King Arthur hadn't expected Little Danny's shot to be a fake. He lunged in desperately to block it, only to knock Little Danny straight to the floor.
King Arthur was furious.
Did every Tom, Dick, and Harry really think they could push him around now?
After Little Danny got up, he made both free throws.
He was secretly delighted.
King Arthur wasn't as scary as people said. One little fake had been enough to draw a foul.
On the other end, King Arthur attacked again.
Wang Yi was back in front of him. After dribbling forward a couple of steps, King Arthur passed to Hield on the perimeter.
Hield had been shooting pretty well from three today, and he sank another one.
When the Kings came back on offense, King Arthur kept a close eye on Wang Yi. But this time, Wang Yi didn't take the ball. He went straight inside and began weaving around screens.
The Kings players instinctively set screens for Wang Yi, using Bond to block King Arthur.
Wang Yi quickly reached the left corner, caught Little Danny's pass, and buried a three.
Wang Yi's three-point shooting was truly on fire today.
Over the next few possessions, King Arthur—the Lakers' main offensive weapon—failed to find his rhythm. As a result, the Lakers' offense lost its flow. The Kings, by contrast, had Wang Yi run around screens, catch the ball beyond the arc, and shoot at once.
It was just like Curry in his prime.
The scary thing was that Wang Yi had a 45% three-point percentage—better than Curry's in his prime.
By the end of the third quarter, the Kings were already up by 20.
Now look at Wang Yi and King Arthur's scores.
Wang Yi had made nine threes in the third quarter. Add in his