Old Master Bo wanted to match Wang Yi's relentless one-on-one offense with his own relentless team play. But would Wang Yi let him?
Old Master Bo's five-man double-team couldn't stop him, but on defense, Wang Yi kept delivering board blocks, quick steals, and even swatting shots out of the air.
His talent was on full display at every turn.
As one side gained ground and the other lost it, the gap between the teams began to widen again.
By the end of the second quarter, the Kings had stretched their lead to 15 points.
Old Master Bo was truly at a loss.
He had pulled out his big move right from the start, sending all five players to double-team Wang Yi, but he still couldn't stop Wang Yi's offense.
At best, he could only limit him a little.
Wang Yi might have scored 60 or 70 points otherwise. Keeping him to 50 already counted as a success.
On defense, that guy Wang Yi was simply everywhere.
He always showed up in the right place when nobody expected him to, blocking shots, stealing the ball, and grabbing rebounds.
Even James couldn't help marveling:
"Wang Yi is everywhere tonight. He makes me feel like an all-knowing, all-powerful God."
Ray Allen drew a cross over his chest with his right hand and said:
"God's wearing a number zero jersey tonight, no doubt about it. Before this guy came along, it was hard to imagine anyone playing like this. His arrival has completely overturned people's understanding of the game."
"The Spurs can't stop him on defense, and he's repeatedly limited them on offense. Now we'll just have to see if Old Master Bo has any other tricks up his sleeve."
But in the third quarter, Old Master Bo didn't come up with any new