At that moment, Wang Yi was right under the basket. After stealing the ball, all he had to do was jump and dunk.
But despite having such a good opportunity, he didn't go for the dunk. Instead, he turned and dribbled straight back out beyond the three-point line. By then, the Kings players had all come to their senses.
Bond was closest to the three-point line.
He stepped beyond it and raised a hand, calling for the ball.
Wang Yi sent a behind-the-back pass to Bond in the right corner.
After Bond caught the ball, Porzingis was already there to defend him. But Bond made a pump fake, sending Porzingis flying, then took the shot.
The ball streaked through the air and dropped into the basket.
Another three-pointer. The Kings had scored five points in a single possession, and the gap had suddenly shrunk to three.
If the Kings being down eight with a minute and a half left had still felt like a long shot, now they were down just three with 1:13 to go. The outcome was anybody's guess.
And the Kings' chances had soared. Everyone knew they were very good in clutch situations, and the reason was simple: they had Wang Yi.
The Bucks had no timeouts left. Even if their head coach wanted to stress something, all he could do was shout himself hoarse from the sideline.
With nearly 20,000 people making noise in the arena, his yelling seemed to have no effect at all.
On the Bucks' next possession, Ingram sank a mid-range jumper. Danny had defended him well, but Ingram was tall and long-limbed, and he'd leaned back on the shot, so Danny couldn't get a hand in his face. The lead was back to five.
There were 48 seconds left.
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