Wang Yi leaped into the air, looking to dunk over the Choking Tower, Gobert.
Gobert knew that conventional methods could no longer stop Wang Yi from dunking.
So Gobert simply wrapped both arms around Wang Yi while he was still in the air.
Wang Yi's tremendous momentum sent Gobert crashing to the floor, and Wang Yi landed on top of him.
The two ended up pressed face-to-face.
A wave of revulsion washed over Wang Yi.
He hurriedly jumped up.
Gobert got back to his feet, looking a little awkward too.
What the hell? That was kind of disgusting.
Then, forcing down his embarrassment, he shook his head at Wang Yi. "Don't worry. I absolutely won't let you dunk over me again this game."
For the next few possessions, the Kings adopted this strategy.
They had other players take the ball and attack first.
Whenever the defense on Wang Yi relaxed even slightly, he would suddenly spring into action and score.
Meanwhile, Morant's Scoring Efficiency had dipped a little, allowing the Kings to gradually cut the deficit to eight points.
At that point, Grizzlies coach Jenkins realized things were looking bad, so he called a timeout.
Before the players could even leave the court, he stormed onto it and berated them:
"I told you to stay glued to him every second! Don't let your guard down at all! Even if one of their players gets a wide-open layup under the basket, you still can't relax on Wang Yi!"
"Bottom line: if they want to win today, Wang Yi can't score 60. If Wang Yi wants 60, they can't win!"
"Make them deal with the dilemma. Let that bastard choose!"
Wang Yi had already scored 30 points.
Grizzlies head coach Jenkins once again urged his players to do everything they could to