Wang Yi had dazzled everyone today.
On defense, he had completely shut down Hugo, the Spurs' point guard.
On offense, he had thrown down two thunderous dunks and sunk two logo threes.
Just over a minute into the game, he had already scored 10 straight points.
It was clear this was shaping up to be another one of his explosive performances.
For the next eight minutes, Wang Yi kept up the same relentless offense and defense.
On defense, he forced Hugo into three turnovers.
On offense, Wang Yi kept pushing the pace.
Whenever he got the ball, he raced up the court to start a fast break, either dunking or launching a logo three.
Even when the Spurs managed to get back on defense quickly, Wang Yi's threes seemed to come from everywhere.
And when they guarded against his threes, he easily drove to the basket and dunked.
Today, he had abandoned his usual mid-range game.
He had barely taken a single mid-range shot. It was all logo threes and dunks in the paint.
Wang Yi had completely shut down the Spurs' point guard, Hugo, while their center was thoroughly suppressed by the taller, longer-armed Bond.
That left their All-Star guard, Carl, struggling to carry the team alone.
And Carl wasn't having an easy time of it today, either. Rose kept getting physical with her.
She had coughed up the ball several times, too.
By the time four minutes remained in the first quarter, the Kings had built a 38–12 lead.
The first quarter wasn't even over, and they already had a massive 26-point lead.
Seeing the enormous gap, James couldn't help exclaiming,
"I don't think anyone saw this coming. The Spurs got rattled by Wang Yi right out of the gate."
Paul nodded.
"The main thing is that Wang