Both teams returned to the court. This time, the Kings didn't put Little Donnie in to inbound the ball. Instead, they gave it to Bond, who held it at the top of the three-point arc as the hub of the offense.
The Kings' other four players kept moving around Bond.
Their movements were meant to throw off the Grizzlies' judgment.
But the Grizzlies were smart, too. Since Wang Yi was aiming for 60-plus points today, they decided to ignore how everyone else moved and focus on him.
So there were always three or four players watching Wang Yi.
That still left Wang Yi unable to find an opening.
But just as they were watching him, Wang Yi suddenly ran toward the perimeter.
The three or four defenders immediately followed him out, but Wang Yi took only one step before making a sudden backdoor cut, darting straight down the middle toward the basket.
The defenders tried to chase him, but the Kings' other three players lined up behind Wang Yi to form a wall and block them.
Bond threw the ball toward the basket. Wang Yi caught it in midair, with Gobert waiting for him underneath.
Wang Yi never even came down. As Gobert came over to help on defense, Wang Yi pulled the ball back in midair and flipped it up over Gobert's shoulder, making the layup.
From then on, the Kings used the same strategy on offense. Wang Yi was constantly making backdoor cuts.
He was so fast on those cuts that he could always get half a step ahead of his defender. And as long as Wang Yi got half a step, the other Kings players could set a screen for him, helping him shake off his defenders and giving him a brief chance to receive the ball.