When the Lakers players returned to the locker room, their head coach, Darwin, wore a stern expression.
He could clearly see that Wang Yi hadn't used up much energy today, while every Kings player had been shooting the ball extremely well.
How were they supposed to play the second half like this?
After thinking it over, he could only try to reassure his players.
"Their shooting percentage was still very high in the first half. They made 73% of their two-pointers and 60% of their three-pointers. That's definitely outrageous. But we don't believe they'll stay this hot in the second half. Shooting always cools off eventually. After all, 70% and 60% aren't human shooting percentages."
"So we just need to stay confident and play our usual game. The gap will definitely shrink."
"At the same time, we need to deal with Bond in the paint. When we come back out in the second half, we'll keep attacking inside and try to draw Bond's fifth foul as soon as possible, so we can send him right back to the bench."
While the Lakers discussed how to deal with the Kings in their locker room, the atmosphere in the Kings' locker room was a little strange.
The players found two things particularly strange.
The first was the relationship between Wang Yi and Bond.
The two had gotten physical before the game.
Everyone had thought they wouldn't exchange a word on the court today.
But Wang Yi had recorded ten assists in the first quarter, four of them to Bond.
That left everyone baffled.
So many of them kept glancing at Wang Yi, then at Bond, hoping to read their expressions and figure out what kind of relationship the two had.
But they were each doing their own thing. Wang Yi was relaxing