On the giant screen at Golden 1 Center, wider than a wall, Wang Yi's stats so far in the game appeared:
50 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks!
A 50-point triple-double!
A near-quadruple-double!
And she was on the verge of a near- quintuple-double!
Meanwhile, Chantelle deliberately drew out her words as she announced, "Congratulations to the Kings for scoring the first 50-point game of the season! And the first 50-point triple-double!"
The arena erupted in cheers.
The Kings' mascot, Simon the Lion, performed three backflips right in the middle of the court, then spread his arms and urged the fans to roar.
Simon the Lion was quite good at getting the crowd fired up.
He had once been named Mascot of the Year.
Before this season started, the Kings had gone 1–7 in the preseason, and Wang Yi had averaged fewer than 20 points in those games. His form had looked terrible.
A lot of people had started writing off the Kings and Wang Yi, saying that at 31, he was past his prime and on the decline.
But now, Wang Yi had put up a near-quadruple-double with 50 points before the game was even over, proving all the haters wrong.
What really twisted the knife was Chantelle, who drew out her words again: "There's no suspense left about the outcome of this game. The only question is whether the Kings can get a 50-point quadruple-double tonight!"
At that, every Hornets player's face darkened.
There were still eight minutes left in the game, and the teams were tied. Yet the Kings' female DJ, Chantelle, was saying, "There's no suspense left about the outcome..."
It sounded undeniably arrogant.
But whether they were in the arena or watching on TV, not a single person doubted her.
In fact, plenty