Everyone thought Wang Yi had played the entire first quarter, so he would probably rest now.
After all, ever since his return, his stamina had always been a major problem.
But after dropping 25 points in a rampage during the first quarter, he took the court again as soon as the second quarter began, without resting for even a minute.
This truly caught everyone completely by surprise.
Once he was on the court, the Spurs inbounded the ball.
Wang Yi still picked up Hugo right from the backcourt.
With Wang Yi hounding him, Hugo could barely move.
He was about to get called for an eight-second violation.
Fortunately, the backup shooting guard came up to receive the ball, and the two of them only managed to get it across half court by working together.
But that was just an appetizer for the defense he had in store this possession.
Wang Yi stuck to Hugo like glue from then on.
Whether Hugo had the ball or not, Wang Yi stayed glued to him.
With Wang Yi guarding him, Hugo couldn't even get the ball.
Over the next two possessions, Hugo only barely got the ball across half court with help from his teammates. Once he passed it to a teammate, he couldn't get it back.
As a point guard, he had two jobs on offense.
One was to bring the ball across half court. That was the most basic one.
The more important job was to organize the team's offense.
That was why point guards were also called playmakers.
But to organize the offense, you had to have the ball.
If he couldn't get the ball back after bringing it across half court, how was he supposed to run the offense?
Without their point guard to organize the offense and connect