Wang Yi knew this would be the toughest of the three games.
But...
To fulfill Westbrook's dream of winning a championship, to let him retire with his dignity intact, Wang Yi had to see it through, no matter how difficult it was.
Besides, after being coddled by the system for so many years, Wang Yi rarely got the chance to go toe-to-toe with a tough opponent.
Now that the system had finally given him a few chances to challenge opponents without using an Experience Card, there was no way someone like him would pass them up.
The worse the odds, the more fired up Wang Yi got. That was just who he was!
With that in mind, he threw himself into practice with even greater effort.
At the other end of the court, Westbrook kept working on his jump shot, too.
Wang Yi had said he would help him fulfill his championship dream. Westbrook knew that. But Wang Yi had also said he'd help him win it with his dignity intact, so no one could accuse him of riding someone else's coattails—and make sure he put in a strong showing in the Playoffs.
Westbrook still couldn't see how Wang Yi was going to pull that off.
Of course, he wasn't blaming Wang Yi. He was just puzzled about why Wang Yi had said all that.
At last, the next afternoon, the two teams were about to face off in Game 4 at Golden 1 Center.
Everyone knew this would be the toughest matchup of the series.
After all, the Grizzlies had no intention of going home to fish just yet, while the Kings wanted to end the series at Golden 1 Center.
Wang Yi especially had said he was going for another 60-plus points in this game.
So even before