Wang Yi's instructions to the players were:
"Although these last two minutes will depend a lot on luck, we still have to defend well. Don't let them get inside. Make them shoot threes. If they're good enough to shoot us out of the game, we'll accept it. If they can't, we'll crush them!"
When they took the court again, the Lakers went on offense.
The Kings kept their three-big lineup.
But this time, they changed their defensive formation.
They took Westbrook off and put Rose in.
Rose was better than Westbrook on defense, so naturally they put him in for the defensive possession.
Danny and Rose were guarding the three-point lines at the left and right wings, respectively.
Tures stood at the free-throw line.
Towns and Bond stood along the lane lines on either side.
This defense was designed specifically to stop King Arthur and Barton from driving.
If either of them tried to drive, Rose and Danny would be there to guard them. Once they reached the free-throw line, Tures would be waiting.
Even if they got past Tures, Towns and Bond were still there.
Every step would be difficult.
This defensive formation sealed off the paint.
Of course, it had a weakness: it left both corners almost completely unguarded.
If someone tried to shoot a three from either corner, this lineup simply couldn't get out there in time to defend.
But Wang Yi was betting that no one on the Lakers would dare shoot a three.
Arthur passed the ball to Barton on the right wing, and Barton passed it to Hield in the right corner.
Hield hesitated and didn't shoot.
Instead, he dribbled one step toward the paint, intending to take a mid-range shot.
But after that step, Thick Eyebrows only needed to move forward once