The Kings were now down by 12 points.
And with both of the Kings' big men in foul trouble, their interior defense was practically nonexistent against Zion.
The commentators were calling the game from the Pelicans' home court, so naturally they favored the Pelicans.
He was so excited that his palms were sweating, and he kept saying:
"It's over, it's over. Unless something unexpected happens, the Kings are done. Zion has blown up their interior defense, and their outside shots aren't falling. Looks like the Kings are finished."
At that moment, Kings head coach De'Anthony called a timeout, but even during the break, he couldn't think of a good solution.
Doug, who had been sitting on the bench the whole time, couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark:
"One guy who can do nothing but show off his dunks has you all falling apart? If he had even a halfway decent mid-range shot, you'd have been dead ages ago."
Everyone heard the barb in his words, and they all felt a little annoyed.
They were already trailing, and everyone was on edge. Of course they'd be angry when he said something like that.
They all frowned at him.
But at that moment, Wang Yi had a thought and turned to the head coach beside him.
"Coach, I think we should give Doug a chance."
De'Anthony hesitated a little at that.
He'd always been conservative with his rotations. During the Regular Season, he often used only eight players, and in the Playoffs, sometimes he used just six.
At such a crucial moment, there was no way he'd risk putting in a guy who hadn't played in two years.
Wang Yi could only press on.
"Coach, just trust him this once. I'm sure that if you give him some playing time, he'll surprise