The game continued at Golden 1 Center.
After Wang Yi and Doug's first two exchanges on offense and defense, the two didn't have many more plays together.
After all, you couldn't expect a pair of sworn enemies to coordinate on every possession.
Then, five minutes into the first quarter, they teamed up on defense for the second time.
Wang Yi was closely guarding Bronny, who was cutting and weaving through the paint, while Doug was keeping a close eye on Antetokounmpo.
Then Ingram, who hadn't done much all game, suddenly got the ball on the perimeter. Using a screen, he took a step past Danny and drove straight toward the paint.
Just then—
Wang Yi, who had followed Bronny to the left side of the lane, suddenly abandoned his pursuit.
Instead, he took a step toward the middle.
At the same time, Doug, who was guarding Antetokounmpo on the right, also left his man and took a step toward the middle.
The two pulled off a perfectly timed trap.
De'Anthony, watching from the sideline, was stunned. The two had been completely unwilling to work together, and had never practiced trapping a driving player. Yet at that moment, they had both abandoned their assignments and sprung the trap in perfect unison.
No one would believe they had never rehearsed it.
Wang Yi had left his man and moved toward the middle because he knew Ingram had only average court vision. Even if Wang Yi stopped guarding Bronny, Ingram would struggle to make a good pass. Doug had the exact same thought.
That was why they had trapped Ingram.
Ingram had put too much force into his drive. He'd thought he could charge straight into the middle, but he hadn't expected the two to suddenly close in on him. Unable to stop,