Wang Yi blocked three Lakers in a row in a single possession.
It was a huge blow to the Lakers' morale.
After Wang Yi blocked them one after another, the Lakers were slower getting back on defense, and Tures passed the ball upcourt.
Little Danny went straight to the frontcourt and made an easy layup.
The spectators had seen Wang Yi wag his finger at them, but now they were all silent.
They could only blame their own stars for letting them down. Wang Yi had blocked them three times in a row—who else could they blame?
On the next possession, King Arthur brought the ball upcourt and faced Wang Yi. He didn't try to drive past him again.
Instead, he spotted Thick Eyebrows getting position on the right wing, at a 45-degree angle, and passed him the ball.
As a veteran, Thick Eyebrows knew that Wang Yi's three consecutive blocks had taken a lot of wind out of the Lakers' sails. He figured he had to get their momentum back with a possession or two, so he backed Tures down and started dribbling.
He spun left, then right, then left again. Tures was still young, and after being faked out three times, he couldn't keep up with Thick Eyebrows anymore. After that last spin, Thick Eyebrows went straight to the right baseline.
He took an easy shot with practically no one defending him.
But what he never expected was that Wang Yi, who had been at the right wing, suddenly sprinted over. The instant Thick Eyebrows released the ball, Wang Yi slapped it hard into the spectators' seats beyond the baseline.
That was Wang Yi's fifth block in just two minutes.
Wang Yi felt quietly pleased. Looks like getting ten blocks in a quarter will be easy.
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