When Wang Yi said he would field a three-big lineup, the crowd immediately burst into laughter.
"You're hilarious."
The reporter praised Wang Yi sincerely.
The other reporters nodded one after another.
None of them thought Wang Yi was telling the truth. They all assumed he was joking.
After all, in this era, even twin towers were extremely rare, let alone a three-big strategy.
The overall trend of the era was small-ball basketball. Everyone pursued speed, three-pointers, and maximum spacing.
Even in the Playoffs, when a team needed a certain amount of height in the paint, it would usually send only one big man to hold down the interior. The other four players would still focus on speed and three-pointers.
A three-tower strategy ran counter to the entire era.
Naturally, no one believed Wang Yi's talk about a three-big strategy.
In the visiting team's locker room, Coach Ham smiled when he heard what Wang Yi had said.
A three-big strategy?
Like hell I believe you.
At last, it was 7:50 p.m. With ten minutes until tip-off, both teams' starting lineups were submitted to the scorer's table, and the big screen displayed them.
The Lakers' Starting Lineup:
Guards: General Barton, Hield.
Small Forward: King Arthur.
Power Forward: Thick Eyebrows.
Center: Gordon.
The Kings' Starting Lineup:
Point Guard: Westbrook.
Swingman: Danny.
Power Forward: Tures.
Twin Centers: Towns and Bond.
The crowd erupted when they saw this.
"Holy shit, it really is a three-tower lineup!"
"No way, Brother Yi wasn't lying!"
"My God, he really went with three towers. How are they supposed to play the fast-paced Lakers like this? They won't even see the Lakers' taillights."
Viewers watching from home also started sending comments:
"Holy shit, it really is a three-tower lineup!"
"Brother Yi's already pulling stunts right out of the gate. He's