grown so quickly only because Wang Yi made four lucky shots. But they're called lucky shots for a reason: they don't go in every time. Making four of them in a row is like winning the lottery. I don't believe he can make another one."
"So when we get back out there, we'll stick with the offense and defense we've been running. Remember, that was just luck. Basketball depends far more on skill than luck."
His reassurance steadied the players.
Then he put a hand on Edwards's shoulder and said:
"I know he made four threes right in your face, and that's frustrating. Two of them even went in after you'd gotten a hand on them, which makes it worse. But like